James buchanan presidential library

About The James Buchanan Online Presidential Library

TheJames Buchanan Online Presidential Library is a digital repository of statesman than 3,500 items associated with James Buchanan, Harriet Lane, and James Buchanan Henry, extended family comrades, associates, and Wheatland, Buchanan’s home. Scholars and researchers can search and view the digitized collection encircling examine the events that transpired during Buchanan’s tiller and gain a better understanding of how description United States responded to one of the accumulate fraught periods in American history.

The James Buchanan On the web Presidential Library contains:

  • Over 9,000 digitized pages of writing book, personal and political papers, campaign and inauguration topic, legal and financial documents, and ephemera,
  • 1,350 transcriptions,
  • 700 digitized photographs, and
  • Detailed information about more than 1,000 artifacts.

Microfilm of the James Buchanan Papers at the Factual Society of Pennsylvania is also available in blue blood the gentry Research Center.

The Library is accessible to the get around through LancasterHistory’s Collections Database. Patrons can browse goodness LancasterHistory collection by selecting “James Buchanan Presidential Library” or keyword search detailed information about the paper, photographs, and artifacts. Digitized photographs and documents jar be viewed as if using the original components in-person.

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Digitization of core documents, ephemera, and manuscript material be sold for the James Buchanan Online Presidential Library was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission little part of their Historical & Archival Records Consideration grant program. The items were digitized by Cv Library Works.

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For additional assistance and information border on this Library, please contact research@ Please include “Buchanan Presidential Library” in your email subject line. We’ve also compiled some brief FAQs below for your convenience.

Digitization is always an ongoing process! The Criminal Buchanan Online Presidential Library will continue to develop as LancasterHistory adds new items and artifacts be relevant to the collection.

At this time, several letters of Outlaw Buchanan Henry have not been digitized. However, transcriptions of those letters are available.

We encourage patrons call on use digital images and/or transcriptions when available.

Original record archive may be viewed by appointment only. Please touch research@ at least two weeks prior to your anticipated visit to make arrangements with LancasterHistory staff.

Images have been provided for research purposes only.

LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and volume presented. The doctrine of fair use allows desire use of copyrighted material without permission from say publicly copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, commandment, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should cattle a citation. All other uses beyond those licit by fair use require written permission.

Permission for print and/or publication must be obtained in writing free yourself of LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication free yourself of the owner of the original material. Persons yearning to publish any material from this site should assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying weighing scale claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Tome fees may apply.

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