Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr.
Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. | |
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Pierpont Morgan Library | |
Spouses | Ruth Potter
(m. 1933; div. 1940)Betty Abbott
(after 1941)Marie-Luise, Prinzessin von Croÿ
(after 1969) |
Parent(s) | Frederick Baldwin Adams Ellen Walters Delano |
Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. (March 28, 1910 – January 7, 2001) was an American bibliophile and the director of the
Early life
Adams was born in
Adams attended
Career
After Cambridge, he worked at the Air Reduction Company, a manufacturer of oxygen, acetylene, and other gasses and oxy-acetylene cutting and welding equipment, founded by his father and uncle, among others. At the company, he researched how New Deal legislation might affect the company.[5]
From 1948 until 1969, he was director of the
After his third marriage in 1969, Adams resigned from the Morgan Library and moved to Paris with his wife after their marriage. There he served at president of the
His own collection, which included the largest holdings of works by Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost and an extensive collection of writing by Karl Marx, was dispersed at Sotheby's in London in November 2001.[5]
Personal life
On June 10, 1933, Adams was married to Ruth Potter at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in
In 1941, Adams remarried Betty Abbott, the daughter of Hunt Abbott of Wellesley, Massachusetts.[16] Together, they were the parents of two more daughters: Judith Adams, and Lauren Adams, who married Hubert C. Fortmiller Jr. in 1967.[17][18]
He married his third wife, the
He died on January 8, 2001, at his home in Chisseaux, Indre-et-Loire in France.[5]
Honors
Adams was awarded honorary degrees from his alma mater Yale, Williams College, Union College, Hofstra University, and New York University.[3]
Works
- Radical Literature in America: An Address by Frederick B. Adams Jr., to which is Appended a Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club in New York City Overbrook Press, 1939, 61 pages [22]
- An Introduction to the Pierpont Morgan Library. 1964.[23]
- Homage to the Book, written with Leonard Baskin. Westvaco Press. 1968 [24]
References
- New York Times. October 24, 1961. p. 37.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths EASTMAN, LAURA DELANO ADAMS". The New York Times. September 28, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Bidwell, John (2001). FREDERICK BALDWIN ADAMS, JR (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. pp. 498–502. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Yale Tap Day Critic Accepts Election". The New York Times. May 15, 1931. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e f "Frederick Adams, 90, Morgan Library Director". The New York Times. January 25, 2001. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Biographical Memoirs: Frederick B. Adams Jr". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 147 (2): 153–156. June 2003. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "LENOX -- Ruth Duell, 92, of Pine Hill at Kimball Farms died Sunday at home". The Berkshire Eagle. January 19, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "MISS RUTH POTTER TO BE WED JUNE 10; Bride-Elect of F. B. Adams Jr. Will Have 12 Attendants in Ceremony at Buffalo. SISTER MAID OF HONOR Wedding to Take Place in Westminster Church--Reception Will Follow at Potter Home" (PDF). The New York Times. May 29, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "MISS RUTH POTTER IS WED; Becomes the Bride of F. B. Adams Jr. In Church at Buffalo" (PDF). The New York Times. June 11, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "ADAMS, Gillian". Austin American-Statesman. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "DIVORCES F. B. ADAMS; Former Ruth Potter in Reno Charged Cruelty" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1940. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Gillian Adams Is Married" (PDF). The New York Times. May 4, 1955. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Heinzelman, Metals Processor" (PDF). The New York Times. May 28, 1962. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Anne B. Adams And Carl Bross Will Be Married; Ex-Students at Barnard and Michigan Engaged -- Nuptials May 23" (PDF). The New York Times. May 4, 1959. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Abbott -- Adams" (PDF). The New York Times. April 20, 1941. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Lauren Adams to Be Bride Of Hubert C. Fortmiller Jr" (PDF). The New York Times. June 30, 1967. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Andover Bridal for Lauren Adams" (PDF). The New York Times. August 21, 1967. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "H. Nelson Slater, Textile Executive" (PDF). The New York Times. May 2, 1968. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "PRINCESS CROY ENGAGED; Granddaughter of John Leishman Fiancee of Richard E. Metz" (PDF). The New York Times. February 20, 1941. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "RICHARD E. METZ DIVORCED; Former Princess of Croy Gets a Decree in Reno" (PDF). The New York Times. June 12, 1949. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Adams, F. B., Rogers, B., Overbrook Press., & Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress). (1939). Radical literature in America: An address. Stamford, Conn: Overbrook Press.
- ^ Adams, F. B. (1964). An introduction to the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York.
- ^ Adams, F. B., & Baskin, L. (1968). Homage to the book. New York: Westvaco.