Series 3: Writings

Containers:

Box 115-223, 541, 543

Scope and content:

The writings series contains drafts, typescripts, photocopies, notes, and reprints of Buchanan's books, articles, speaking lectures, and unpublished material. There are also research files relating to some of his writing projects, and some correspondence with publishers, coauthors, and reviewers. The series is filed alphabetically by title of the work. Note that some of Buchanan's works went by multiple titles in the draft stage, and may not be filed together as a result. Some papers presented by Buchanan at conferences or given as lectures are located in Series 5: Professional services Subseries 1: Conferences and events.

Jo Ann Burgess acted as an editor for much of Buchanan's writings from the 1990s and 2000s. There are edited copies and drafts of some of Buchanan's writings, notably Politics by Principle, Not Interest, The Return to Increasing Returns, and Post-Socialist Political Economy in Series 7: Jo Ann Burgess papers, Subseries 2: Office administration. The bulk of the materials relating to The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan are located in Series 7: Jo Ann Burgess papers, Subseries 3: Liberty Fund editorial work, as Burgess kept the files for that project.

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