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Jefferson Documents and Quotes
A guide to some excellent online collections of his writings and manuscripts.
Documents
- Monticello Classroom Image Gallery - selected images of some of Jefferson's most important and interesting documents, most with transcriptions.
- Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress - the largest online collection of Jefferson documents, featuring (grayscale) scans and selected transcriptions.
- Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts at the Massachusetts Historical Society - features high-quality color scans of Jefferson's Farm and Garden Books and the largest collection of Jefferson architectural drawings and land surveys.
- The Declaration of Independence at the National Archives and Records Administration - offers highest-quality digital scans of the Declaration of Independence along with a transcription and examinations of the document's history and influences.
- Search for Jefferson Documents in the Monticello Explorer - a small, but highly contextualized selection of Jefferson documents directly linked to related objects, details, and features of the Monticello house and plantation or featured in special presentations.
Quotes
- Jefferson Today quotes section - a selection of 150 of Jefferson's most famous quotes that students can add their own comments to.
- A Selection of Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson (compiled by Monticello researchers)
- The Jefferson Cyclopedias - a searchable collection of quotes by Jefferson arranged by topic.
- A Guide to Jefferson Quotations (compiled by Monticello's Jefferson Library)
- Thomas Jefferson on Politics and Government - The University of Virginia's site for Jefferson political quotations.
- Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress) - Use the Keyword search.
- Unconfirmed and Wrongly Attributed "Jefferson" Quotes (compiled by Monticello's Jefferson Library)