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The John Adams Manuscript Collection is separated into four series: letters from John Adams; letters to John Adams; letters about John Adams; and item found in John Adams’s books. Each series is arranged by date. | The John Adams Manuscript Collection is separated into four series: letters from John Adams; letters to John Adams; letters about John Adams; and item found in John Adams’s books. Each series is arranged by date. | ||
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| + | '''Date Opened''' | ||
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| + | November 2006 | ||
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| + | '''Finding Aid and Wiki Prepared by:''' | ||
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| + | [[Dawn Bovasso, Librarian.]] | ||
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| + | AD: Autograph document | ||
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| + | ADS: Autograph document signed | ||
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| + | AL: Autograph letter | ||
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| + | ALS: Autograph letter signed | ||
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| + | ANS: Autograph note signed | ||
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| + | DS: Document note | ||
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| + | DNS: Document note signed | ||
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| + | LS: Letter signed | ||
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| + | TD: Typed document | ||
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| + | TDS: Typed document signed | ||
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| + | TLS: Typed letter signed | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 8 November 2006
Welcome the John Adams Manscript 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 3,500 books (which is also at the BPL). This wiki is in progress, so please be patient. 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 Massachuetts Historical Society, and are available for viewing on their website.
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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, X written to him, X 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 fill out call slips for each item 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 separated into four series: letters from John Adams; letters to John Adams; letters about John Adams; and item found in John Adams’s books. Each series is arranged by date.
Date Opened
November 2006
Finding Aid and Wiki Prepared by:
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
