Adams, Edgar Tarry, 1852-1926 (brewer and amateur photographer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1852 - 1926
Biography
Adams ran the family brewery, Adams and Sons, in Halstead, Essex; documented village life, family, boat-building and landscapes; keen interest in yachting - owned three sailing boats; member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Citation:
From the Science Museum Group catalogue. (Photographic slide collection at Science and Media Museum).Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Adams: Notebooks and papers of Edgar Tarry Adams
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/ADA
Dates:
1901-1925 mainly
Found in:
Downing College
Item
Notebook on analytic geometry as an introduction to celestial mechanics (under Sir Robert Ball), 1902 - 1906
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/ADA/1
Scope and Contents
Cover page marked Lent 1902, but includes notes annotated up to 1906. Includes (reverse of p60) blank notepaper of the Honorary Secretary of Cambridge University Cruising Club.
Dates:
1902 - 1906
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