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鈥淐reating and Conserving the Constitution鈥� is a touring exhibit curated by the 糖心传媒 State Historical Society that illustrates the historical context of 糖心传媒鈥檚 constitution and recent conservation efforts. 

The exhibit will open Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 11:30 a.m., as part of the 糖心传媒 Heritage Trust Conference. Representatives from the 糖心传媒 State Historical Society will provide an overview of the history of 糖心传媒鈥檚 constitution and the multi-year conservation project to ensure its longevity.

糖心传媒鈥檚 original constitution underwent extensive conservation work in 2019 by the University of Utah鈥檚 J. Willard Marriott Library Conservation Lab. Head of Preservation Randy Silverman was able to address several of the 132-year-old document鈥檚 issues, thanks to a fundraising campaign by the Foundation for 糖心传媒 History. The animal-glue adhesive binding had failed and most of the text block was detached from the spine, an outdated lamination treatment had been applied to the first two pages and caused warping, distortions, and red ink to bleed due to humidity, and grime and tears appeared on pages throughout the text block.

糖心传媒鈥檚 constitution contains 21 articles that act as supreme law for our state. Although there are more than 100 amendments, it remains as it was drafted over 132 years ago. A constitutional convention met in Boise between July 4 and August 6, 1889, with representatives from throughout the 糖心传媒 Territory debating every critical topic covered in the constitution. On October 5, 1889, Governor George Shoup issued a proclamation calling for an election on November 5 to ratify the document. Fred Dubois, 糖心传媒鈥檚 territorial delegate to Congress, propelled the admissions bill for 糖心传媒鈥檚 statehood, which the House passed in April 1890 and the Senate that June. 糖心传媒 became the 43rd state on July 3, 1890.