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Thomas Jefferson's Books at Washington University
11:45 am
Mon February 21, 2011

Books from Thomas Jefferson's personal collection found in Wash. U. library

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A scrap of paper with Greek notes in Thomas Jefferson’s hand was found tucked in a volume of Plutarch’s Lives. (Joe Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis)
Adding a “T” in front of the “I” (for J in the Latin alphabet) in certain places in books was one way Thomas Jefferson marked his books. (Joe Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis)
Freart de Chambray’s Parallele de l'architecture antique avec la moderne contains notes by Thomas Jefferson.(Joe Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis)
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Washington University in St. Louis, named for the first American president, announced this President’s Day, the discovery of a tie to another president.

The university recently learned that its libraries have a collection of books originally owned by Thomas Jefferson.

The 28 titles, including 74 volumes, were donated to Washington University in 1880, with no mention of their provenance.

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