082: The Declaration of Independence: How the Document has Faired Over Time

Hello! In this episode we are taking a look at the Decleration of Independence and how it has faired over time. From its various displays, to prior care, we take a look at how the document came to be in its current condition.

Sources for today's episode include:

An article from the national archives written by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Catherine Nicholson titled The Declaration of Independence and the Hand of Time.

An article from Word Press Tittles William Godwins’s Wet Transfer Copies and James Watt’s Copying Machine By Pamela Clemit

An article for the Nebraska State Historical Society titled The Power of Parchment

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