Microfilm edition of the Charles Francis Adams II papers, 1861-1933
Contributors: Massachusetts Historical Society.
Publisher: Massachusetts Historical Society
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 55
Subjects: Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 -- Archives; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848; Adams family; Anti-Imperialist League (Boston, Mass.); Harvard University. Board of Overseers; Massachusetts Historical Society; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Other titles: Charles Francis Adams II papers, 1861-1933.
Description: The papers of Charles Francis Adams II (1835-1933) consist of diaries (1861-1915), personal journals, and literary drafts, and delineate his long life and diverse interests. Subjects are: Adams' service in the Civil War, his work with the Massachusetts Railroad Commission, his presidency of the Union Pacific Railroad, his historical writings and long association with the Massachusetts Historical Society, and his efforts in behalf of educational reform and anti-imperialism in the Philippines as a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers and the Anti-Imperialist League.
Notes: Copyright retained by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Citations must credit the Massachusetts Historical Society as the repository of the originals.
Other Adams family members are represented in the collection and correspondence as well as correspondence with other prominent individuals of his day.