Title: Cyrus C. Adams Scrapbooks
Inclusive Dates: 1884-1890

Creator:

• Adams, Cyrus C. (Cyrus Cornelius), 1849-1928

Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 14

Quantity: .8 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)

Abstract:

These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings documenting worldwide travel, exploration, trade, and peoples. Cyrus C. Adams appears to have authored many of the articles and compiled these scrapbooks.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0014

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Cyrus Cornelius Adams (1849-1928) was a journalist who graduated from the University of Chicago in 1876. In 1880 he joined the staff of the American Geographical Society (AGS). At this time he was also was associated with the New York Sun and contributed articles on African and Arctic exploration. In the 1890s he edited the short-lived Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine. Adams was the first head of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences' Department of Geography, and also served as the second president of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in 1905. Adams also edited the AGS Bulletin, serving as associate editor from 1902-1908 and editor from 1908-1915.

These scrapbooks contain articles clipped from newspapers and The Home Journal written and/or compiled by Cyrus C. Adams. The articles largely document travel and exploration. While the earlier scrapbooks focus on exploration at a more general, international level, the later scrapbooks focus more heavily on Africa and include articles on the expeditions of Henry Morton Stanley. Other articles focus on trade, including the railroads, petroleum, minerals, gems, and slavery; and peoples, including Mormons, Indian tribes, and cannibals.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• American Geographical Society of New York Records. AGSNY Archival Collection 1.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Custodial History

The American Geographical Society (AGS) acquired these scrapbooks from an unknown donor.

Acquisition Information

The American Geographical Society (AGS) donated these scrapbooks to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries in 1978 as part of its entire map and library collections.

Processing Information

Denise Gergetz (supervised by Christel Maass, UWM Libraries' Archives Dept.) processed the collection in October 2009.

	Scrapbooks
Box   1	1884
Box   1	1885-1886
Box   1	1886-1887
Box   2	1889-1890