Charles Francis Adams Jr.

Charles Francis Adams Jr. was an American military officer, historian, businessperson, writer, soldier and army officer (1835–1915). He was born at Boston and died at Washington, D.C.

Also recorded as Charles Francis Adams; C. F. Adams; C. F. Adams Jr.; Charles F. Adams.

Charles Francis Adams Jr. in brief

Born
1835
Died
1915
Known for
military officer, historian, businessperson, writer, soldier, army officer and entrepreneur
Place of birth
Boston
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Francis Adams, C. F. Adams, C. F. Adams Jr. and Charles F. Adams. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Charles Francis Adams Sr. and Abigail Brown Brooks. He married Mary Ogden Adams. One child is recorded: Mary Adams Abbott.

Career and activity

Charles Francis Adams Jr. worked in history and railway.

He was employed by Union Pacific Corporation and Harvard University. He belonged to American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Antiquarian Society and American Historical Association.

Catalogued works

50 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1851 to 2011.

Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, dated 1893. Memoir of Charles Francis Adams. Draft for formal arbitration contract to be hereafter perfected as to details ... The new departure in the common schools of Quincy. Chapters of Erie. Chapters of Erie, and other essays. Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915. Charles Francis Adams. History of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-1708. Seward and the Declaration of Paris. The regulation of all railroads through the state-ownership of one. Panama Canal Zone; an Epochal Event in Sanitation. Antinomianism in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1636-1638. Railroads, their origin and problems. The new departure in the common schools of Quincy and other papers on educational topics. 'Tis Sixty Years Since;. The Panama Canal Zone; an epochal event in sanitation. Speech of Hon. Chas. F. Adams before the Committee on taxation on House bill no. 664. Railroads. Some Phases of the Civil War. The state and the railroads. The federation of the railroad system. The wage earner and the savings bank depositor vs. the short silver dollar. Richard Henry Dana. Familiar letters of John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams, during the revolution. The works of John Adams, dated 1851. The Genesis of the Massachusetts Town: And the Development of Town-meeting Government. Massachusetts. Three Episodes Of Massachusetts History. The Settlement Of Boston Bay. The Antinomian Controversy. A Study Of Church And Town Government;. Proceedings on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the permanent settlement of Weymouth. Lincoln's offer to Garibaldi. 'Tis Sixty Years Since. Columbus and the Spanish Discovery of America. A Study in Historical Perspective. Before and After the Treaty of Washington: The American Civil War and the War in the Transvaal .., dated 1902. The Public Library and the Common Schools, dated 1879. Lee at Appomattox, and other papers. The Government and the Railroad Corporations, dated 1871. Address of Charles Francis Adams, Jr.: And Proceedings at the Dedication of .., dated 1883. An Address Delivered Before the Members of the Schools, and the Citizens of Quincy, July 4, 1856, dated 1856. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, dated 1941, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1952.203. Portrait of Rosette Loewenstein, dated 1922/59, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.868. Portrait of Annette Rosenshine, dated 1932, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.869. The Panama Canal Zone; an epochal event in sanitation / by Charles Francis Adams., dated 1911, held by Wellcome Collection. Transformations of Lamarckism : from subtle fluids to molecular biology / edited by Snait B. Gissis and Eva Jablonka ; with illustrations by Anna Zeligowski., dated [2011], held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7, dated Aug 1903 - Jul 1904, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence: colleagues and general, dated 1935-1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Personal, dated 1909-1984, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 6, dated Aug 1901 - Jul 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Charles Francis Adams, Jr., 1835–1915, 1965. Charles Francis Adams, by his Son, Charles Francis Adams, The SHAFR Guide Online.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

New ENglish Canaan of Thomas MOrton (1967) — Internet Archive. Railroads, their origin and problems (1887) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Charles Francis Adams Jr. studied at Harvard University. training under Richard Henry Dana is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is history and railway.

Employment is recorded with Union Pacific Corporation and Harvard University. Membership is recorded of American Philosophical Society, American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Legum Doctor.

Chronology

  1. 1835Charles Francis Adams Jr. born at Boston.
  2. 1887Railroads, their origin and problems digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1893Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners.
  4. 1915Charles Francis Adams Jr. died at Washington, D.C..

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Charles Francis Adams Jr.”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1064413: Charles Francis Adams Jr.

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