The end of Spofford’s tenure saw the opening of the main location on November 1, 1897, the Library of Congress Building—rechristened the Thomas Jefferson Building in 1980—with its ornate ...

the Friends of Jefferson Public Library are selling resin busts of namesake Thomas Jefferson for $100 each. The busts are free-standing, 18 inches tall, and are available in each of the four ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... In 1776, as a Virginia delegate to the Second Continental Congress, he composed the Declaration of Independence, which exposed a contradiction ...