Adams Presidential Library

 

A gateway to resources illuminating the lives of the Adams family. From the collected papers owned by the MHS to The Adams Papers publications and a host of helpful tools and guides in between, this is your portal to all things Adams.

 

WHERE TO START

 

MEET
About the Adamses
Family Tree
Biographies
Timeline 

READ
Access Adams Writings
Adams Papers Digital Edition
John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
Adams Digital Collection
Charles Francis Adams Civil War Diaries
Diaries of John Quincy Adams, Digital Collection 

FIND
Locate Manuscripts
Online Adams Catalog
Collection Guide
 

 

The Adams family of Quincy, Massachusetts, were public servants who shaped the nation’s first century, most notably through Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and First Ladies Abigail Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams.

DON'T MISS

Adams Family Papers

The massive multigenerational archive saved by the Adams family and donated to the MHS

Adams Papers Editorial Project

The published edition of the Adamses’ collected writings with 59 print volumes and 2 digital editions to date

Teach The Adamses

Explore classroom resources

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A deeper dive into the pivotal events and people in the Adamses' lives

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