Charles Follen Adams Papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains a handwritten excerpt from American poet Charles Follen Adams’s, “Leedle Yawcob Strauss” dated “Boston. Mass. Nov. 16/82.” A reprint of a photogravure of Adams, which is signed by him, is also included.
Dates
- 1882
Creator
- Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Biographical Note
Adams was born on April 21, 1842 to Ira and Mary Elizabeth (Senter) Adams in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A businessman by trade, Adams is also known for his dialectic poems, including “Leedle Yawcob Strauss” (1876), for which he is most well known. Married in 1870 to Hattie Louise Mills, they had two children, Charles Mills and Ella Paige Adams (married name: Sawyer.)
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 half-manuscript box)
Abstract
Charles Follen Adams was born in 1842 and was known for his dialectic poems. This collection includes an excerpt from "Leedle Yawcob Strauss" (1876) dated 1882 and signed, as well as a reprint of a photogravure signed by Adams.
Physical Location
Located in Boston, Mass.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information unknown.
Processing Information
Reprocessed by Stephanie Call, 2009
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Follen Adams Papers, P-176
- Author
- Reprocessed by Stephanie Call
- Date
- 2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- Processed by Stephanie Call, Schilder Assistant Archivist, made possible by a grant from the Schilder Family Fund. This collection has been digitized, made possible by a grant from the Trustees u/w of Herman Dana.
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository