J. McGregor Adams Papers

Collection

Identifier: Midwest-MS-AdamsJM

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Collection

Incoming and outgoing correspondence, mostly business and real estate related.

Most of the incoming letters are coming from attorneys, businessmen, realtors, and bankers, regarding stocks and real estate investments. Outgoing correspondence, except for one loose letter is compiled in a letterpress copybook which must have been part of a series, as it is labeled "No. 6." Letters from Edith C. Ewing are about securing personal loans from Adams so she can attend college in New York

Dates

Creation: 1889-1904

Creator

Adams, J. McGregor (Person)

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The J. McGregor Adams Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The J. McGregor Adams Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Biography of J. McGregor Adams

Chicago businessman.

J. McGregor Adams (1834-1904) was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and educated at Andover. In 1858 he came to Chicago to represent a hardware company, and soon afterward became associated with John Crerar, with whom he established the firm of Crerar, Adams & Co. After the death of John Crerar Adams changed the name to Adams & Westlake Company.

Adams lived in Highland Park, Illinois, and passed away at his home on Sept. 17, 1904.

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Incoming and outgoing correspondence of Chicago businessman J. McGregor Adams, president of the Adams & Westlake Company, previously named Crerar, Adams & Co. Incoming correspondence (bulk 1901-1904) mostly concerns real estate matters; Outgoing correspondence are mainly in a letterpress copybook, for which only No. 6 (1890-1893) exists.