Adams
Adams names 17 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Adams JOHN, the second President of the United States
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, the second President of the United States; was born at Brain- JOHN ADAMS tree, near Boston, on Oct. 19, 1735. He practiced as a lawyer, and, in 1770, he was one of the selectmen deputed by the several towns of the province, who met in convention at Boston. In 1773, he became a member of the Council of State. He advocated and seconded the Declaration of Independence. In 1780 he represented the United States in Holland, and in 1782 co-operated with Franklin and the other American commissioners in negotiating a treaty of peace with England. In 1785 he became the first Min- In ister Residentiary to the court of St. James, and stayed in England till 1788. and In 1789, when Washington was elected President, he was made Vice-President, and in 1793 had the same office again conferred upon him. In 1797, on the retirement of Washington, he was chosen President, and at the close of his term of four years, being defeated for remajority of eight votes, ma election by a given to his Democratic adversary, Jefferson, he retired from public life, and died at Quincy, July 4, 1826. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Adams HENRY CARTER, an American editor
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENRY CARTER, an American editor; born in Davenport, Ia., in 1851. He graduated from Iowa College in 1874 and afterward studied at Johns Hopkins University and in Berlin and Paris. After graduating from Andover Theological Seminary in 1875, he was appointed lecturer on political science in Cornell University in 1880 and in 1887 became professor of political economy and finance at the University of Michigan. He was director of the Division of Transportation in the eleventh census and from 1887 to 1911 was statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission, being during the same period also in charge of the Division of Statistics and Accounts of that commission. From 1913 to 1916 he acted as financial adviser to the Chinese Republic. He was a member of many economic societies and received honorary degrees from Iowa College, University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University. He wrote "Taxation in the United States, 1787 to 1816" (1884); "Public Debts" (1887); "Description of Industry" (1918); "American Railway Accounting" (1918).
Adams JOHN QUINCY, sixth President of the United States
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN QUINCY, sixth President of the United States, and one of the greatest of American orators, diplomatists, and statesmen, was the eldest son of John Adams, second President of the United States, and was born at Braintree, Mass., July 11, 1767. In 1794 he proceeded to Holland as Minister, and in 1797 to Berlin, where he negotiated a treaty with the Prussian Government. In 1803 he was elected United States Senator, and in 1805 appointed Professor of Rhetoric at Harvard. In 1809 he was appointed Minister to Russia. In 1815 he went to London as United States Minister, where he remained till 1817, when he was appointed Secretary of State under Monroe. He was elected President of the United States by the House of Representatives in 1825, there having been no election by the people the previous year. He was defeated for re-election in 1828. In 1831 he was returned to Congress, where he remained until his death, Feb. 23, 1848.
Adams HERBERT, an American sculptor
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HERBERT, an American sculptor; born at Concord, Vt., in 1856. He was educated in the common schools and at the Institute of Technology at Worcester, Mass., and studied art in the United States and in Paris. He received awards at the Chicago, Paris, St. Louis, and San Francisco expositions. In 1915 he was awarded the medal of honor by the Architectural League and in the following year received a prize from the National Academy of Design. He was a member of the Commission of Fine Arts of the United States Government, president of the National Academy of Design, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and of other societies relating to art.
Adams GEORGE BURTON, an American educator
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
GEORGE BURTON, an American educator; born in Fairfield, Vt., in 1851. He graduated from Beloit College in 1873 and carried on post-graduate studies in Germany. He was professor of history in Drury College from 1877 to 1888. In the latter year he was appointed to the same chair in Yale University. From 1895 to 1910 he was editor of the "Historical Review." He edited many important books and documents dealing with the history of the Middle Ages, and was the author of "Civilization During the Middle Ages"; "The Growth of the French Nation"; "The Origin of the English Constitution," etc. He also wrote articles and delivered many addresses on historical subjects.
Adams MAUDE KISKADDEN, an American actress
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
MAUDE KISKADDEN, an American actress; born at Salt Lake City, Nov. 11, 1872; daughter of an actress who was leading woman of a stock company in that city, under the stage name of Adams. At 16 years of age Miss Adams joined E. H. Sothern's company in the "Midnight Bell"; afterward she was in Charles Frohman's stock company, and later supported John Drew. She made a great success in many plays from the pen of Sir J. M. Barrie, notably in The "Little Minister" and "Peter Pan." She has also essayed successfully some Shakespearean parts and the title rôles in Rostand's "L'Aiglon" and "Chantecler."
Adams HENRY, an American historian
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENRY, an American historian; born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1838; grandson of J. Q. Adams. He was for some time editor of the "North American Review," and Professor of History in Harvard College. He wrote "The Life of Albert Gallatin" (1879); "John Randolph" (1882), etc. His principal work is the "History of the United States from 1801 to 1817," which constitutes an authoritative history of that period. An autobiography, at first printed for private circulation only, was brought out for general circulation in 1919 as "The Education of Henry Adams" and received much attention. He died May 27, 1918.
Adams BROOKS, an American lawyer and writer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BROOKS, an American lawyer and writer; born in Quincy, Mass., in 1848. He was the son of Charles Francis Adams, and a brother of Henry and Charles Francis Adams. After graduating from Harvard in 1870, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law until 1881. His chief interest, however, was the writing of essays on economic subjects. His works include "Law of Civilization and Decay," and "America's Economic Supremacy" (1900); "The New Empire" (1902); "Economics and Public Affairs" (1913); "The Theory of Social Revolution" (1913), etc.
Adams CHARLES FRANCIS, ANCIS
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES FRANCIS, ANCIS, an American publicist and lawyer, son of the preceding; born in Boston, May 27, 1835. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. Besides notable articles in the "North American Review," on railroad management, he has published "Chapters of Erie" (1871); "Three Episodes of Massachusetts History" (1892); "Essays on Educational Topics" (1879), and a biography of his father (1900). For several years he was President of the Union Pacific railway. Died at Washington, D. C., March 20, 1915.
Adams FRANKLIN PIERCE, an American humorous writer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FRANKLIN PIERCE, an American humorous writer; born in Chicago in 1881. He graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1899 and for one year after attended the University of Michigan. Beginning newspaper work on the Chicago "Journal," he was successively editor of the New York "Evening Mail" and New York "Tribune." In the two latter papers he conducted a daily humorous column which was widely read. His published works include "In Other Worlds" (1912); "By and Large" (1914); "Weights and Measures" (1917).
Adams SAMUEL, an American statesman and Revolutionary patriot
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SAMUEL, an American statesman and Revolutionary patriot; born in Boston, Mass., in 1722. He was elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 1765, was a delegate to the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and a signer of the Declaration ration of Independence. He was active in framing the constitution of his native State, which he served as President of the Senate, Lieutenant-Governor (1789-1794), and Governor (1794-1797). He was zealous for popular rights, and fearless in his opposition to monarchism. He died in 1803.
Adams a town of Massachusetts in Berkshire co
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a town of Massachusetts in Berkshire co. which includes three villages. It is about 16 miles N. of Pittsfield and is on the Boston and Albany railroad and on the Hoosic river. Mount Greylock, the highest elevation in Massachusetts, is within the town limits. There is a public library, many churches, a statue of William McKinley and a Quaker meeting house. The town has manufactories of cotton and woolen goods, and paper and lime products. Pop. (1910) 13,026; (1920) 12,967.
Adams SAMUEL HOPKINS, an American writer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SAMUEL HOPKINS, an American writer; born in Dunkirk, N. Y., in 1871. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1891 and at once began newspaper work in New York. From to 1905 he was a member of the editorial staff of "McClure's Magazine." He wrote ," an exposé "The Great American Fraud of the patent medicine business (1906); "The Clarion" (1914); "Our Square and the People in It" (1917), and contributed many stories and articles to newspapers and magazines.
Adams CHARLES FRANCIS, an American statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES FRANCIS, an American statesman; born in Boston, Aug. 18, 1807; was candidate for Vice- President in 1848, twice elected to Congress, was Minister to England from 1861 to 1868, and member of the Geneva Arbitration Commission of 1871. His chief literary work was "Life and Works of John Adams" (10 vols., 1850-1856), his grandfather. He also edited the writings of his father, John Quincy Adams. He died in Boston, Nov. 21, 1886.
Adams WILLIAM TAYLOR, an American author and editor
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM TAYLOR, an American author and editor, best known by the pseudonym "Oliver Optic"; born July 30, 1822. He was a voluminous and highly popular writer of fiction for young readers, his works including several series of travel and adventure: "Young Flag Series," America Abroad," "Starry and others. He died March 27, 1897. ADAMSON LAW. See RAILWAYS.
Adams CHARLES KENDALL, an American historian and educator
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES KENDALL, an American historian and educator; born at Derby, Vt., Jan. 24, 1835. He became President of Cornell University (1885), of the American Historical Association (1890), of the University of Wisconsisn (1892), and editor-in-chief of "Johnson's Universal Cyclopædia" (1892). He died July 26, 1902.
Adams CHARLES FOLLEN, an American dialect poet
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES FOLLEN, an American dialect poet; born at Dorchester, Mass., April 21, 1842; author of "Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems" (1878); "Dialect Ballads" (1887), etc.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Of the seventeen Adamses gathered here, the two presidents have only grown in stature: Collier's 1921 sketch of John Adams as a man who simply retired and died at Quincy on July 4, 1826 has been replaced by a flood of scholarship on the Adams family papers, David McCullough's 1836-page-selling 2001 biography and the 2008 HBO series, while his Braintree birthplace and the family houses are now the Adams National Historical Park. John Quincy Adams is remembered today less for the disputed House election of 1825 than for his post-presidential years in Congress, the fight against the gag rule and his argument for the Amistad captives in 1841. Henry Adams, described here mildly as an American historian and grandson of J. Q. Adams, died in 1918 and his Education of Henry Adams took the Pulitzer in 1919; it is now read far more widely than his nine-volume history. The lesser names have faded unevenly: Maude Adams, the era's most beloved Peter Pan, left the stage and taught drama until her death in 1953; Herbert Adams's sculpture still stands in the Library of Congress; George Burton Adams's Historical Review is the American Historical Review, still the field's flagship; and Henry Carter Adams, dead in 1921 or soon after, is remembered by economists as a founder of the American institutionalist tradition and the man who built the Interstate Commerce Commission's accounting system.
Written for this edition, 2026.