Scope and Content Note
The Adams Family Papers span the years 1776 to 1948 with the bulk dated 1794-1846. Chiefly comprising correspondence of John Quincy Adams, the collection also includes correspondence and other material relating to Abigail Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915), Henry Adams, John Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, and Samuel Adams. Henry Adams included his address to the American Historical Association in a letter dated 1894 to Herbert Baxter Adams. Many of the items are transcripts, photocopies, and other reproductions. Some of the twentieth century items are explanatory cover letters or printed material. Other correspondents include Joseph Blunt, Alexander Hill Everett, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Robert Welsh, Jr.