St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams
Fonds
1701-1996

The papers comprise Adams's correspondence, notes and diaries, correspondence after his death, transcripts of correspondence and papers made for Donald MacAlister, biographical and miscellaneous material.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 29/23/1
Item
27 July 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reminiscences of JCA for Donald MacAlister's biography.

Campbell, Archibald Samuels (1820-1899)

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 28/15/4
Item
15 Sep. 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on DM's lecture on JCA. Social.

Harwood, Bessie (fl 1891-1893)

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 29/30/3
Item
25 Sep. 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Information for DM's biography. JCA as an undergraduate and young Fellow.

Russell, Henry (1822-1903)

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 29/29/5
Item
17 May 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Information about the CO search for Neptune, for Donald MacAlister's biography.

Morgan, John Holdsworth (1825-1908) astronomer

Autograph letter to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 28/7/2
Item
23 Jan. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Interrment in Westminster Abbey. Writer probably an elderly fellow of St John's.

Taylor, Charles (1840-1908) Hebrew scholar and Master of St John's College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26/11/1
Item
13 Feb. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Does not state to whom addressed. Asking the recipient to be Secretary of the Adams Memorial Committee with Dr. Porter: probably therefore MacAlister.

Taylor, Charles (1840-1908) Hebrew scholar and Master of St John's College, Cambridge

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy