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Single manuscript items
The Huntington Library holds no discrete collection of John Adams material, but there are a number of single manuscript Adams items that document his life and career from 1775 to 1818. The bulk is correspondence to family, politicians, and statesmen that discusses politics and foreign relations with Great Britain and Europe. Search Summon Discovery using the subject terms below in quotes to find records for individual items.
L. Dennis Shapiro collection
In addition, sixteen John Adams letters can be found in the L. Dennis Shapiro collection. Note: the Shapiro collection is restricted—it is available only with curatorial approval and requires extended retrieval and delivery time. Contact the library for more information.
Call number: mssShapiro
Individual items in other collections
There are also a number of individual John Adams items in other archival collections held by the Library, including:
Colonial boundary disputes collection
Call number: mssHM 8970-8978
James McHenry papers
Call number: mssMH
Samuel Cooper papers
Call number: mssCO
Signers of the Declaration of Independence collection of letters
Call number: mssEM
Edward Davis Townsend papers
Call number: mssHM 41567-41724
James Thomas Fields papers
Call number: mssFI