James Adams estate papers
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of the wills and related estate documents of James, Lucian B., and James Lucian Adams, three generations of the same family, who all lived in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Dates
- Creation: 1838-1932
Creator
- Adams, James, 1783-1843 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from James Adams estate papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Landowner who lived in Springfield, Illinois and wanted to fund an educational institution. He was also involved in Freemasonry.
Extent
18 items (114 leaves)
Custodial History
Doanted by Lyndon Cook in 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Lyndon Cook; 1980.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Adams, James Lucian, 1848-1931 (Person)
- Adams, Lucian B., 1816-1882 (Person)
- Adams, James, 1783-1843 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of James Adams estate papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 September 2
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States