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War of Words | Harvard Library
War of Words | Harvard Library
Exhibit
War of Words
A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution
Dunlap Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia, 1776. AC7.Un33D.776d. Gift of Carleton Richmond, 1947.
Opens Monday, May 18, 2026
Open to the public
Location
Edison and Newman Room, Floor 1
Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA 02138
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From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war,
War of Words
brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.
Curated by John Overholt, Curator of the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson and Early Books and Manuscripts.
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