Speeches and Writings

An Act Establishing the University - Text of the Act establishing the University of Virginia.

Autobiography - Jefferson's account of his life, written in 1821 and made available online by Bibliomania.

The Avalon Project : Thomas Jefferson Papers - Hyperlinked index from Yale Law School.

Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia - Chronological listing of original Jefferson manuscripts held by the University of Virginia Library.

Danbury Baptist Correspondence (1801-02) - The very rare address of the Danbury Baptist Association (Connecticut) October 7, 1801 to Thomas Jefferson, President, and his famous reply, the 'wall of separation' letter dated January 1, 1802.

First Inaugural Address - HTML etext, with introduction.

The Jefferson Bible - "Jefferson believed that the ethical system of Jesus was the finest the world has ever seen. In compiling what has come to be called the Jefferson Bible, he sought to separate these ethical teachings from the religious dogma".

Jefferson on Politics and Government: Contents - Jefferson's political philosophy in his own words. The collection contains over 2,700 quotations from the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

Letters Jefferson - Chronological listing of the letters of Thomas Jefferson: 1743-1826.

Second Inaugural Address - HTML etext, with introduction.

A Summary View of the Rights of British America - Etext with footnotes.

Texts by or to Thomas Jefferson - from the Modern English Collection at the University of Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson - Searchable annotated bibliography provided by the University of Virginia, covering writings on Jefferson since his death in 1826.

Thomas Jefferson - Autobiography - Text is broken down into general sections.

Thomas Jefferson on Religious Freedom - Jefferson's Bill for establishing religious freedom in the State of Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson Online: Archives - Jefferson's most important and controversial writings, and transcripts of 24 interviews conducted for Ken Burns' documentary.

Thomas Jefferson Papers - 27,000 documents from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress digitized and available online. Also includes a timeline of Jefferson's life.

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - The Memorial Edition of Jefferson's writings in 19 volumes, edited by Albert Ellery Bergh.