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Archaeology
Monticello's Department of Archaeology is dedicated to studying and preserving the plantation's archaeological record and to deciphering its meaning through comparative research.
About the International Center
Monticello's Research Campus
Jefferson Library
Monticello's modern, presidential-style library supporting research on Thomas Jefferson and his life, times, and legacy.
Jefferson Library
Kenwood, home of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
A multidisciplinary research center that supports ongoing international study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.
International Center
Getting Word African American History Department
Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.
Learn moreMonticello's Research Campus
Jefferson Library
Monticello's modern, presidential-style library supporting research on Thomas Jefferson and his life, times, and legacy.
Jefferson Library
Kenwood, home of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
A multidisciplinary research center that supports ongoing international study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.
International Center
Getting Word African American History Department
Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.
Learn moreAbout the International Center
The mission of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS) is to foster Thomas Jefferson scholarship and disseminate findings through research and education.
Founded in 1994 by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.—the private, nonprofit organization that has owned and operated Monticello since 1923—the ICJS has created a network of scholars, teachers, and students who engage a global audience in a dialogue with Jefferson’s ideas. Through a fellowship program, international scholarly conferences, panel discussions, teacher workshops, lectures, and curriculum-based tours, the ICJS establishes relationships with people from around the world.
The ICJS encompasses the departments of Archaeology, Getting Word African American History Department, the 15,500-square foot Jefferson Library, and the editorial operations of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. An Advisory Committee of acclaimed scholars and statesmen helps guide the Center’s activities.
ICJS Departments
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PageJefferson Library
A specialized research library in Charlottesville, VA, dedicated to the study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.
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PageThe Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series is an effort to publish Jefferson's letters and related documents from his retirement to Monticello in 1809 to his death in 1826.
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PageGetting Word African American History Department
As the African American history department at Monticello, Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.
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