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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Democratic election ballot for Massachusetts
Object ID
JBFP 1.3.1.020
Date Range
1856
  1 document     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Democratic election ballot for Massachusetts
Description
Democratic election ballot for Massachusetts, with Buchanan heading the national ticket.
Date Range
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
JBFP Oversized Box 1
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Presidents--Election
Elections--Massachusetts
Ballot
Search Terms
Presidential elections
Elections, Massachusetts
Ballots
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 4.25 x 18.25 in.
Object Name
Ballot
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 3
Object ID
JBFP 1.3.1.020
Location of Originals
Housed in JBFP Oversized Box 1.
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 3, Subseries 1, Folder 20
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2003.001
Collection
General Collection
Description
White painted wood ballot box with hinged lid with latch. Entire exterior surface is painted white with blue/white/red bar over slot in lid and Scene of earth surrounded by various flags painted on front.
Written In ink on Left side panel, "Souder Items"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Ballot boxes
Elections
Object Name
Box, Ballot
Material
Wood, Pine
Height (in)
8.25
Length (in)
12
Depth (in)
6
Condition Notes
Split in lid where hinge should be screwed into place.
Object ID
2003.001
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Ballot box of Gen. Welsh Post # 118, Grand Army of the Republic, Columbia, PA. See LCHS Journal Vol. 97, p. 103.
Object ID
1-07-01-35
Date Range
1995
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Ballot box of Gen. Welsh Post # 118, Grand Army of the Republic, Columbia, PA. See LCHS Journal Vol. 97, p. 103.
Description
Ballot box of Gen. Welsh Post # 118, Grand Army of the Republic, Columbia, PA. See LCHS Journal Vol. 97, p. 103.
Date Range
1995
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Ballot boxes
Grand Army of the Republic
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-07-01-35
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Collection
Paul Shaub - United Steel Workers Local 285 Photograph Collection
Object ID
PS-01-05-25
Date Range
1955
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Paul Shaub - United Steel Workers Local 285 Photograph Collection
Description
1955 election. Men keeping an eye on the ballot box.
Date Range
1955
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Labor unions
Voting
Ballot boxes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
PS-01-05-25
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