Letters from James Buchanan to Reah Frazer

Letters from James Buchanan to Reah Frazer
Date
1840-1844

Senator James Buchanan writes five letters to Col Reah Frazer regarding a number of different political issues, including the 1840 Democratic National Convention, the 1840 and 1844 Presidential Elections, the Independent Treasury Bill, appointment

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to Eliza Watterston

Letter from James Buchanan to Eliza Watterston
Date
December 28, 1855

James Buchanan, the United States Minister to the United Kingdom, writes to Miss Eliza Watterston and offers condolences regarding the death of her father and a Mrs. Baker. Buchanan also explains that he is ready to return home.

Location
MC 1998.10, B3, F20
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to Lily Macalester

Letter from James Buchanan to Lily Macalester
Date
January 20, 1854

James Buchanan writes to Lily Macalester and describes his life in London as the United States Minister to the United Kingdom. "I should be far happier in retirement at Wheatland than amidst the gaiety of London," as Buchanan notes.

Location
MC 1998.10, B3, F15
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to John Reynolds

Letters from James Buchanan to John Reynolds
Date
1827-1842

James Buchanan writes six letters to John Reynolds on a variety of different legal and political matters, including the Presidential elections of 1828 and 1844, Buchanan's experience living in Russia as the US minister, and increasing sectional te

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to John McClintock

Letter from James Buchanan to John McClintock
Date
July 21, 1842

Senator James Buchanan asks Dickinson College Professor John McClintock to thank the Board of Trustees for granting him an honorary Doctor of Laws. "I feel conscious that I do not deserve so distinguished a literary honor," Buchanan notes.

Location
MC 1998.10, B2, F1
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to James Humes

Letter from James Buchanan to James Humes
Date
October 13, 1832

James Buchanan writes to James Humes regarding the "unpleasant circumstances attending my departure" from the United States, Pennsylvania Governor George Wolf's re-election, and increasing sectional tensions.

Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F12
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to George Plitt

Letter from James Buchanan to George Plitt
Date
November 1, 1853

James Buchanan describes his experience working and living in London as United States Minister to the United Kingdom and comments on the latest political news from the United States. George Plitt is a Pennsylvania attorney.

Location
MC 1998.10, B3, F14
Time Period

Diary of Hazelle Allen

Diary of Hazelle Allen
Date
1934

Hazelle Myra Allen's diary documents her experience with classes, student life, social events, and personal matters as an undergraduate at Dickinson College. Allen is a senior and graduates with the class of 1934.

Location
MC 2011.3, B1, F2
Time Period

Journal of Moncure D. Conway

Journal of Moncure D. Conway
Date
1851-1853

Moncure Daniel Conway, a 1849 graduate of Dickinson College, records a critical time in his personal development as he moves from life as a Methodist preacher to Harvard Divinity School, Unitarianism, and freethought, meeting and befriending Ralph

Location
MC 1999.6, B2, F8
Time Period

Journal of Charles Collins

Journal of Charles Collins
Date
1855-1872

Charles Collins records his thoughts and activities during his latter years as president of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and then as the head of State Female College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Location
MC 2003.6, B2, F2
Time Period