St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 40/3/1
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13 Nov. 1846

Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "An account of observations undertaken in search of the planet discovered at Berlin on Sept. 23, 1846", from the Memoirs of the RAS, Vol. 16 p.415. [Neptune]

Challis, James (1803-1882) astronomer and physicist

Typescript and MS papers

Adams/Box 30-32/Box 30/1/5
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23 May 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Typescript report of the meeting in the Jerusalem Chamber and unveiling of medallion in the Abbey, dated Saturday 23 [May 1895]. (This conflicts with the date given by JWL Glaisher in his "Biographical Memoir" in Vol. 1 of the Collected Papers.)

MS eulogy of Adams's achievements "This year 1895, which was the completion of the scheme for commemorating Professor Adams...". Probably the words spoken by the Master of SJC on the same occasion.

Adams Memorial Committee

Typescript and MS of lecture on Adams given in St John's to the University Extension Students

Adams/Box 41/9-10
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22 Aug. 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

MacAlister, Sir Donald (1854-1934) 1st Baronet, physician and medical administrator

Typed letter signed to James Porter

Adams/Box 30-32/Box 32/4/2
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23 Apr. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Subscription Adams Memorial Committee.

Stokes, Sir George Gabriel (1819-1903) 1st Baronet, physicist

Typed letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/23/2
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16 Nov. 1907

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Tablet in Laneast Church.

Graff, Edward Charles (fl 1907)

Two autograph letters signed to the Librarian, St John's College,

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/1
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12 Feb. 1990-16 Mar. 1990

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Making arrangements for the papers (Boxes 24-26), collected by D. MacAlister for JCA's biography, to be deposited in the College Library. Sheet briefly describing the collection enclosed.

Horne, Mrs J E T (fl 1990)

Transcripts of letters from J.C. Adams, S-W by recipient, letters to Adams, and other correspondence

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38
File
27 Jan. 1843-18 Oct. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Various (000927)

Transcripts of articles about J.C. Adams, made for Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 40
File
13 Nov. 1846-13 May 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Various (000930)

Transcript of part of letter

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 25/13/4
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31 Dec. 1839

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"I don't know whether Major Sabine has given you my account of the results of our magnetic tour last summer..." From subject matter, references to Sabine and Ireland almost certainly written by Humphrey Lloyd.

Lloyd, Humphrey (1800-1881) physicist and university administrator

Timetable of lessons in Latin, Greek, French and Euclid

Adams/Box 23/23/5
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1819-1839 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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