James Buchanan


James Buchanan Letters
Date:
Monday, March 3, 2014

Researcher requested copies of letters from the James Buchanan Collection. Researcher was refferred to the James Buchanan Resource Center...

Topic: James Buchanan

James Buchanan and Utah
Date:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Researcher inquired about primary sources regarding President James Buchanan and unrest among the Mormons in Utah. Researcher was referred to the James Buchanan Resource Center, as well as...

Topic: James Buchanan, Utah

James Buchanan Letters
Date:
Thursday, October 10, 2013

The researcher requested scans of 12 letters written by James Buchanan and Harriet Lane. The letters were provided, and subsequently added to the documents blog.

Topic: James Buchanan

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

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

Charles H. Shriner
Date:
Friday, December 3, 2010

Researcher requested copies of correspondence regarding Charles H. Shriner found in the James Buchanan Collection and the Eli Slifer Collection. Copies...

Topic: James Buchanan, Eli Slifer, Charles H. Shriner, John Blair Linn, Joseph Lewis

James Buchanan's birthplace
Date:
Monday, November 22, 2010

Researcher inquired about gaining access to primary sources dealing with the cabin believed to be James Buchanan's birthplace, as documented in Philip S. Klein's "James Buchanan: A Biography" (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1962), 426. Researcher was referred to Klein's...

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James Buchanan and the Supreme Court
Date:
Monday, November 15, 2010

Researcher requested information regarding possible correspondence between James Buchanan and justices of the Supreme Court around the time of the Dred Scott decision. Researcher was referred to the James Buchanan Resource Center, and pointed...

Topic: James Buchanan, U.S. Supreme Court

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 family
Date:
Monday, April 5, 2010

Researcher requested genealogical information on James Buchanan and the Buchanan Family. Researcher was referred to another repository with the appropriate resources.

Topic: James Buchanan, Buchanan Family

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 King
Date:
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Researcher inquired about resources supporting claims of a homosexual relationship between James Buchanan and William King. Researcher was informed that no materials were available at Dickinson and was referred elsewhere.

Topic: James Buchanan, William King

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 Resource Center Timeline
Date:
Monday, February 16, 2009

Researcher requested additional information regarding an item on the timeline for the James Buchanan Resource Center website. Available information was provided.

Topic: James Buchanan

Parents of James Buchanan
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Researcher inquired about the burial location(s) for the parents of James Buchanan. Researcher was referred to Wheatland and the James Buchanan Foundation.

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