John H. Adams papers Bulk, 1911-1936 1889-1943

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John H. Adams papers Bulk, 1911-1936 1889-1943

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The correspondence of a Birmingham, Alabama, mining engineer, businessman, poet, and public servant. The collection also includes a small group of papers of Adams' son, John R. Adams, an attorney and realtor.

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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Adams, John. H., 1857-1949

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John H. Adams (1857-1949) was a mining engineer, businessman, poet, and Birmingham public servant. His son, John R. Adams, known also as Jack Adams and J. Reese Adams, was an attorney, realtor, and businessman. The elder Adams was elected Director from Alabama of the Engineering Association of the Southwest in 1889, and also appointed member of the Standing Committee on Rooms and library of the same organization. That year he also became superintendent of the Sloss Iron & Steel Company. In 1...