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Comment on A Thankful Thomas Jefferson by Monticello Moll

Monticello Moll — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:58:32 +0000

Thank you for continuing to keep in touch with the Summer Symposium members. Wishing you and yours a happy holiday!

Comment on A Thankful Thomas Jefferson by alw4k

alw4k — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:46:22 +0000

We are thankful to have you as a friend and most grateful that you are willing to share your wealth of knowledge with us!

Comment on Is Our Ocean in Crisis? by Lifetime Learning

Lifetime Learning — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:39:59 +0000

Professor Macko’s More Than The Score event is now available as a 30 minute podcast. Listen to or share his talk on “Is Our Ocean In Crisis?”
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Comment on How Jefferson’s Misinterpretation Led to His Masterpiece: The Lawn of the University of Virginia by U.Va. Lifetime Learning

U.Va. Lifetime Learning — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:09:56 +0000

Bruce Boucher’s More Than the Score talk, “How Jefferson’s Misinterpretations Led to His Masterpiece – The Lawn” is now available on Learn on the Run.

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Learn-on-the-Run… Anytime, anywhere! Lifetime Learning Short Talks are audio recordings of University of Virginia faculty and alumni lectures that are under 30 minutes.

Comment on How Jefferson’s Misinterpretation Led to His Masterpiece: The Lawn of the University of Virginia by Ruby

Ruby — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:54:46 +0000

Thanks for a great post and thanks even more for such an informative talk at More Than the Score! Very interesting, and just the right amount of humor.

Comment on “The Worlds of William Short” at U.Va. by zentai suits

zentai suits — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:25 +0000

Great analysisof Jefferson, thanks!

Comment on Thomas Jefferson’s Love of the Written Word: Concluding Thoughts by zentai suits

zentai suits — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:13:22 +0000

“Truths, expressed in powerful words, matter.” – good point!

Comment on Thomas Jefferson’s Spectacles by John Ragosta

John Ragosta — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:16:07 +0000

Somewhat belated, but, as always, an excellent response to my inquiry from one of the librarians at the International Center for Jefferson Studies:

Hi John,

Well, anything’s possible of course but Jefferson claimed even later in his life that he only used spectacles during the daytime to read. “I use spectacles at night, but not necessarily in the day unless in reading small print.” (TJ to Vine Utley, March 21, 1819) And he apparently told a visitor in 1824 that he could “see in the daytime without glasses.” (Interview with Sam Whitcomb, UVA Special Collections MSS 6174) You may wish to refer your commenter to our article on Jefferson’s spectacles. There are also a pair of green-tinted spectacles, which he may well have worn outside. I’ve never been able to find much information on these, and I’m afraid that the article is not terribly informative, but according to Bedini they were used to “improve the vision out of doors.” http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/green-spectacles

Best,

Anna

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