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# Reference code Title Dates Access restrictions Retrieval information
1 GB 275 Adams/Box 1 Correspondence about the collection; folder of photographs of Newton manuscripts; stray, unidentified letters, parts of letters and enclosures from letters 1847-1959 None
2 GB 275 Adams/Box 2 Correspondence between J.C. Adams and Sir George Biddell Airy 5 Nov. 1845-12 June 1888 None
3 GB 275 Adams/Box 3 Letters from Francis Bashforth and others to J.C. Adams 29 Nov. 1846-17 Jan. 1890 None
4 GB 275 Adams/Box 4 Letters from J.C. Adams, and some from Eliza Adams, to Francis Bashforth 16 June 1849-10 May 1890 None
5 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5 Letters to J.C. Adams, A-B 7 Feb. 1840-21 Aug. 1890 None
6 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6 Letters to J.C. Adams, C-D 25 Aug. 1843-27 Jan. 1890 (Some undated.) None
7 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7 Letters to J.C. Adams, E-Go 23 June 1842-28 Feb. 1890 None
8 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 8 Letters to J.C. Adams, Gr-Gu 23 Dec. 1845-6 Feb. 1890 None
9 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9 Letters to J.C. Adams, H 18 Feb. 1846-11 Apr. 1890 None
10 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10 Letters to J.C. Adams, J-L 3 Feb. 1843-4 May 1890 None
11 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11 Letters to J.C. Adams, M-O 3 Nov. 1846-4 Mar. 1890 None
12 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12 Letters to J.C. Adams, P-Rod 16 Mar. 1845-20 June 1890 None
13 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13 Letters to J.C. Adams, Roh-Shee 15 Dec. 1846-25 Jan. 1890 (Many without year.) None
14 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14 Letters to J.C. Adams, Shel-T 2 June 1846-25 Jan. 1890 None
15 GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15 Letters to J.C. Adams, V-Z, and other correspondence 2 May 1837-9 July 1889 None
16 GB 275 Adams/Box 16 Adams's own drafts and copies of correspondence sent 13 June 1840-2 July 1890 None
17 GB 275 Adams/Box 17 Adams's undergraduate notebooks and notebooks used by him when teaching 1839-1842 None
18 GB 275 Adams/Box 18 Adams's research notebooks on astronomical subjects 1846-1856 None
19 GB 275 Adams/Box 19 Adams's research on astronomical and mathematical subjects (loose papers) 1712-1886 None
20 GB 275 Adams/Box 20 Adams's early diaries, papers relating to University administration, general memorabilia 17 Feb. 1837-1892 None
21 GB 275 Adams/Box 21 Adams's diaries 1854-1890 None
22 GB 275 Adams/Box 22 Eliza Adams's diaries 1877-1911 None
23 GB 275 Adams/Box 23 Juvenilia 1819-1839 (Undated.) None
24 GB 275 Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24 Letters to and from J.C. Adams, including correspondence regarding the Newall telescope 27 Nov. 1843-22 Dec. 1891 None
25 GB 275 Adams/Box 24-26/Box 25 Early diaries, papers and newspaper cuttings 17 Feb. 1837-June 1893 None
26 GB 275 Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26 Correspondence, mostly to Eliza Adams after J.C. Adams's death 1 Apr. 1863-2 July 1913 None
27 GB 275 Adams/Box 27 Papers relating to the Newton Manuscripts Syndicate 1875-1996 (Many undated.) None
28 GB 275 Adams/Box 28 Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams, after J.C. Adams's death 18 Jan. 1892-30 Sep. 1946 None
29 GB 275 Adams/Box 29 Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams and Donald MacAlister, after J.C. Adams's death 10 Feb. 1892-2 Apr. 1907 (Many undated.) None
30 GB 275 Adams/Box 30-32/Box 30 Correspondence, A - J by sender, and papers relating to the Adams Memorial Committee 21 Jan. 1892-23 Apr. 1900 (Some undated.) None
31 GB 275 Adams/Box 30-32/Box 31 Correspondence, J - S by sender, relating to the Adams Memorial Committee 4 Feb. 1892-24 May 1895 None
32 GB 275 Adams/Box 30-32/Box 32 Correspondence, S - Y by sender, relating to the Adams Memorial Committee 11 Feb. 1892-26 Sep. 1900 None
33 GB 275 Adams/Box 33 Transcripts of papers and letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlister 12 July 1846-29 Jan. 1847 None
34 GB 275 Adams/Box 34 Transcripts of letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlister 12 Nov. 1846-21 Apr. 1893 None
35 GB 275 Adams/Box 35-38/Box 35 Transcripts of letters, A-B by recipient 11 July 1840-28 Sep. 1884 None
36 GB 275 Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36 Transcripts of letters, B-G by recipient 1 Dec. 1846-10 May 1890 None
37 GB 275 Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37 Transcripts of letters, H-R by recipient 2 Feb. 1847-15 Sep. 1978 None
38 GB 275 Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38 Transcripts of letters from J.C. Adams, S-W by recipient, letters to Adams, and other correspondence 27 Jan. 1843-18 Oct. 1888 None
39 GB 275 Adams/Box 39 Transcripts of J.C. Adams's diary and scientific papers, made for Donald MacAlister 7 Aug. 1837-1890 (Some undated.) None
40 GB 275 Adams/Box 40 Transcripts of articles about J.C. Adams, made for Donald MacAlister 13 Nov. 1846-13 May 1895 None
41 GB 275 Adams/Box 41 Text of Donald MacAlister's biography of J.C. Adams, and correspondence relating to it 19 Feb. 1847-1900 (Mostly undated.) None
42 GB 275 Adams/Box 42 Biographical papers by members of the Adams family, William Smart and others 1862-23 Mar. 1977 (Many undated.) None
43 GB 275 Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43 Miscellaneous printed material, A-J by author 1843-1896 None
44 GB 275 Adams/Box 43-44/Box 44 Miscellaneous printed material, L-W by author 1701-1889 None
45 GB 275 Adams/Box 45 Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and bound books, mostly referred to in the correspondence 1870-1900 None