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Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration in the News

Declaration of Independence Southwick Broadside Install and Ribbon Cutting Video
May 3, 2018
History of the Declaration of Independence
A talk given by David Konig, professor of law and professor emeritus of history at Washington University in St. Louis, on July 3, 2018, about the history of the Declaration of Independence and the importance of WashU Libraries' rare copy of the document.
A Declaration and a Mystery
HEC-TV video on the Declaration of Independence
Hold That Thought - The Southwick Broadside
Listen to this episode of the Hold That Thought podcast with Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books

What Happened on July 4? Not What You Might Think: Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence Now on View at Washington University
The Source, June 13, 2018
Declaration of Independence Exhibit Now Open in Olin Library
WashU Libraries Blog, May 2, 2018
Washington University Receives a Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 1, 2016
Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence to Display at Washington University
Fox2 Now, July 1, 2016
Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence to Go on Display at Washington U
St. Louis Business Journal, July 1, 2016
University Receives Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence
The Source, June 30, 2016

They thought they had a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. Turns out it’s even more special
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2021
A woman found a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in a Scotland attic, and it sold for more than $4 million at auction
Insider, July 2, 2021
Extremely Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence, Once Hidden Behind Wallpaper, Surfaces
Fox News, February 27, 2018
A Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Survived the Civil War Hidden Behind Wallpaper
The Washington Post, February 18, 2018
Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence to be sold in Potsdam on Saturday
NCPR, November 8, 2017
Newly Discovered Copy of Declaration of Independence Will be Auctioned
NYTimes, October 5, 2017
Second Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered
CNN, April 24, 2017
A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces
NYTimes, April 21, 2017

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