By Beverly Allen, University Archivist
Collection Overview
Title: Alva Blanchard Adams Papers, 1875-1942
Creator: Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-)
Extent: 25.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by type of material, and then chronologically.
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, essays, speeches and manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks, framed items, artifacts, and clippings relating to the political careers and personal lives of Alva Blanchard Adams (1875- ), his son, Alva B. Adams (1915-1981) and their respective families.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, essays, speeches and manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks, framed items, artifacts, and clippings relating to the political careers and personal lives of Alva Blanchard Adams (1875- ), his son, Alva B. Adams (1915-1981) and their respective families.
Biographical Note
Alva Blanchard Adams was an American politician. He was born in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He served as the fifth, tenth and 14th Governor of Colorado from 1887 to 1889, 1897 to 1899, and briefly in 1905. He died in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Use Restrictions:
Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
Related Materials:
Alva Blanchard Adams book collection, cataloged separately from the manuscript collection
Preferred Citation:
Alva Blanchard Adams Papers, Colorado State University-Pueblo Library, University Archives and Special Collections
Processing Information:
Beverly Allen, University Archivist, completed minimal processing for this collection in 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1882-1972
- Series 2: Essays, speeches and manuscripts, 1888-1921
- Series 3: Photographs, 1907-1937 and no date
- Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1876-1942
- Series 5: Artifacts
- Series 6: Framed items, 1887-1932 and no date