Papers of Martin Van Buren
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The official account of The Papers of Martin Van Buren print and digital editions, located at Cumberland University. https://linktr.ee/vanburenpapers
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The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project.
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If you missed last night's lecture by Dr. Tom Balcerski, you can watch it at the link below.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you missed last night's lecture by Dr. Tom Balcerski, you can watch it at the link below.
www.youtube.com/live/YdSFauS...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Dr. Tom Balcerski will be delivering the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture on campus tomorrow.
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dr. Tom Balcerski will be delivering the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture on campus tomorrow.
On this date in 1825, the Erie Canal opened. Martin Van Buren explained his support of the canal's construction in an 1817 speech that he gave while a New York state senator.
Credit: New York State Archives Partnership Trust and vanburenpapers.org/document-mvb...
Credit: New York State Archives Partnership Trust and vanburenpapers.org/document-mvb...
October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On this date in 1825, the Erie Canal opened. Martin Van Buren explained his support of the canal's construction in an 1817 speech that he gave while a New York state senator.
Credit: New York State Archives Partnership Trust and vanburenpapers.org/document-mvb...
Credit: New York State Archives Partnership Trust and vanburenpapers.org/document-mvb...
Dr. Thomas J. Balcerski, professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State Univ. & director of the Center for Connecticut Studies, will deliver the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture, “The Democracy and the Partisan Historians: Writing Party History in the Nineteenth Century United States,”
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dr. Thomas J. Balcerski, professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State Univ. & director of the Center for Connecticut Studies, will deliver the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture, “The Democracy and the Partisan Historians: Writing Party History in the Nineteenth Century United States,”
Former PMVB intern Alexis Tomlinson presented her work on developing lesson plans using Van Buren documents at the recent Tennessee Council for History Education conference.
October 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Former PMVB intern Alexis Tomlinson presented her work on developing lesson plans using Van Buren documents at the recent Tennessee Council for History Education conference.
A good overview of a significant documentary edition: The Joseph Smith Papers Project.
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Joseph Smith Papers Project Explained
YouTube video by Professor Benjamin Park
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September 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A good overview of a significant documentary edition: The Joseph Smith Papers Project.
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Let us be clear: we will not be bullied by log cabin and hard cider humbuggery. Not now. Not ever.
To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.
To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.
![Political cartoon of Jackson and Van Buren, with a signpost reading "To O[ld] Kinderhook."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:thenrqqrn3qvnyoocptc3msa/bafkreiaeayitryfqthdjqijf3kja4ucbooskzh4se4ikm7dbcjswgovpgi@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Let us be clear: we will not be bullied by log cabin and hard cider humbuggery. Not now. Not ever.
To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.
To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.
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2. Some critics (many of them funded by Whig PACs, to be clear) have demanded that our project be renamed the Papers of Martin Van Ruin and that our logo incorporate a gold spoon. We categorically reject that demand.
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
2. Some critics (many of them funded by Whig PACs, to be clear) have demanded that our project be renamed the Papers of Martin Van Ruin and that our logo incorporate a gold spoon. We categorically reject that demand.
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1. Despite public outcry, we are going to continue to transcribe Van Buren's handwriting into text that can be easily read. Some members of the public have called for us to only publish documents in his original cursive, but we are standing firm on our commitment to accessibility. vanburenpapers.org
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August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1. Despite public outcry, we are going to continue to transcribe Van Buren's handwriting into text that can be easily read. Some members of the public have called for us to only publish documents in his original cursive, but we are standing firm on our commitment to accessibility. vanburenpapers.org
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For that reason, we have made two decisions that reaffirm our commitment to our core principles:
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For that reason, we have made two decisions that reaffirm our commitment to our core principles:
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There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.
There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.
Watch this space for a new project announcement soon!
(Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)
(Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)
August 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Watch this space for a new project announcement soon!
(Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)
(Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)
As some of us at the project celebrate the engagement of Taylor and Travis, it's worth remembering that Martin Van Buren also married the love of his life, Hannah Hoes.
August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
As some of us at the project celebrate the engagement of Taylor and Travis, it's worth remembering that Martin Van Buren also married the love of his life, Hannah Hoes.
Our thanks to Rebecca Shulman and the Center for Digital Editing for leading this initiative to assist high school teachers and their students!
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Van Buren Papers Project Awarded Library of Congress Grant to Support High School Curriculum - Cumberland University
The Papers of Martin Van Buren (PMVB), in partnership with the University of Virginia’s Center for Digital Editing, recently received a $25,000 grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources Mid-Atlanti...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Our thanks to Rebecca Shulman and the Center for Digital Editing for leading this initiative to assist high school teachers and their students!
www.cumberland.edu/van-buren-pa...
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On this date in 1862, Martin Van Buren died at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York. As one obituary noted, his death at the age of 79 was "not unexpected," as he had been ill for some time.
July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On this date in 1862, Martin Van Buren died at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York. As one obituary noted, his death at the age of 79 was "not unexpected," as he had been ill for some time.
On this date in U.S. history, Aaron Burr, the sitting vice-president, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But did you know that Martin Van Buren almost fought a duel a few years later?
July 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On this date in U.S. history, Aaron Burr, the sitting vice-president, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But did you know that Martin Van Buren almost fought a duel a few years later?
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Please share this link, with more information and an application form, with any high school teachers who might be interested in joining us!
This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org.
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This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org.
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Application Form: From the Archives to the Classroom - Exploring the Papers of Martin Van Buren
Please click the link to complete this form.
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June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Please share this link, with more information and an application form, with any high school teachers who might be interested in joining us!
This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org.
www.jotform.com/form/2517663...
This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org.
www.jotform.com/form/2517663...
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Participating teachers will be paid a stipend of $2000, and will join monthly zoom meetings, develop and test lessons for use in the classroom, and co-develop and lead a workshop for a larger group of teachers.
June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Participating teachers will be paid a stipend of $2000, and will join monthly zoom meetings, develop and test lessons for use in the classroom, and co-develop and lead a workshop for a larger group of teachers.
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We are inviting high school social studies teachers to join us in using Van Buren's documents to co-develop lessons around themes from the mid-19th century that retain their importance today, such as the two-party political system, presidential campaigning, territorial expansion, and democracy.
June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are inviting high school social studies teachers to join us in using Van Buren's documents to co-develop lessons around themes from the mid-19th century that retain their importance today, such as the two-party political system, presidential campaigning, territorial expansion, and democracy.
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Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.
Application Form: From the Archives to the Classroom - Exploring the Papers of Martin Van Buren
Please click the link to complete this form.
www.jotform.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.
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The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project.
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