In advance of its traditional Fourth of July celebration, the National Archives, in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Study, will host a free conference on the Declaration of Independence titled “Punctuating Happiness". Inspired by the work of Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, which includes Our Declaration (Liveright 2014) and research paper “Punctuating Happiness,” the conference will explore the National Archives’ work in preserving the original Declaration of Independence where it is on permanent display, the diversity of the document’s textual tradition, how this diversity affects historical research, and how it is taught in schools. Conference speakers include National Archives Executive for Research Services Bill Mayer, and National Archives Director of Conservation Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler, historians David Armitage, Holly Brewer, Woody Holton, Eric Slauter, and Richard Wendorf as well as the editor of the The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, James McClure, and a collector and broker of rare documents, Seth Kaller, who has documented that the 1823 Stone Engraving is not the exact replica of the parchment that it is commonly thought to be. Morning Caption link: www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=062315nara900am Afternoon Caption Link: www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=062315nara130pm

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