Class of 1809


James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Researcher requested information regarding James Buchanan (class of 1809) materials. Researcher was referred to the James Buchanan Resource Center as well as other materials available through this website.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

Hugh Henry and Alexander Brackenridge
Date:
Monday, December 17, 2012

Researcher requested biographical information on Hugh Henry Brackenridge, a college trustee of the early 1800s, and his son Alexander Brackenridge, a graduate of the class of 1809. Available information was...

Topic: Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Alexander Brackenridge, Board of Trustees, Class of 1809

James Buchanan American eagle political cartoon
Date:
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Researcher requested permission to publish political cartoon about James Buchanan and the American eagle. Terms of publication were provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

Letters of James Buchanan
Date:
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Researcher requested information on letters of James Buchanan. Content of letters were described and researcher was referred to a finding aid for the James Buchanan Collection as well as the...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Monday, January 30, 2012

Researcher requested information regarding James Buchanan, a graduate with the class of 1809. Researcher was referred to the James Buchanan Resource Center.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Monday, December 5, 2011

Researcher requested information regarding James Buchanan, class of 1809, and his time as a Dickinson College student. Available information was provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan (class of 1809) inauguration
Date:
Monday, November 21, 2011

Researcher requested a copy of a published image of the inauguration of President James Buchanan (class of 1809) in 1857. A copy was provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan (Class of 1809), Harriet Lane, and Reverend Robert Henry
Date:
Friday, July 22, 2011

Researcher inquired about connection of Harriet Lane, niece of James Buchanan, to Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Also interested in information about James Buchanan's purchase of two slaves from Reverend Robert Henry. A small amount of information was found. Researcher was also referred to...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Harriet Lane, Reverend Robert Henry

Charles H. Shriner
Date:
Friday, May 20, 2011

Researcher requested copies of letters from Charles H. Shriner to Eli Slifer (found in the Slifer Collection) and from James Buchanan to Charles H. Shriner (found in the...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Eli Slifer, Charles H. Shriner

Joseph Disbrow Biles
Date:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Researcher inquired as to whether Joseph Disbrow Biles, believed to have been a friend of James Buchanan, attended Dickinson College. No record of Biles was found.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Joseph Disbrow Biles

James Buchanan and student/faculty dispute
Date:
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Researcher requested information regarding a dispute between students and faculty in 1851 that was mediated by James Buchanan, who happened to be in town at the time. Researcher was pointed toward Charles Coleman Sellers' history of...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Student Protests

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Monday, February 8, 2010

Researcher requested materials relevant to James Buchanan for a school report. Appropriate materials were provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan and Harriet Buchanan Henry
Date:
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Researcher asked about correspondence between James Buchanan (Dickinson class of 1809) and his sister Harriet Buchanan Henry. One item from our James Buchanan Collection was sent, and suggestions for additional sources of...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Harriet Buchanan Henry

Roger Brooke Taney and James Buchanan
Date:
Friday, June 26, 2009

Researcher requested information about available resources regarding Roger Brooke Taney (Dickinson class of 1795) and James Buchanan (Dickinson class of...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795

James Buchanan and William Hayden English
Date:
Friday, March 27, 2009

Researcher requested copies of letters from James Buchanan to William H. English, found in the James Buchanan Collection. Copies were provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, William Hayden English

James Buchanan and Wheatland
Date:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Researcher requested information about James Buchanan's Wheatland Estate in Lancaster, PA. Researcher was provided link to the Wheatland website, as well as a link to the James Buchanan Resource...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Wheatland

James Buchanan, Class of 1809, and Hahn and Leightheiser Families
Date:
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Researcher inquired about references to Hahn or Leightheiser families in the James Buchanan papers. Researcher was referred to Wheatland and provided with link to James...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Hahn Family, Leightheiser Family

James Buchanan and Robert Tyler
Date:
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Researcher requested copies of letters from James Buchanan to Robert Tyler dating from the 1840s and 1850s, listed in the Buchanan Collection finding aid. Researcher was referred to...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Robert Tyler

Queen Victoria and James Buchanan
Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Researcher inquired about original telegraph cable sent from Queen Victoria to James Buchanan in 1858. The cable is not part of Dickinson's James Buchanan Collection, and the researcher was referred to other possible...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan and Hiram B. Swarr
Date:
Monday, May 12, 2008

Researcher requested copy of letter from James Buchanan to Hiram Swarr, dated July 6, 1864, found in the Buchanan Collection. Copy was provided.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Hiram Swarr

James Buchanan and Jonathan M. Foltz
Date:
Thursday, March 20, 2008

Researcher requested information regarding James Buchanan and Naval Doctor Jonathan M. Foltz. A letter of support from Buchanan to John Branch, to aid Foltz in his bid for an appointment with the Navy, was all that was found. A copy was furnished to the researcher.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Jonathan M. Foltz

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Monday, February 4, 2008

Researcher requested information regarding James Buchanan's legal career and available resources for the mid-1820s. Researcher was referred to the finding aid for the James Buchanan papers at Dickinson College, as well as...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan at his Commencement, 1809
Date:
Monday, January 7, 2008

Researcher asked for any information regarding James Buchanan's commencement address, delivered during the commencement ceremonies in September 1809. Available information was shared, and researcher was referred to other repositories for possible further information.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Commencement

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Friday, June 29, 2007

Researcher inquired about materials of James Buchanan from his youth. Relevant holdings were described, and suggestions were made about other possible locations for such resources.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

James Buchanan, Class of 1809
Date:
Friday, June 8, 2007

Researcher requested information about James Buchanan. Researcher was referred to the James Buchanan Resource Center and the James Buchanan Papers.

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809

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