Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Samuel Adams, continental congressman and governor of Massachusetts, were given to the Library of Congress by James B. Wilbur in 1926.
Processing History
The collection was housed and described prior to 1950. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Other Repositories
The originals of this collection are held by the New York Public Library, New York, N.Y.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Samuel Adams Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.