Cornell University Library is marking the nation's 250th anniversary with an exhibit focused on George Washington. The display, "America at 250: Focus on George Washington," is open in the rotunda of Kroch Library through January 2027.
The exhibit uses manuscripts, political ephemera and publications from Washington's time to show parts of his life and public career.
Materials include early drawings from Washington's work as a land surveyor, executive orders from the Revolutionary War, his farewell address and correspondence from his post-presidency life as a plantation owner at Mount Vernon.
Exhibit co-curator Evan Earle, the Cornell University archivist, said the library's Washington holdings offered connections to important parts of Washington's life and the formation of the United States.
The exhibit draws from Cornell's Rare and Manuscript Collections, including materials acquired by Cornell's first president, Andrew D. White.
Co-curator Laurent Ferri, curator of the pre-1800 collections, said the exhibition follows the path of Cornell's founding figures by using archival materials to study history.
Kroch Library hours are available through Cornell University Library.
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