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Houghton Library

"War of Words" Pop-up Exhibition

Friday, April 10, 2026, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Houghton Library
Open to the public, Event,

Get a sneak preview of our upcoming summer exhibition War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution opening this May. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, War of Words will focus on the pamphlets, newspapers, proclamations, cartoons, and more that brought news of the American Revolution to people of the time.

Image credit: Detail, Dunlap Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia, 1776. AC7.Un33D.776d. Gift of Carleton Richmond, 1947.

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John Overholt