Open for Access – the James M. Buchanan Papers

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at George Mason University (GMU) is pleased to announce that the James M. Buchanan papers are now open for access! This collection consists of the papers of the Nobel Prize-winning economist James McGill Buchanan, documenting his career and research from the mid-20th century through the early 2000s. It also […]

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Student Reflections – Processing the James M. Buchanan Papers

This post was written by Processing Student Assistants for the NEH Buchanan Papers Processing Project, Vilma Chicas Garcia and Colin McDonald. Both students have contributed invaluable time and effort to the project – thank you Vilma and Colin! The Life of an Economist by Colin McDonald When I first came to work at the Special […]

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Black and white photograph of three couples of men and women at a restaurant. The men are in military uniforms.

Processing from the Outside In: Ann Bakke Buchanan

This blog post was written by Rachel Barton, GRA for the Buchanan Papers processing project and is one in a series about the project. The project is supervised by Buchanan Papers Project Archivist Rebecca Thayer and is grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. When you work in a collection like the James […]

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James M. Buchanan, Betty Tillman, and unlabeled person pose outdoors

Processing from the Outside In: Care of Betty Tillman

This post is one in a series about the Buchanan Papers processing project. The project is supervised by Buchanan Papers Project Archivist Rebecca Thayer and is grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. One of my favorite things about processing is learning about a person or organization through their papers. While I knew […]

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Black and white photograph. Gordon Tullock sits on a couch in an office listening. To his left, James Buchanan sits on a chair, speaking.

Processing from the Outside In: Buchanan’s Writing Process

How do you go about the process of writing? Nowadays we can choose from word processing software like Microsoft Word, collaborative tools like Google Docs, or professional-specific programs for screenwriters or mathematicians. For those of us used to the convenience of computers, it’s hard to imagine how the drafting process worked without them. We can […]

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