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Video of Declaration of Independence Talk Available Online

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By ksinger on 17 July 2018 in Rare Books, What's New

On July 3, 2018, at John M. Olin Library, David Konig, professor of law and professor emeritus of history at Washington University in St. Louis, spoke about the history of the Declaration of Independence and the importance of Washington University Libraries’ rare copy of the document.

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