LOS ANGELES \u2014 Rare documents tied to the founding of the United States are now on display in Los Angeles, offering a limited chance to see artifacts that are rarely taken outside Washington.<\/p>\n
The exhibition, \u201cNational Archives Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents that Forged a Nation,\u201d is open at the USC Fisher Museum of Art from April 17 through May 3. The stop is part of an eight-city tour marking the country\u2019s 250th anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
Nine founding-era U.S. documents are on display at USC for 16 days
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The exhibit is part of a nationwide tour marking America\u2019s 250th anniversary
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The documents rarely leave Washington but are expected to travel to eight cities
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The exhibit is free to the public with advance tickets<\/p>\n
On display are nine founding-era documents, including an early draft of the Constitution, a tally of votes approving it, and an 1823 engraving of the Declaration of Independence bearing the distinctive John Hancock signature. The collection also includes the Treaty of Paris and early agreements that helped shape the nation\u2019s formation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a glimpse of what\u2019s normally on display in Washington,\u201d said National Archives Foundation CEO Patrick Madden, who noted the agency spent years preparing the traveling exhibit with the aim of showing American history in places that are far from the 13 original colonies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“[These documents] have never seen this side of the country,” he added. “I think about Benjamin Franklin, what he would think about these documents traveling on a plane, to a place that he had never seen.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the U.S. bicentennial in 1976, a similar collection traveled by train. This time, the materials are being transported by plane to cities across the country.<\/p>\n
The responsibility of protecting the documents upon arrival in Los Angeles has also been part of the experience. USC ROTC cadet Elle Barker helped safeguard the materials as they arrived.<\/p>\n
Standing near the documents, Barker described \u201ca bit of awe,\u201d thinking about the importance of the words behind the Constitution.<\/p>\n
As she prepares to join the Armed Forces this summer, Barker said service members swear loyalty to the Constitution, trusting in \u201cthat code, that ethic of what it means to be American.\u201d<\/p>\n
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