Exhibitions

Thomas Jefferson, Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson

Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, Library of Congress
Section IV: “Religion and the Federal Government”
www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion

Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America, Library of Congress
• Prologue: //www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewis-prologue.html
• Lewis and Clark: //www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewis-landc.html

Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation, Library of Congress
//www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/s0.html

Collections

• Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
  www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/jeffersn.html
• Thomas Jefferson Supplement Collection (134 titles), Rare Books and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
  www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/guide/spclist.html
• Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson. Compiled with Annotations by E. Millicent Sowerby
  www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/digitalcoll.html

Resources for Teachers

• Lesson Plan: Thomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library
• Collection Connection: The Thomas Jefferson Papers

Webcasts

Title: Jefferson and His Legacy
Speaker: Joseph Ellis, Annette Gordon-Reed
Event Date: 07/25/2000
Running Time: 35 minutes
//www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3320

Other Related Sites

• Thomas Jefferson Monticello
  http://www.monticello.org/ (external link)
• Thomas Jefferson Quotations
  http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/ (external link)
• The Academy of Natural Sciences
  http://www.ansp.org/museum/Jefferson/ (external link)

Things to Do

Thomas Jefferson Building, Virtual Tour, Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/visit/online-tours/thomas-jefferson-building/

Read More About It

• De Mooy, Kees, ed. The Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Citadel Press, 2003.
• Ellis, Joseph. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
• Gordon-Reed, Annette. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1997. Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. David Waldstreicher, ed. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
• Maier, Pauline. American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
• Peterson, Merrill. The Jefferson Image in the American Mind. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
• Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty. Introduction by Garry Wills. New York: Viking Studio in Association with the Library of Congress, 2000. Wilson, Douglas L. Jefferson’s Books. Charlottesville: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1996.

For Younger Readers

• Ferris, Jeri. Thomas Jefferson: Father of Liberty. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1998.
• Gilbin, James Cross. Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Biography. Illustrated by Michael Dooling. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1994.
• Harness, Cheryl. Thomas Jefferson. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2004.
• Kukla, Amy and Jon Kukla. Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit Happiness New York: Power Plus Books, 2005.
• Severance, John B. Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Democracy. New York: Clarion Books, 1998.