Registration
Admission for this tour is $40. Members receive exclusive discounts on our programs and courses. Not a member? Learn more.
Please check your spam folder for your email confirmation. If you have questions, please call (215) 732-1600 or email rsvp@rosenbach.org.
This program is for those 18 and older.
To promote access to onsite and virtual Rosenbach experiences, we offer scholarships for each Signature Program. To inquire, email Associate Curator and Manager of Public Programs Bryn Michelson-Ziegler at bziegler@rosenbach.org.
Registration opens for Delancey Society members on Friday, May 29, for Rosenbach members on Friday, June 5, and for the general public on Friday, June 12.
Description
Experience the founding of America through original manuscripts and early printed editions that bring to life the work of John Adams, Founding Father and second U.S. President; Abigail Adams, humanitarian and activist; George Washington, Revolutionary commander and first U.S. President; Thomas Jefferson, Declaration author and third U.S. President; Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet; and their contemporaries. These personal correspondences and early printed editions will reveal the complex, nuanced realities behind the nation’s founding and trace how ideas and relationships evolved over time. View originals and discuss how these private documents and early publications illuminate everyday lives and motives.
Sponsors
Our Paper Trail: Conversations That Shaped a Nation Behind the Bookcase program is generously sponsored by Lois and Larry Deckelbaum.
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours at The Rosenbach
Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours offer unparalleled access to see, and even touch, rare and important items not usually on view to the public. Each program is dedicated to a different author, theme, or topic and grants a truly hands-on experience with materials in The Rosenbach’s inspiring collection.
See all upcoming tours here. Space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended.