Henry Adams papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 12", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"12", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Henry Adams papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1871-1938", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1871/1938"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".2 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1871

date_inclusive_end

1938

origination

{"value"=>"Adams, Henry, 1838-1918", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Henry Adams (1838-1918) was an American historian, novelist, and critic.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"Adams autograph documents and transcripts arranged separately in chronological order"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of twenty-eight autograph letters signed by Henry Adams, 1871-1899; his undated autograph memoranda on the art of writing biography (4 p.); transcripts of letters to, from, and about Henry Adams made by Worthington C. Ford relating to his work The Letters of Henry Adams, 1867-1917; clippings and note concerning Henry Adams, 1938; and miscellaneous letters, including eight letters to Ford from various correspondents regarding Ford's book and Henry Adams, and one letter from Frances Adams to Mrs. Lowes, 1920-1937. The Henry Adams autograph letters, excepting letters to Samuel J. Tilden (9 Nov. 1871), and Mrs. Gordon Lester Ford (30 Mar. 1886), are written to Paul Leicester Ford and his brother Worthington Chauncey Ford, 1886-1899, the bulk to the latter in his capacity as Chief of the Bureau of Economic Statistics in Washington, D.C., discussing contemporary U.S. economic conditions.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 46M73"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Related collections include the Worthington Chauncey Ford Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library</p>"}

keydate

1871

prefercite

{"value"=>"Henry Adams papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Henry Adams (1838-1918) was an American historian, novelist, and critic. The collection consists of twenty-eight autograph letters signed by Henry Adams, 1871-1899; his undated autograph memoranda on the art of writing biography (4 p.); transcripts of letters to, from, and about Henry Adams made by Worthington C. Ford relating to his work The Letters of Henry Adams, 1867-1917; clippings and note concerning Henry Adams, 1938; and miscellaneous letters, including eight letters to Ford from various correspondents regarding Ford's book and Henry Adams, and one letter from Frances Adams to Mrs. Lowes, 1920-1937. The Henry Adams autograph letters, excepting letters to Samuel J. Tilden (9 Nov. 1871), and Mrs. Gordon Lester Ford (30 Mar. 1886), are written to Paul Leicester Ford and his brother Worthington Chauncey Ford, 1886-1899, the bulk to the latter in his capacity as Chief of the Bureau of Economic Statistics in Washington, D.C., discussing contemporary U.S. economic conditions.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.2 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1871

date_end

1938

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