Papers of Martin Van Buren
@vanburenpapers.bsky.social
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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Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns!
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Two weeks from today, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our project!
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Two weeks from today, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our project!
Project director Mark Cheathem recently wrote updated essays on Martin Van Buren for the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
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Martin Van Buren | Miller Center
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on Martin Van Buren, the 8th US president (1837-1841), including information about Democratic politics, his vice presidency, and the 1837 depres...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Project director Mark Cheathem recently wrote updated essays on Martin Van Buren for the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
millercenter.org/president/va...
millercenter.org/president/va...
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On Presidents Day, Feb 16, we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of @vanburenpapers.bsky.social's launch, starting w/ an afternoon event looking at the history of the Van Buren Papers & providing updates on its progress. At 7 PM, PMVB editor Andrew Wiley will deliver the Cynthia Van Buren Lecture.
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
On Presidents Day, Feb 16, we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of @vanburenpapers.bsky.social's launch, starting w/ an afternoon event looking at the history of the Van Buren Papers & providing updates on its progress. At 7 PM, PMVB editor Andrew Wiley will deliver the Cynthia Van Buren Lecture.
Anyone know of a site that has the complete text or images of the plaques for the new "Presidential Walk of Fame"? Looking for one particular president . . . 😉
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Anyone know of a site that has the complete text or images of the plaques for the new "Presidential Walk of Fame"? Looking for one particular president . . . 😉
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December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns!
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December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns!
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Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns!
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=d991be5c79...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns!
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=d991be5c79...
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On this date in 1782, Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York. He would serve as the 8th president of the United States.
You can learn more about his life at our website vanburenpapers.org
You can learn more about his life at our website vanburenpapers.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this date in 1782, Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York. He would serve as the 8th president of the United States.
You can learn more about his life at our website vanburenpapers.org
You can learn more about his life at our website vanburenpapers.org
Interested in learning how to incorporate Martin Van Buren's documents into your high school classroom? Join us on May 19, 2026, to learn how!
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MAY WORKSHOP: MARTIN VAN BUREN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM - Center for Digital Editing
Join us on May 19th from 7:30-9pm Eastern time for a workshop that introduces high school teachers to the Papers of Martin Van Buren. Why should your students learn about Martin Van Buren? What releva...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Interested in learning how to incorporate Martin Van Buren's documents into your high school classroom? Join us on May 19, 2026, to learn how!
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.)