James M. Adams family history scrapbook, 1911-1931

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Adams, James Monroe, 1849-1931
Date:
1911-1931
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James M. Adams family history scrapbook, ms4267, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a scrapbook of the Adams family history written by James M. Adams of Monroe, Georgia in 1911. The scrapbook includes a lengthy and detailed autobiographical manuscript describing his life, transcriptions of family letters, newspaper clippings, a genealogical chart, and detailed biographies of numerous individual family members that include births, deaths, marriages, and anecdotes.

Biographical / historical:

James Monroe Adams (1849-1931) was the pastor of the Monroe Primitive Baptist Church in Monroe, Georgia from 1909 to his death in 1931.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

James M. Adams family history scrapbook, ms4267, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.