To provide funds toward the annual salaries of six members of the editorial team of the Massachusetts Historical Society, engaged in the editing and publishing of the Adams Papers, documents relating to the Adams family of Massachusetts. Funding will allow the team a year in which to complete the official, non-family papers of John Adams and begin work on the diary of John Quincy Adams.

To support the preparation of an edition of the papers of John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and their families.

Preparation for publication of volumes 19, 20, and 21 of the papers of John Adams (1735-1826) and volumes 14 and 15 of the Adams Family's correspondence. (36 months)

The Adams Papers Editorial Project is a comprehensive documentary edition of the diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary miscellanies contained in the Adams Family Papers manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, supplemented by Adams documents in other collections and archives. The project focuses on three generations of Adamses: John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and their families.

Preparation for publication of volumes 22 and 23 of the papers of John Adams (1735-1826) and volumes 16, 17, 18 of the Adams Family’s correspondence. (36 months)

The Adams Papers Editorial Project at the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is the authoritative scholarly edition of the diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary miscellanies written by three generations of the Adams Family of Massachusetts, including Abigail Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and their families. Since 1956, the project has published 56 volumes, with 49 freely available online (https://www.masshist.org/publications/adams-papers/). This family record charts the generational shifts in American life from the Revolution through the Civil War. As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, editors are focused on the founding generation’s efforts to establish “A More Perfect Union,” a complex saga that will unfold in 17 more volumes by 2039. The Adams Papers has received continuous aid from the NEH since 2003; we seek further support to make this unparalleled resource accessible to all.

Digital online publication of 35 previous printed volumes, including The Journal of John Winthrop, 1630-1649, the Winthrop Papers, The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, the Adams Family Correspondence, The Legal Papers of John Adams, and the Papers of John Adams. (36 months)

The Massachusetts Historical Society requests a grant of $299,792 over three years to digitize 35 volumes of edited documents, a total of about 17,600 pages. At the completion of the project scholars, students, and the general public will be able to use important texts heretofore usually available only in major research libraries. The Society will make the text available free of charge on its web site (www.masshist.org). It will display as page images with underlying fully searchable, encoded text. This initiative builds on the Society's long history as a documentary publisher and its growing record of offering digital resources. The initiative also prepares the Society to issue future titles digitally.

Preparation of volumes 15, 16, and 17 of the Papers of John Adams; preparation of volumes 10 and 11 of the Adams Family Correspondence; and conversion of volumes 14 and 15 of the Papers and volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the Correspondence to digital format.

The Adams Papers Documentary Editing Project is a comprehensive edition of the diaries, letters, and official records, public writings, and literary miscellanies contained in the Adams Family Papers manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, supplemented by Adams documents in other collections and archives. The project focuses on three generations of Adamses: John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and their families.

Preparation for publication of two volumes (18 and 19) of the papers of John Adams (1735-1826), Revolutionary leader and second president of the United States, and two volumes (12 and 13) of his family's correspondence. (36 months)

The Adams Papers Documentary Editing Project is a comprehensive edition of the diaries, letters, official records, public writings, and literary miscellanies contained in the Adams Family Papers manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, supplemented by Adams documents in other collections and archives. The project focuses on three generations of Adamses: John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and their families.

The continuing preparation of an edition of the papers of John Adams (1735-1826), Abigail Adams (1744-1818), John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), and their families.