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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f13ac33b-09ca-4a47-bacf-797947544100
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.1
Date Range
2010
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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, showing top half only. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath arm holding torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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Coin, Commemorative

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/92066f7e-d858-49c0-af6e-539949432051
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.2
Date Range
2010
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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, zoomed in to show only the top half of the statue."UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath the arm holding the torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.2
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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In search of Buchanan : 'Clarior hinc honos' : the stories of some Buchanan ancestors before and after the emigration of James Buchanan of Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1783

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19670
Author
Martin, Irene.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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Responsibility
Irene Martin.
ISBN
9780956797902
0956797903
Author
Martin, Irene.
Place of Publication
[Ireland]
Publisher
Rossnashannagh,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
iii, 152, [17] pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm
Notes
Sub-title on cover: from Anselan to President James Buchanan.
"Some of these stories are incorporated in the BBC1 TV documentary, 'Are you related to an American President?', produced by Big Mountain Productions."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Scotland - Genealogy.
Ireland - Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy.
Ireland.
Scotland.
United States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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The Lane family of Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo396
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
and Ellen Jenkins, the daughter of William Jenkins. This is the home which Eliza E. Smith gave to the City of Lancaster for a public library, May 9, 1898. LANE-BUCHANAN FAMILY Elliott Tole Lane, d. 1841, m. 1813 to Jane Buchanan, sister of James Buchanan. Their children: James Buchanan, Nov. 16, 1814
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[176]-186 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4
Subjects
Lane family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 176-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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The James Buchanan log cabin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19684
Author
Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
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Author
Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
41-60 p.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Cove Gap (Franklin County).
Contained In
A Journal of Franklin County History v. 27, 2015.Lancaster History Library - Book728.37 G993
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The Old Buck Cannon

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Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Date of Publication
1960.
`College Hill,' and it thundered forth its hoarse notes of acclamation." The day was June 10, 1856, and that morning news had reached Lan- caster that James Buchanan had been chosen by the Democratic National Convention as its candidate for the Presidency. Since 11 o'clock, people had been streaming out to
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Responsibility
by Lawrence Van Horn.
Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[209]-222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Ordnance.
Artillery.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 4 (1960), p. 209-222Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
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James Buchanan's attitude toward slavery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1801
Author
Pendleton, Lawson Alan.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
923.173 B918pe
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Responsibility
by Lawson Alan Pendleton.
Author
Pendleton, Lawson Alan.
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
iii, 384 leaves.
Notes
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980. 21 cm.
Bibliography: leaves [373]-384.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Slavery - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918pe
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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17417
Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
973.68 B918
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Responsibility
edited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
9780813044262 (alk. paper)
081304426X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Gainesville
Publisher
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Papers from a conference held at LancasterHistory.org in 2008. Presentation copy from the editors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Paul Finkelman -- Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / William P. MacKinnon -- General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / Nicole Etcheson -- In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / John M. Belohlavek -- President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / Michael A. Morrison -- The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / Jean H. Baker -- "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / William G. Shade -- Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / Daniel W. Crofts -- A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Moderated by John W. Quist -- Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Michael J. Birkner.
Summary
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Quist, John W.
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B918
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President James Buchanan, a biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4207
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
[1962]
Call Number
923.173 B918k
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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Date of Publication
[1962]
Physical Description
xviii, 506 p. illus., ports. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 473-490.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918k
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Man on a tightrope : an appraisal of Buchanan as President

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16229
Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
923.173
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Responsibility
Frederic S. Klein.
Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Place of Publication
Gettysburg, Pa
Publisher
Historical Times,
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
15 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
"This article first appeared in American History Illustrated magazine."
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173
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