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.