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-	Wiki successfully set up.	+	Welcome to the '''John Adams Manuscript Collection''' at the [http://www.bpl.org Boston Public Library (BPL)]. The [http://www.bpl.org/research/rb/index.htm Rare Books and Manuscripts Department (RBD)] at the BPL has more than 200 manuscripts relating to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_adams second US President John Adams], including many of his letters and the manuscripts found between the pages his [http://www.johnadamslibrary.org personal library] of more than [[3,500 books]] (which is also at the BPL). For more information or a login ID to edit this wiki, please contact a librarian listed below or the department at 617.536.5400 x4432.
-	==First Steps==	+	''Please note:'' The majority of John Adams's papers are held by the [http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/index.html Massachusetts Historical Society], and are available for viewing on their website.
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		+	__TOC__
		+	==The Boston Public Library: John Adams Manuscript Collection==
		+	===[[Overview]]===
		+	'''Abstract'''
		+	The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public_Library Boston Public Library], and specifically the Rare Books Department (RBD), has a significant interest in the second US President John Adams, his [http://www.johnadamslibrary.com personal library], and manuscripts. The RBD houses Adams’s personal library of more than 3,500 books (all individually cataloged), as well as approximately 60 letters written by Adams, 2 written to him, 35 written about him, and 75 items found from inside Adams’s books (approximately 35 of those in Adams’s hand).
		+
		+	'''Access'''
-	==Other optional things to do==	+	Open
-	*Control the rights of anyomus and logged in users through the control panel (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).	+
-	*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.	+
-	*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.	+	'''Usage Restrictions & Privileges'''
-	*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu	+
-	*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:	+	Readers are required to fill out an RBD registration form before entering the Reading Room. All users must have a [http://www.bpl.org/general/circulation/index.htm Boston Public Library card or a courtesy card] and a valid picture ID. Additional identification may be required, such as a driver's license, university or business identification card, a letter of introduction from a university or a research library, etc.
-	#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]	+
-	#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>	+	Readers are required to check all personal property. Only loose paper, pencil(s), and laptops are permitted in the Reading Room.
-	*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.	+
-	**You must log as admin to do this	+	If possible, readers are asked to examine the finding aid for the collection, make an appointment, and request items to be consulted prior to coming to the Reading Room.
-	**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.	+
-	*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.	+
-	*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]	+	'''Provenance'''
-	*Add a message to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Feedback Feedback Page] if you see anything that could be improved.	+
		+	This is an artificially constructed collection based on intellectual content; the provenance of each item varies.
		+
		+
		+	'''Extent'''
		+
		+	Approximately 200 items; primarily manuscripts.
		+
		+
		+	'''Items Separated'''
		+
		+	The John Adams Manuscript Collection is stored in four separate archival boxes of folders by series. This includes the items found in John Adams’s books, which have been removed for safety and preservation; in most cases, a digital copy has been inserted into the book in the original place.
		+
		+
		+	'''Date Opened'''
		+
		+	November 2006
		+
		+
		+	'''Finding Aid and Wiki Prepared by'''
		+
		+	[[Dawn Bovasso, Librarian]]
		+
		+
		+	'''Abbreviations Used'''
		+
		+	AD: Autograph document
		+
		+	ADS: Autograph document signed
		+
		+	AL: Autograph letter
		+
		+	ALS: Autograph letter signed
		+
		+	ANS: Autograph note signed
		+
		+	DS: Document note
		+
		+	DNS:  Document note signed
		+
		+	LS: Letter signed
		+
		+	TD: Typed document
		+
		+	TDS: Typed document signed
		+
		+	TLS: Typed letter signed
		+
		+
		+	'''Arrangement'''
		+
		+	The first three series are arranged by date; the third is arranged by Adams call number. All the folders have been give a new Adams call number from Adams 300 - Adams 479 beginning with the first in Series 1 through the last in Series 4. This is to make arrangement and order easier.
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''Biographical Note'''
		+
		+	John Adams spent his youth on a Massachusetts farm, educated primarily by his parents and a tutor.  After attending [http://www.law.harvard.edu/ Harvard], he studied law and opened a successful private practice. His early book-collecting focused on creating “the best library of law in the state.” A leading advocate for revolution in the early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress Continental Congresses], Adams tirelessly promoted American independence with influential political essays, impassioned speeches, legislative proposals, and contributions to many of America’s founding documents.
		+
		+	During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_revolution Revolution], he spent ten years abroad as diplomat in France, England, and the Netherlands.  Adams secured essential financial loans, negotiated pivotal peace and commercial treaties, and served as America’s first ambassador.  He also purchased hundreds of books overseas—it took nearly two days to unpack his library upon his return.
		+
		+	From 1789-1796, Adams served two terms as vice president under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_washington George Washington] before being elected America’s second president in 1797.  Adams’s Federalist administration suffered from partisan infighting at home and turmoil abroad, and he lost his bid for re-election to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_jefferson Thomas Jefferson] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_of_1800 1800]. Adams retired to his [http://www.nps.gov/adam/ farm in Quincy], where he spent the next twenty five years engaged in his three favorite occupations: reading, writing, and receiving visitors.
		+
		+
		+	'''Collection Overview'''
		+
		+	The John Adams Manuscript Collection primarily consists of letters written by John Adams, many of them being to his close friend, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Rush Dr. Benjamin Rush]. The items found inside Adams’s books range from translations to pen trials to newspaper clippings. The letters to Adams and about Adams vary widely, but include correspondence with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Adams Abigail Adams], Thomas Jefferson, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singleton_Copley John Singleton Copley].
		+
		+	This finding aid is available in [[Word document]]. There is also a quick-reference spreadsheet available in an [[Excel file]].
		+
		+
		+	----
		+
		+	===List of Series===
		+
		+	''Each series is described in more detail on the purple, individually linked pages.''
		+
		+
		+	====[[Series 1: Letters written by John Adams]]====
		+
		+	[[Letters written by John Adams]]
		+
		+	====[[Series 2: Letters written to John Adams]]====
		+	[[Letters written to John Adams]]
		+
		+	====[[Series 3: Letters written about John Adams]]====
		+
		+	[[Letters written about John Adams]]
		+
		+	====[[Series 4: Items found in John Adams’s books]]====
		+
		+	[[Items found in John Adams’s books]]
		+
		+
		+	----
		+
		+
		+	===[[Contact Us]]===
		+
		+	Beth Prindle, John Adams Grant Manager
		+
		+	Boston Public Library
		+
		+	700 Boylston Street, Copley Square
		+
		+	Boston, Massachusetts 02116
		+
		+	617.536.5400 x2379
		+
		+	eprindle@bpl.org
		+
		+
		+
		+	OR
		+
		+
		+
		+	Department of Rare Books & Manuscripts
		+
		+	Boston Public Library
		+
		+	700 Boylston Street, Copley Square
		+
		+	Boston, Massachusetts 02116
		+
		+	617.536.5400
		+
		+
		+	OR
		+
		+
		+
		+	For technical issues:
		+
		+	Dawn Bovasso, former John Adams Project Librarian
		+
		+	dawnbovasso@gmail.com

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Current revision as of 01:35, 22 January 2008

Welcome to the John Adams Manuscript Collection at the Boston Public Library (BPL). The Rare Books and Manuscripts Department (RBD) at the BPL has more than 200 manuscripts relating to the second US President John Adams, including many of his letters and the manuscripts found between the pages his personal library of more than 3,500 books (which is also at the BPL). For more information or a login ID to edit this wiki, please contact a librarian listed below or the department at 617.536.5400 x4432.

Please note: The majority of John Adams's papers are held by the Massachusetts Historical Society, and are available for viewing on their website.

Contents 1 The Boston Public Library: John Adams Manuscript Collection 1.1 Overview 1.2 List of Series 1.2.1 Series 1: Letters written by John Adams 1.2.2 Series 2: Letters written to John Adams 1.2.3 Series 3: Letters written about John Adams 1.2.4 Series 4: Items found in John Adams’s books 1.3 Contact Us

The Boston Public Library: John Adams Manuscript Collection

Overview

Abstract

The Boston Public Library, and specifically the Rare Books Department (RBD), has a significant interest in the second US President John Adams, his personal library, and manuscripts. The RBD houses Adams’s personal library of more than 3,500 books (all individually cataloged), as well as approximately 60 letters written by Adams, 2 written to him, 35 written about him, and 75 items found from inside Adams’s books (approximately 35 of those in Adams’s hand).

Access

Open

Usage Restrictions & Privileges

Readers are required to fill out an RBD registration form before entering the Reading Room. All users must have a Boston Public Library card or a courtesy card and a valid picture ID. Additional identification may be required, such as a driver's license, university or business identification card, a letter of introduction from a university or a research library, etc.

Readers are required to check all personal property. Only loose paper, pencil(s), and laptops are permitted in the Reading Room.

If possible, readers are asked to examine the finding aid for the collection, make an appointment, and request items to be consulted prior to coming to the Reading Room.

Provenance

This is an artificially constructed collection based on intellectual content; the provenance of each item varies.

Extent

Approximately 200 items; primarily manuscripts.

Items Separated

The John Adams Manuscript Collection is stored in four separate archival boxes of folders by series. This includes the items found in John Adams’s books, which have been removed for safety and preservation; in most cases, a digital copy has been inserted into the book in the original place.

Date Opened

November 2006

Finding Aid and Wiki Prepared by

Dawn Bovasso, Librarian

Abbreviations Used

AD: Autograph document

ADS: Autograph document signed

AL: Autograph letter

ALS: Autograph letter signed

ANS: Autograph note signed

DS: Document note

DNS: Document note signed

LS: Letter signed

TD: Typed document

TDS: Typed document signed

TLS: Typed letter signed

Arrangement

The first three series are arranged by date; the third is arranged by Adams call number. All the folders have been give a new Adams call number from Adams 300 - Adams 479 beginning with the first in Series 1 through the last in Series 4. This is to make arrangement and order easier.

Biographical Note

John Adams spent his youth on a Massachusetts farm, educated primarily by his parents and a tutor. After attending Harvard, he studied law and opened a successful private practice. His early book-collecting focused on creating “the best library of law in the state.” A leading advocate for revolution in the early Continental Congresses, Adams tirelessly promoted American independence with influential political essays, impassioned speeches, legislative proposals, and contributions to many of America’s founding documents.

During the Revolution, he spent ten years abroad as diplomat in France, England, and the Netherlands. Adams secured essential financial loans, negotiated pivotal peace and commercial treaties, and served as America’s first ambassador. He also purchased hundreds of books overseas—it took nearly two days to unpack his library upon his return.

From 1789-1796, Adams served two terms as vice president under George Washington before being elected America’s second president in 1797. Adams’s Federalist administration suffered from partisan infighting at home and turmoil abroad, and he lost his bid for re-election to Thomas Jefferson in 1800. Adams retired to his farm in Quincy, where he spent the next twenty five years engaged in his three favorite occupations: reading, writing, and receiving visitors.

Collection Overview

The John Adams Manuscript Collection primarily consists of letters written by John Adams, many of them being to his close friend, Dr. Benjamin Rush. The items found inside Adams’s books range from translations to pen trials to newspaper clippings. The letters to Adams and about Adams vary widely, but include correspondence with Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and John Singleton Copley.

This finding aid is available in Word document. There is also a quick-reference spreadsheet available in an Excel file.

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List of Series

Each series is described in more detail on the purple, individually linked pages.

Series 1: Letters written by John Adams

Letters written by John Adams

Series 2: Letters written to John Adams

Letters written to John Adams

Series 3: Letters written about John Adams

Letters written about John Adams

Series 4: Items found in John Adams’s books

Items found in John Adams’s books

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Contact Us

Beth Prindle, John Adams Grant Manager

Boston Public Library

700 Boylston Street, Copley Square

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

617.536.5400 x2379

eprindle@bpl.org

OR

Department of Rare Books & Manuscripts

Boston Public Library

700 Boylston Street, Copley Square

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

617.536.5400

OR

For technical issues:

Dawn Bovasso, former John Adams Project Librarian

dawnbovasso@gmail.com