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Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886, son of JQA and LCA, designated as CFA in The Adams Papers):

Opinions and Beliefs

Education

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DCA01

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his Harvard studies7

DCA07
291*
391*
398*
399*
400*
DCA08
115*
158*

education at Harvard4

DCA05
140*
158*
366*
372*

fulfillment of promise shown at college4

DCA03
110*
149*
231-232*
DCA04
421*

college promise and later performance2

DCA06
235*
367-368*

the German mind2

DCA08
306*
309*

difficulties in the pursuit of knowledge1

DCA08
212*

“fashion of Apathy which distinguishes every thing at [Harvard]”1

DCA07
277*

Harvard bicentennial1

DCA07
89*

Harvard commencement1

DCA07
305*

knowledge1

DCA01
118

learning from past generations1

DCA08
195-196*

pleasure of miscellaneous reading1

DCA08
357*

scholarly pursuits1

DCA01
355

school visiting1

DCA06
220*

studying classics1

DCA08
183*

study of oratory1

DCA08
306*

teaching children1

DCA04
163-164*

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