C-SPAN Records · John Splaine in vault in Normandy, France

John Splaine in vault in Normandy, France

Identifier: C0270B434_036
Title: John Splaine in vault in Normandy, France
Description: John E. Splaine examining records. A vault in Normandy, France, houses some of the notes and journals from Alexis de Tocqueville's 1831 visit to America, from which he did the research for his political classic, Democracy in America. In the smaller photo below, Tocqueville's signature is in the middle of the right-hand page of this original government.
Date: 2001?
Extent: 6.5x9.75
Subject: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859; Splaine, John E.; Archives; Booknotes (Television program)
Type: Photograph
Format: Color
Language: Eng
Physical location: Box 434
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.