Daniel Shively, a librarian at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, has donated a deed dated 1808 to the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Libraries Special Collections and University Archives.
The deed was issued to his great-great-great-grandfather Daniel Shively and is signed by President Thomas Jefferson and future President James Madison. Madison signed the deed as secretary of state. The property was located near Cincinnati.
Shively has been a faculty member in the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Libraries since 1963.
The deed is a welcome addition to the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Special Collections and University Archives, said Dr. Phillip Zorich, interim dean of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Libraries. The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Special Collections and University Archives Department hosts and organizes items related to the history of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Pennsylvania, and rare books.
In the photo: From left, Interim Dean of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Libraries Phillip Zorich with faculty members Daniel Shively, holding the deed, and Harrison Wick, Special Collections librarian and university archivist.
Source: ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Media Relations