contacts would help almost anyone to recognize and analyze the broad issues of the day. Ten years of correspondence between James Buchanan and Harriet Lane, from 1847 to 1857, clearly indicate a mutual respect and admiration of each for the other. In such an atmosphere advice �is sought, given, and

Harriet Lane Johnston: Pioneer Advocate of Special Care for Children with Chronic Diseases. by Homer T. Rosenberger The renowned Harriet Lane Home at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has had a tremendous effect upon pediatrics through- out the United States. The "Harriet Lane" set the pattern in

: "To What Extent did Harriet Lane Influence the Public Policies of James Buchanan" Vol. 74 No. 1, 1970, "The Passing of a Great Lady: Mrs. Harriet Lane John- ston" Vol. 75 No. 1, 1971, and "Harriet Lane Johnston: Pioneer Ad- vocate of Special Care for Children with Chronic Diseases" Vol. 76 No. 1, 1972. �

will of June 1, 1895, is the only will by Mrs. Johnston that this writer has found. The will of Harriet Lane Johnston and the will of her uncle, James Buchanan, stand in sharp contrast to each other when com- �pared. The uncle and the niece each left a considerable fortune for their day. Both, in death

, Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Harriet Beecher Stowe; two contemporary writers—Edgar A. Guest and Margaret Slattery; five book reviews—The Americanization of Edward Bok by Edward Bok, The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon, The Car- dinal by

trust your own health is good, & that your family are all well & prosperous! Hoping to hear from you — believe me Very truly yours Harriet Lane Johnston May 13/86. Baltimore. This Mr. Cooper was John M. Cooper who had been a staunch admirer of James Buchanan for many years. He was editor of the Valley