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https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9708/declare.html Aug 1, 1997 "This article focuses on the story of the "other" copy of the Declaration of Independence: the final text and original engrossed document bearing the original signatures that was adopted by Congress on the morning of July 4, 1776, and then signed on August 2, 1776, and for several months thereafter. The Library housed this copy from 1921 until 1952, when it was transferred, along with the U.S. Constitution, to the National Archives." Library of Congress Information Bulletin
What’s the difference between the National Archives and the Library of Congress? Stephanie Greenhut at the National Archives and Stephen Wesson at the Library of Congress
What’s the difference between the National Archives and the Library of Congress? Stephanie Greenhut at the National Archives and Stephen Wesson at the Library of Congress
https://education.blogs.archives.gov/2013/04/18/difference-library-of-congress-and-national-archives Apr 18, 2013 "The Library of Congress and the National Archives exist to preserve pieces of history and culture. As part of its mission to serve the U.S. Congress and the American people, a top priority of the Library is to “acquire, organize, preserve, secure and sustain for the present and future use of Congress and the nation a comprehensive record of American history.” The mission of the National Archives is to safeguard and preserve “the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage.” So we both store and protect documents, photographs, posters, moving images, audio, and more. And what’s really great is that we both make these accessible to the public." National Archives Blogs
https://www.archives.gov/preservation/formats/paper-vellum.html Aug 15, 2016 "Parchment has traditionally been used instead of paper for important documents such as religious texts, public laws, indentures, and land records as it has always been considered a strong and stable material. The five pages of the U.S. Constitution as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Articles of Confederation are written on parchment." National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/virtual-journey-of-the-declaration-of-independence-the-initial-move-toward-independence June 7, 2020 This summer, take a Virtual Journey with the National Archives to find out how the Declaration of Independence came to be. The National Archives is the permanent home of the original Declaration of Independence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib1tXAnlPuY Aug 29, 2018 This video is a combination of all eight songs (part 1-8) written by Sherri Boekweg to help you memorize The Declaration of Independence. The links for the 8 songs are below. I love comments, but please try to stay positive. I know you can succeed, but you have to believe that. Here are the links for the song videos for each part of the song, which can be found in the "Declaration of Independence" playlist on the Sherri Boekweg's Sing and Learn Songs YouTube channel. You can also find them at www.declarationofindependencesongs.blogspot.com. Part 1 https://youtu.be/Glf7qoEaaCI Part 2 https://youtu.be/1jU0gUY7J_0 Part 3 https://youtu.be/dgl6vOvJgNw Part 4 https://youtu.be/1BvDxSpE2T0 Part 5 https://youtu.be/bruYm5ZCyxQ Part 6 https://youtu.be/ZZm38pp5qvE Part 7 https://youtu.be/_UQ4sFdQyfM Part 8 https://youtu.be/CxSAGF6J6mM Sherri Boekweg's Sing and Learn Songs
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/fall/declaration Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Catherine Nicholson in the Prologue Magazine (Fall 2016, Vol. 48, No. 3) explain background about the physical creation of the Declaration and the history of sharing, protecting, and preserving this national treasure.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/curriculum/declaration-250 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History “The Declaration at 250” is a multi-year, broad-based initiative by the Gilder Lehrman Institute to recognize the importance of the Declaration of Independence in the history of America, and of the world. The initiative will produce resources and programs that explore themes such as the intellectual and cultural origins of the Declaration, its unprecedented nature among traditional forms of government, the Declaration and the genesis of the African American civil rights movement, the influence of the Declaration on the formation of other countries, and the impact of the Declaration on later generations of Americans, from the Civil War to the twenty-first century."
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=1&page=transcript Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. That it is expedient forthwith to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances. That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the respective Colonies for their consideration and approbation. Transcription courtesy of the Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-97.html explains in a June 1, 2009 Press Release that the National Archives will exhibit four rare versions of the Declaration.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/virginia-declaration-of-rights strongly influenced Thomas Jefferson in writing the first part of the Declaration of Independence. It later provided the foundation for the Bill of Rights.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-gallery provides interesting facts about some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-signing-delaration provides information about the order that delegates used to sign the document.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-factsheet provides a chart with the following information: Name, State, Rep., Date of Birth, Birthplace, Age in 1776, Occupation, Number of Marriages, Number of Children, Date of Death, and Age at Death.
https://www.stratfordhall.org/meet-the-lee-family/ explains background about the Lees of Virginia, including Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence.
https://www.monticello.org/declaration/?ref=callout shares background on how the words and ideas in the Declaration of Independence have impacted human rights around the world.
https://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm has numerous resources about the Philadelphia State House, now called Independence Hall.
https://www.loc.gov/collections/continental-congress-and-constitutional-convention-from-1774-to-1789/articles-and-essays/to-form-a-more-perfect-union/john-dunlap printed the first broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence. He became the official printer of the Continental Congress in 1778. By 1784, Dunlap was printing a daily newspaper called The Pennsylvania Packet. He first printed the Constitution in this newspaper on September 19, 1787.
https://www.yesterland.com/independence.html is a full-sized, brick-by-brick replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lear-buys-declaration-of-independence Jun 30, 2000 "Television producer Norman Lear and a partner paid $8.14 million for a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence, and Lear says he is going to make it the star of a patriotic road show." CBS News
https://www.archives.gov/dc/highlights/dunlap-broadside Jan 8, 2025 "This document is the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence. Drafted for the most part by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence justified breaking the colonial ties to Great Britain by providing a basic philosophy of government and a list of grievances against the Crown. John Dunlap of Philadelphia was the printer to the Continental Congress and produced the broadside on July 4, 1776.---The Dunlap Broadside is filed in Volume 3 of the Rough Journals in the Papers of the Continental Congress. The Rough Journals were created by Secretary Charles Thomson and, with the supplementary record books kept by the Secretary, they provide a complete record of motions and resolutions passed, letters received and read, committees appointed, and reports made. Volumes 1 through 8 include entries for the proceedings of the First Congress and part of the Second Congress, which met at Philadelphia, PA, and Baltimore, MD, during this period. Learn more about the Papers of the Continental Congress" National Archives
https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-nationaltreasure Dec 19, 2016 "In this edition of "Presenting the Facts", we explore the 2004 blockbuster National Treasure...National Treasure is no treasure, but it's a fun ride for those who can forgive its highly improbable plot." Harvard University
Declaration Language
Declaration Language
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/15f6pl/why_was_lockes_life_liberty_and_property_replaced Jan 1, 2012 "The minor correction is that Locke did not list "life, liberty, and property" in his Two Treatises on Government. He listed "life, liberty, and estates." The distinction is important -- for Locke, estates meant both "real property that is owned" and "the means by which one autonomous individual supports himself by extracting value, either through rent or by work"." reddit
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