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Thomas Boylston Adams Papers

1933-1987

Offsite Storage Inventory

The Thomas Boylston Adams papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

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Summary Description of the Collection

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Collection Summary

Creator:Adams, Thomas Boylston, 1910-1997.
Title:Thomas Boylston Adams papers
Dates:1933-1987
Physical Description:4 oversize record cartons
Call Number:OFFSITE STORAGE
Repository:Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org
Abstract:

This collection consists of the papers of Thomas Boylston Adams, ca. 1933-1987, and includes correspondence relating to the Adams family, Adams Memorial Society, and the Massachusetts Historical Society, as well as thirty-four volumes including diaries and notebooks.

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Related Materials

The Massachusetts Historical Society also holds the Thomas Boylston Adams campaign papers, 1962-1968. Preliminary inventory available at: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0103.

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Acquisition Information

The diaries were the gift of Peter B. Adams, Sept. 2002.

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Restrictions on Access

The Thomas Boylston Adams papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

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Summary Description of the Collection

CartonBarcodeContents
Carton 1SH 154V 0Papers, ca. 1933-1987
Carton 2SH 154W 1Papers, ca. 1933-1987
Carton 3SH 154X 2Diaries, ca. 1949-1970
Carton 4SH 154Y 3Diaries, ca. 1949-1970

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Preferred Citation

Thomas Boylston Adams papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:
Adams family.

Organizations:
Adams Memorial Society.
Massachusetts Historical Society.

Subjects:
Diaries, 1949-1970

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http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0102
Send reference questions to library@masshist.org.
Prepared by Michael Rush, May 2003.
Encoded by Michael Rush, May 2004


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