John Quincy Adams Papers
Scope and Contents
The John Quincy Adams Papers contains chiefly receipts and bills concerning John and Rufus Adams' ranching, stock raising, hotel, and brickmaking enterprises in Genoa and Carson Valley, Nevada. Also included are some correspondence and Adams family genealogical research and papers dealing with Genoa and Carson Valley, 1874-1896.
Dates
- 1862-1897
Creator
- Adams, John Quincy, 1832-1910 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
John Quincy Adams was born in Illinois, and learned the bricklayer trade from his father. He moved to Utah with his family in 1850; and then relocated to Carson Valley, Nevada 1853. Together with his brother Rufus he ran farming and stockraising businesses and kept a hotel. He manufactured the brick used in construction of U. S. Mint in Carson City and court house in Genoa, Nevada.
Extent
0.41 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John Quincy Adams was born in Illinois, and learned the bricklayer trade from his father. He moved to Utah with his family in 1850; and then relocated to Carson Valley, Nevada 1853. Together with his brother Rufus he ran farming and stock-raising businesses and kept a hotel. He manufactured the brick used in construction of U. S. Mint in Carson City and court house in Genoa, Nevada. The collection contains chiefly receipts and bills concerning John and Rufus Adams' ranching, stockraising, hotel, and brickmaking enterprises in Genoa and Carson Valley, Nevada. Also included are some correspondence and Adams family genealogical research.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Rufus W. and Elsie Adams, date unknown.
Creator
- Adams, John Quincy, 1832-1910 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Quincy Adams Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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