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American history tvs american artifacts visits, museums and Historic Places and up next, we travel to philadelphias Independence National historical park, learn about Congress Hall. The Meeting Place of the u. S. House and senate between 1790 and 1800. Our guide is park Ranger Matthew ifill. We are standing in the old house of representatives in a building that we Call Congress hall, although originally it was built as a courthouse for philadelphia for most of its history, thats exactly what it was. But in the years that the city of washington, d. C. Is being built, philadelphia serves as our ...

To the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of the grolier club since 1972 and is significant contribution...

We talking to you at the state department . Largely because we have glorious newly refurbished rooms to celebrate any beautiful, opulent book that gives us the history of those rooms and the collection in its entirety to celebrate as well. And we are sitting in the ben franklin diplomatic room at this time. What is your connection to the state departments americas collection book . Well, im here on franklins coattails because had written a book about Ben Franklins years in, france, when he is essentially paving way for the American Foreign service, hes really first foreign ambassador. And in t...

Since 1911 preservation virginia has shared the chief justices life and legacy. We are grateful to many descendents who have over the years returned books furnishing tableware and personal items. These objects bring the room alive and it doesnt take much to imagine the activities of the family the household and the many guests who visited. There are no artifacts that better define marshalls career than the robe he wore for his tenure as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. The room is cared for by generations of descendents before finding its way into our collection. The robe is a...

The president of the grolier club and its my to welcome you to the Second Annual Kenneth Rendell lecture on importance of historical letters and documents. Ken rendell has been a dealer since 1959 in historical letters and documents dating from the renaissance to the present period. His business for many years included offices boston and the gallery in new york city encompassed politics. The law, art, literature, music, science, the military amongst, other areas. Ken has authored some of the standard reference volumes in this field, including his history comes to life. Ken has been a member of...