Autograph letter signed to James Porter

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Subscription Adams Memorial Committee.

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BA 1842

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BA 1842

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Porter, James (1827-1900) master of Peterhouse Cambridge

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Archive Record|Table of contents

Papers of John Couch AdamsAdams

Correspondence about the collection; folder of photographs of Newton manuscripts; stray, unidentified letters, parts of letters and enclosures from lettersAdams/Box 1

Correspondence between J.C. Adams and Sir George Biddell AiryAdams/Box 2

Letters from Francis Bashforth and others to J.C. AdamsAdams/Box 3

Letters from J.C. Adams, and some from Eliza Adams, to Francis BashforthAdams/Box 4

Correspondence received by J.C. Adams, A-Z by authorAdams/Box 5-15

Adams's own drafts and copies of correspondence sentAdams/Box 16

Adams's undergraduate notebooks and notebooks used by him when teachingAdams/Box 17

Adams's research notebooks on astronomical subjectsAdams/Box 18

Adams's research on astronomical and mathematical subjects (loose papers)Adams/Box 19

Adams's early diaries, papers relating to University administration, general memorabiliaAdams/Box 20

Adams's diariesAdams/Box 21

Eliza Adams's diariesAdams/Box 22

JuveniliaAdams/Box 23

Papers given by Mrs Horne, in 1990, including correspondence, early diaries, correspondence post mortem etc.Adams/Box 24-26

Papers relating to the Newton Manuscripts SyndicateAdams/Box 27

Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams, after J.C. Adams's deathAdams/Box 28

Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams and Donald MacAlister, after J.C. Adams's deathAdams/Box 29

Correspondence and papers of the Adams Memorial CommitteeAdams/Box 30-32

Correspondence, A - J by sender, and papers relating to the Adams Memorial CommitteeAdams/Box 30-32/Box 30

Correspondence, J - S by sender, relating to the Adams Memorial CommitteeAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31

Autograph letter signed to Eliza AdamsAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/1/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/1/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/1/3

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/1/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/2/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/2/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/2/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/2/4

Autograph postcard signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/3/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/3/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/3/3

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/3/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/3/5

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/4

Letter to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/5

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/4/6

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/5/1

Autograph postcard signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/5/2

Autograph postcard signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/5/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/5/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/6/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/6/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/7/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/7/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/7/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/7/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/7/5

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/8/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/8/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/8/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/9/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/9/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/9/3

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/9/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/10/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/10/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/10/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/10/4

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/11/1

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/11/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/11/3

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/11/4

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/11/5

Autograph letter signed to Cambridge University PressAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/12/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/12/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/12/3

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/13/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/13/2

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/13/3

Telegram to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/13/4

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/14/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/14/2

Autograph letter signed to Charles TaylorAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/15/1

Autograph letter signed to James PorterAdams/Box 30-32/Box 31/15/2

Correspondence, S - Y by sender, relating to the Adams Memorial CommitteeAdams/Box 30-32/Box 32

Transcripts of papers and letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 33

Transcripts of letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 34

Transcripts of letters from J.C. Adams, A-Z by recipient, and transcripts of miscellaneous correspondence, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 35-38

Transcripts of J.C. Adams's diary and scientific papers, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 39

Transcripts of articles about J.C. Adams, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 40

Text of Donald MacAlister's biography of J.C. Adams, and correspondence relating to itAdams/Box 41

Biographical papers by members of the Adams family, William Smart and othersAdams/Box 42

Miscellaneous printed material including: items originally sent enclosed with letters, cuttings and articles about Neptune, obituaries of Adams's colleagues and contemporariesAdams/Box 43-44

Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and bound books, mostly referred to in the correspondenceAdams/Box 45

'Manuscripts on the perturbations of Uranus by J.C. Adams 1841-1846 arranged and described by R.A. Sampson 1901'Adams/W.16