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Stately red robes viewed through the doors of the Special Collections Room in the Library. One hand rests on the podium, the other steadies a book – he seems to be lecturing. Is it the ghost of John Jay, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

…. Or is it just an optical illusion reflecting the portrait of John Jay hung across the hall. Stop by the library and see for yourself. The illusion is most prominent at night and when the Special Collections room is dark.