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History Explorer Podcast: Conserving the Jefferson Bible

History Explorer Podcast: Conserving the Jefferson Bible

Grade Range: 6-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media
Date Posted: 10/15/2011

Hear staff from the museum's paper conservation lab discuss the preservation and repair behind Thomas Jefferson's personal Bible and other paper objects at the museum in this episode of the History Explorer podcast series.  


National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)

1: The causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, and the reasons for the American victory
 
2: The impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
 
3: The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
 

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