Identity area
Reference code
ADAM/A
Title
Biographical material
Date(s)
- 1946-1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Class
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1930-1989)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This section contains material gathered after Adams's death, primarily by I. M. James while working on the memoir for the Royal Society published in 1990. This includes letters from former colleagues and students with descriptions and stories about Adams, and includes a photograph taken of Adams after climbing on top of a sculpture at midnight and the eulogy delivered in Trinity College Chapel by J. P. May at the memorial service in April 1993.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
File A19 contains personal information about a living person; access is therefore restricted.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Files A11-A19 were received from Professor I. M. James in December 1990.
Note
File A20 was received from the Adams family in 1991.