A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge
Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" was his most enduring work on the subject of education.
Articles about Jefferson's lifelong interest in and advocacy of education.
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Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" was his most enduring work on the subject of education.
In 2017, 50 members of the Congregation Shearith Israel synagogue traveled from New York City to Virginia to honor one of their own, Rachael Levy buried at Monticello 178 years ago.
Learn about Jefferson's lifelong interest in Anglo Saxon language and history, which he thought fundamental to North American culture.
Benjamin Snead, Thomas Jefferson's neighbor, was a weaver and teacher, who instructed several of Jefferson's siblings and at least one of his grandchildren.
Nicole Brown, a historian at Monticello’s International Center for Jefferson Studies, shares how a reimagined fellowship program is cultivating the next generation of scholars—blending independent research with a rich, collaborative community of experts.
A look at Jefferson's early efforts to create a public university, which he initially referred to as Central College.
Investigate Jefferson's thoughts on children's literature and the significance of reading for young minds.
Starting at age 16, Thomas Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary for two years before reading law with Williamsburg lawyer George Wythe.
Jefferson's role as the founder of the University of Virginia can be found everywhere on its grounds, but the recently dedicated Memorial to Enslaved Workers at UVA reveals further connections between Monticello and the University.
Thomas Jefferson and Constantine Samuel Rafinesque shared interests in botany, exploration, and education and maintained a correspondence that spanned 20 years.
Dugald Stewart was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician whom Thomas Jefferson met and socialized with frequently while living in Paris.
The Elementary School Act, Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for Establishing Elementary Schools," was proposed legislation that was never officially adopted.
Thomas Jefferson knew a thing or two about epidemics. The virulent diseases most feared in his time were smallpox and yellow fever.
Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with religion was... complicated, to say the least.
Francis Wayles Eppes was Thomas Jefferson's grandson and the only surviving child of Maria Jefferson Eppes and her husband, John Wayles Eppes.
Thomas Jefferson was known to be fluent in French, though he confessed to understanding "imperfectly" after first arriving in France in 1784.
A look at Thomas Jefferson's lifelong interest in the science of geology.
Albemarle County lawyer George Carr (1800–1886) was hired by Monticello owner Uriah Levy in 1838 to manage the estate during his absences, a role he held — with Civil War interruptions — until 1879.
George Wythe was Thomas Jefferson's teacher, mentor, and friend as well as a fellow signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia.
How Hamilton's view of Burr ultimately sent Thomas Jefferson to the White House in 1801.
Endrina Tay, Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian, explores Thomas Jefferson's decision to sell his beloved personal library to the Library of Congress.
Learn more about the famous Thomas Jefferson quote "the illimitable freedom of the human mind" and how it relates to his founding of the University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson's formal education included a Latin school, "a correct classical scholar", the College of William and Mary, and study with lawyer George Wythe.
A look at the development of the Academical Village of student housing and faculty pavilions designed by Thomas Jefferson to enclose the Lawn of the University of Virginia.