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The biographical series contains information about James M. Buchanan's personal life, education, awards, and clippings of articles about him and his career. There are also materials kept by his wife, Ann Bakke Buchanan. The series is divided into four subseries: Ann Bakke Buchanan papers, Education, Awards, and Clippings. Additional materials not in subseries include personal photographs and Buchanan family history.

The correspondence series contains letters, emails, memoranda, cards, and other forms of written communication sent to and received by Buchanan. The series is divided into two subseries: alphabetical correspondence and chronological correspondence. The bulk of the correspondence was filed alphabetically by correspondent or type of correspondence. A small amount of unrelated correspondence was grouped together in date ranges, likely by either Buchanan himself, or his assistants Betty Tillman and Jo Ann Burgess. The bulk of the correspondence in both subseries deals with Buchanan's professional career from his time at the University of Virginia until his retirement, including discussion of publications, manuscripts, events, and academic business. The bulk of the correspondence starts in 1950. There are very few letters prior to 1950. There is a photocopy of a letter from 1941 in Box 56 Folder 1 J.

The writings series contains drafts, typescripts, photocopies, notes, and reprints of Buchanan's books, articles, speaking lectures, and unpublished material. There are also research files relating to some of his writing projects, and some correspondence with publishers, coauthors, and reviewers. The series is filed alphabetically by title of the work. Note that some of Buchanan's works went by multiple titles in the draft stage, and may not be filed together as a result. Some papers presented by Buchanan at conferences or given as lectures are located in Series 5: Professional services Subseries 1: Conferences and events.