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James Buchanan and Harriet (Lane) Johnston, a register and index of their papers in the Library of Congress

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James Buchanan and Harriet (Lane) Johnston, a register and index of their papers in the Library of Congress

Language

eng

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

James Buchanan and Harriet (Lane) Johnston

Nature of contents

dictionariesindexesbibliography

Oclc number

1246185951

Series statement

Registers of papers in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, [no. 55]

Sub title

a register and index of their papers in the Library of Congress

Summary

"The Library's collection of the papers of James Buchanan (1791-1868), President of the United States, and his niece and White House hostess, Harriet (Lane) Johnston (1830-1909), was chiefly the gift of Mrs. Johnston's cousin, Miss May S. Kennedy, in 1918. The papers have been augmented by additional Buchanan material acquired by the Library through gift, transfer, and purchase, 1903-73. The papers were arranged and described in 1976 by Wilhelmena B. Curry, who prepared this register and index"--Page 1

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Biographical note -- Scope and content note -- Description of series -- Container list -- Guide to the use of the index -- Index

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