Introduction
Volumes Published
Microfilm Set Locations
Microfilm Guide
Permission to Quote
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Introduction
The Adams Papers project was founded in 1954 to prepare a comprehensive
published edition of the manuscripts written and received
by the family of John Adams of Quincy, Massachusetts. The
Adams Family Papers manuscript collection at the Massachusetts
Historical Society forms the nucleus of the project. In addition, the
editors have gathered over 27,000 copies of Adams items from hundreds
of libraries, institutions, and individuals in the United
States and abroad. The project's cut-off date is 1889, the
year Abigail Brooks Adams died. The editors do not edit the
Adamses words; rather, they continue the search for Adams
documents, select the material to be included in the edition,
provide a faithful transcription of the manuscripts, and supply
annotation. To date, 42 volumes have been published by Harvard
University Press.
The Adams Papers was funded originally by Time-Life Inc. and the Ford Foundation. At present funding is provided primarily by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Packard Humanities Institute, with additional funding from The Florence Gould Foundation and private donors. Over the years these supporters have included the Lyn and Norman Lear Fund, The J. Howard Pew Freedom Trust, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The Charles E. Culpepper Foundation through the Founding Families Papers, Inc.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding the collection or the editorial
project, please contact us:
The Adams Papers
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: 617.536.1608
adamspapers@masshist.org
John Quincy Adams designed and used this acorn and oak
leaf seal after 1830. The motto is from Cæcilius Statius as
quoted by Cicero in the First Tusculan Disputation: Serit
arbores quœ alteri seculo prosint ("He plants trees for the
benefit of later generations").
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Online:
Adams Time Line
Adams Genealogy
Biographical Sketches
Quotations
Selected Manuscripts
Adams Electronic Archive
JQA: One President's Adolescence
Other Resources:
Related Web Sites
Books about the Adamses
Adams Family Papers manuscript collection
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