The papers of martin van buren [the papers of martin van buren is making accessible the eighth U.S. President's papers in print and digital editions

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Cumberland University $2,997,143 on April 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to make the Papers of Martin Van Buren accessible in print and digital editions. The project funds scholarly editing, annotation, and digital repository work on the eighth U.S. President's papers, providing insight into early American political thought, partisanship, and the role of political parties in democratic governance. Cumberland University, based in Lebanon, Tennessee, is the recipient. Performance runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, with work conducted in Tennessee. The project extends an earlier phase funded by NEH from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025.

Van buren was a critical political thinker who inherited and cherished the worldview of his revolutionary forefathers, while adapting their values to the shifting democratic landscape of the united states. His documents provide insight into the passionate partisanship of the nation?S early years and the centrality of political parties to a democratic society.]