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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2007
CONTACT:
Audrey Kelly
908-737-7015
E-mail:
aukelly@kean.edu
Kean University Will Announce Acquisition of Liberty Hall,
Stewardship of Kean Family Historic Treasures
UNION, N.J. - Kean University will announce the details of its historic new partnership with Liberty Hall and Mr. John Kean, the Kean family patriarch, at an 11 a.m. press conference on Wednesday, May 9 at Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.
Press tours of the historic site and access to never-before-seen Revolutionary War manuscripts, artifacts and materials will begin on site at 8:30 a.m. prior to the 11 a.m. start of the press conference.
The collection of manuscripts at Liberty Hall includes a never-before-seen letter from George Washington, as well as correspondence from well-known figures like Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. There is also a vast collection of new correspondence from founding-era figures like David Ramsey, the first historian of the Revolution, and John Randolph of Roanoke, a founding father in Virginia.
The signing ceremonies mark the official announcement of the collaboration between the University that bears the Kean family name, and the foundation that has long guarded this priceless collection of Kean family letters, manuscripts and artifacts. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey will attend the signing ceremonies, along with leading state dignitaries and national historians.
The partnership between Kean University and Liberty Hall assures New Jersey and the nation that one of the last collections of new, never-before-seen Revolutionary War correspondence will be preserved for future generations.
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