Adams Memorial Society records, 1927-2009.

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Adams Memorial Society records, 1927-2009.

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Records of the Adams Memorial Society, custodians of the Adams homestead ("the old house") in Quincy, Mass. until its transfer to the National Park Service in 1959. The records include by-laws (1927), minutes, annual reports, correspondence, member lists, and financial records. Specific topics covered include the transfer of the house; the plants and upkeep of the Adams Memorial, a statue of Marian Hooper Adams placed by Henry Adams in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; and correspondence regarding state visits to the old house. Frequent correspondents include Thomas Boylston Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and Mary Ogden Abbott.

1 record carton and 1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7963916

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Adams, Thomas Boylston, 1910-1997

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Adams, Marian Hooper, 1843-1885

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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams, was educated at Harvard and served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, when he was Minister to England. He rejected a political career to teach history at Harvard and edit The North American review, 1870-1877, then returned to Washington. He wrote prolifically on many subjects and is best known for his Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904) and The education of Henry Adams (1907). From the description of Henry Adam...

Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1910-1999

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Rock Creek Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)

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Adams family.

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Abbott, Mary Ogden, 1894-1981

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Mary Ogden Abbott was a life-long resident of Concord, Mass.; an artist; a decendant of John and John Quincy Adams; and president of the Adams Memorial Society. From the description of Collection of materials relating to Mary Ogden Abbott, <1960>-<1994> (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 41873254 ...

Adams Memorial Society

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Nonprofit association consisting of Adams family members; established by Brooks Adams in 1926; converted the "Old House" (also known as Adams House) to a museum after the death of Brooks Adams in 1927; donated the site and its collections to the people of the United States under the stewardship of the National Park Service in 1946; society remains an active partner and advisor in the preservation of the park. From the description of Adams National Historical Park, Adams Memorial Soci...