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The ladies of the White House, or, In the home of the presidents : being a complete history of the social and domestic lives of the presidents from Washington to the present time

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1678
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
920.7 H745
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Laura C. Holloway.
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradley, Garretson,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
736 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Summary
Biographical sketches of the First Ladies of the White House from presidents Washington to Garfield.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
Women
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 H745
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The cult of domesticity in James Buchanan's Wheatland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20386
Author
Curtin, Kelli
Date of Publication
2009.
Call Number
974.9 L245 vol. 111
  1 website  
Responsibility
Kelli Curtin.
Author
Curtin, Kelli
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
pp. 108-113.
Series
The Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society vol. 111, no. 3 (2009-10)
Subjects
Buchanan, Henrietta Jane
Buchanan, James
Manners and customs
Domestic relations
Women - United States
Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 vol. 111
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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14755
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
  1 website  
Responsibility
by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Sidelights on an early political campaign

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo994
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1914
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.18
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Responsibility
by W. U. Hensel, Esq.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
90-95 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 4
Summary
This article features letters from James Buchanan to Henry A. Muhlenberg and letters from Simon Cameron to Muhlenberg indicating their support for him in the upcoming election for governor of Pennsylvania in 1844. Muhlenberg was nominated by the Democratic party for that position, but he died prior to the election.
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus Philip, - 1782-1844.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889 - Correspondence.
Electioneering - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.18
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The lost love of a bachelor president

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14019
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
[199-]
Call Number
923.173 B918kp
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Buchanan's lost love
Responsibility
by Philip Shriver Klein.
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
[199-]
Physical Description
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"The strongest traits of his own character led James Buchanan to tragedy in his love for Ann Coleman--and changed history, 40 years later."
This book was a reprinting of a story in American Heritage Magazine. That original story is online at :
"Reprinted from American heritage magazine, December 1955, Vol. VII, No. 1."
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Relations with women.
Coleman, Ann Caroline, - 1796-1819.
Presidents - United States - Biography.
Additional Title
American heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918kp
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James Buchanan, the squire in the White House

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15285
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
pp. 270-285 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 58.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.58
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James Buchanan, the squire from Lancaster (concluded)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15288
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.56
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Philip G. Auchampaugh.
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
pp. 15-32 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 56.
Describes Buchanan and Wheatland.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.56
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The Attitude of James Buchanan : a citizen of Lancaster county ; towards the institution of Slavery in the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16219
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
923.173 B918ha
  1 website  
Responsibility
by W.U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Press of the New Era Printing Co.,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
20 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Slavery - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ha
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A faithful and duty-bound servant

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18423
Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Date of Publication
2013.
  1 website  
Responsibility
Patrick Clarke.
Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
pp. 26-31.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Franklin, Walter.
Wright, Ebenezer.
Frazer, William C.
Reynolds, John
Rogers, M. C.
Porter, George B.
Keffer, Henry.
Freemasons. - Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 1/2 (2013), pp. 26-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115
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James Buchanan and public office : an appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11523
Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Robert E. Carlson.
Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
pp. 255-279 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.81 (1957)
Discusses Buchanan's public service, and particularly his position on being nominated for the presidency over several years.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
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