The 13 folders primarily consist of the correspondence between George A. Adams and Emily M. (Higgins) Adams, dating from 1846 to 1858. These letters document their courtship. Letters written by Emily also document the reading habits of a young lady or the development of her mental culture as well as her socio-religious views. One letter (Nov. 27, 1851) makes reference to her decision not to join the Antislavery Society in Rochester, and several others offer glimpses into her attitudes towards black Americans. A second letter (March 19, 1852) addressed "To my Sabbath School Class" in Rockville, Indiana, reveals Emily's deep-seated religious commitment. In the file "Letters from Classmates and Professors" are to be found letters from Lucy Stone and Almon Mack.
INVENTORY
Series 1. Correspondence
Box 1
George Adams to Emily Higgins [Adams],
1846-57, undated (2f)
Emily Higgins [Adams] to George Adams,
1846, 1848-51, 1855, undated (2f)
General -- Letters received, 1846, 1848-52,
1854, 1857-58, 1860-63, 1865, 1874,
1883, 1894, 1903, undated (2f)
Letters by Emily Higgins Adams, 1851-52,
1855, 1858
Fragments, undated
Letters from Classmates and Professors
March 20, 1848 O.W. White
January 1, 1849 P.C. Safford
January 30, 1849 Charles Gifford
February 9, 1849 Lucy Stone
February 19, 1849 T.S. Allen
March 18, 1849 R.C. Kedzie
March 19, 1849 P. Power
April 12, 1849 T.S. Allen
April 27, 1849 S.S. Hugheson
May 19, 1849 D. Burt
July 28, 1849 Almon Mack
July 31, 1849 Prof. Henry Whipple
November 1851 Charles Gifford
undated Elvira Mack
Julia Adams to Joseph Adams, 1876
William J. Roose to Emily J. Adams, 1890
Series 2. Oberlin Memorabilia and Miscellany
Box 1 (cont.)
"In Memoriam: Rev. George Athearn
Adams, December 21, 1821 to
December 25, 1903"
[Hendrick County?] Bible Society,
Constitution, undated
Miscellany, undated
Oberlin Memorabilia, 1875-78
Series 3. Writings by George Adams
Box 1 (cont.)
Writings by George A. Adams,
1907, undated
Series 4. Materials Relating to George Adams Roose
Box 2
Materials Relating to George Adams
Roose, 1917, 1925
Series 5. Photographs
Box 2 (cont.)
Photographs, undated
