<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">James-Buchanan-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Buchanan, James Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the James Buchanan Papers <num>SC 01073</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Cynthia B. Brown.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-08-09</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:32:09 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Buchanan, James, 1791-1868</persname>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/James_Buchanan" xlink:title="James Buchanan"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Processed by Cynthia B. Brown in 1983.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>James Buchanan Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Document, 22 June 1857, authorizing the acting Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to an envelope containing a letter to Queen Victoria, answering her recent announcement of the death of the Duchess of Gloucester; and letter, 3 Feb[ruary 18]58, of James Buchanan, Washington, [D.C.] to [?] Selden, n.p., stating he has procured the desired material and is returning it.</p><p> 2 items.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <persname source="lcnaf">Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901</persname>
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