| PW-269423-20 | Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | George Mason University | Preserving the Legacy of James M. Buchanan | 6/1/2020 - 5/31/2023 | $334,720.00 | Lynn | E. | Eaton | | | | George Mason University | Fairfax | VA | 22030-4444 | USA | 2020 | American Studies | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Preservation and Access | 334720 | 0 | 334720 | 0 | Arrangement and description of 282 linear feet
of archival material, including correspondence, memos, photographs, audiovisual
recordings, and ephemera related to the career of James M. Buchanan, who won
the Nobel Prize in economics in 1986 for his development of Public Choice Theory.
The James M. Buchanan Papers
chronicle the legacy of James M. Buchanan (1919-2013) – economist, Nobel Prize
recipient, and National Humanities Medal awardee – whose theories had
far-reaching influence on America’s national life. In addition to Buchanan’s
extensive scholarship, the collection contains correspondence, memos,
publications, photographs, and other ephemera related to his life and academic
career. Spanning 282 linear feet, the collection is the largest and most
significant holding in existence of unique, primary source material related to
Dr. Buchanan. To effectively respond to numerous research inquiries from around
the world and to make the archival materials accessible, it is essential that
the manuscript collection be fully processed by professional archivists to
provide arrangement and description based on archival best practices. A
completely processed collection will ensure consistent access for all scholars
interested in examining Buchanan’s influence. |