Manuscripts
Supplement Box 1: Correspondence: A–B
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Supplement Box 3: Correspondence: R – W, Miscellaneous Correspondence
Manuscripts
mssAdams papers
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Supplemental files
Manuscripts
The following four boxes are made up of correspondence (arranged alphabetically by author) and manuscripts (arranged by topic). The sub-series includes the same authors that can be found in the larger Adams Collection boxes. The manuscripts (which include reports, speeches, articles, press releases, etc.) are written by several different people including Walter Adams, George Ellery Hale, Albert Michelson, F. E. Wright and many others. The majority of these manuscripts are related to astronomy and Mt. Wilson. There is one manuscript about Albert Einstein's visit to Mt. Wilson. There is also one folder of photographs and one folder of ephemera. There is a photograph of Albert Einstein with Humason, Hubble, St. John, Michelson, Campbell and Adams (circa 1931).
mssAdams papers
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Typescript transcriptions of correspondence in boxes 1-2
Manuscripts
This box contains typed transcriptions of the letters in Boxes 1 and 2. Transcribed by Genne Myers Nelson in 1997.
mssJA
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Box 1
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the correspondence and manuscripts of and related to Manly M. Chase and William R. Morley. The bulk of the papers consist of the personal and business correspondence of Manly M. Chase and Ada M. Morley. Manuscripts include memorandums, an affidavit, a bond, and written articles about Morley family members, Ada M. and Agnes Morley. The bulk of the manuscripts consist of legal materials regarding the Morley estate and children, W.R. Morley and Ada L. Morley. Manuscripts also include official court papers, bank statements, and legal agreement drafts. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters from Ada M. (Morley) Jarrett to Manly M. Chase about various personal and business matters such as business advice, stocks, land, legal issues, and family matters. Other correspondence in the collection include letters written to Manly M. Chase that cover a variety of personal and business issues related to Chase's life. Subject matters include business transactions, legal issues, money matters, and personal matters regarding the lives of the Morley children. Notable items also include several telegrams that recount the death of William R. Morley.
mssChaseMorley papers