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Preferred Citation:

Scrapbook Regarding Policies of James Buchanan, 1857-1859, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, 1857-1859, of an unidentified person. The volume includes an account (newspaper clipping) of the burning of the College of William and Mary; and a manuscript copy of resolutions, 19 June 1858, passed by a meeting of the citizens of Erie, Pa. condemning the policy of [James] Buchanan's administration toward Kansas.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• Fires--Virginia
• Kansas--History--1854-1861
• Scrapbooks