A Guide to the Papers of John Lee Buchanan, 1854-1936 Buchanan, John Lee, Papers of 112

A Guide to the Papers of John Lee Buchanan, 1854-1936

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 112

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

112

Title

Papers of John Lee Buchanan 1854-1936

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 64 (ca.) items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of John Lee Buchanan, Accession #112, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was loaned to the Library by John B. May of Indianhead College, North Carolina in September 1938.

Scope and Content Information

This collection, 1854-1936, contains printed and handwritten materials and photographs pertaining to the life of John Lee Buchanan (1831-1922). A native of Virginia, Buchanan was elected president of Emory and Henry College in 1878, president of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) in 1886, and president of the University of Arkansas in 1892, where he served until his retirement in 1904. Thirty-three typed and four autograph speeches reflect his personal views on a variety of topics, including the problems of the United States during the pre-Civil War years, religion, and morals. Two bound journals, 1854 and 1857, contain handwritten copies of many of his typed public addresses, and the latter volume also contains notes on his study of English law.

Contents List

Notebook on John Lee Buchanan kept by his daughter 1878-1936, n.d.

Photographs n.d.

Printed Material re John Lee Buchanan 1900-1922, n.d.

Speeches by John Lee Buchanan 1856, 1858, n.d.

(autograph)

Speeches by John Lee Buchanan 1854-1877, n.d.

(typescript)

Writings of John Lee Buchanan 1854, 1857

(two bound volumes)