Bertram Adams Photographs, ca. 1960-1969
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Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 617-349-7757 [email protected] Bertram Adams Photographs, ca. 1960-1969
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Summary Information ...... 3 Biography ...... 3 Collection Overview ...... 4 Organization of Collection ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Related Materials ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 6
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Summary Information
Repository: Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections Creator: Adams, Bertram Title: Bertram Adams Photographs, ca 1960-1969 ID: 006 Date [inclusive]: ca. 1960-1969 Physical Description: 4.8 Linear feet 5 boxes Physical Description: 1.5 Cubic Feet Physical Description: 112 Items Language of the English Material:
Preferred Citation
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: [Identification of item], Bertram Adams Photographs, ca. 1960-1969, 006, [Box#, Folder title], Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections.
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Biography
Bertram Adams, born in 1893, was a lifelong resident of Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Brookline Public Schools and was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1915), the University of Vermont (1917), and the Northeastern School of Law. He was a photographer with a studio and darkroom at his home at 24 Williams Street in Brookline. Adams was a self-described professional hobbyist. In addition to a photo studio, he also had a workshop in his home where he invented a slide rule used by fire departments. He enjoyed math and taking apart and putting together intricate clocks. He was a member of the Yankee Puzzlers, a branch of the American Puzzler’s League. At age 18, Adams began his career as a magician with his first professional performance in Brookline’s All Saints Church in 1911. Adams was elected to the Society of American Magicians in 1917 and became its president in 1932. He was the founder of the International Society for Mystic Research. He claimed to have owned one of the largest collections of books on magic in the United States. He was also a friend of magician Harry Houdini and had a substantial collection of Houdini memorabilia, including letters, autographed books,
- Page 3- Bertram Adams Photographs, ca. 1960-1969 and pieces of equipment used by the magician. Adams was a charter member of the Brookline Rotary Club and a Brookline Town-Meeting Member. (Lind, Inez, "Brookline Personalities," The Chronicle, Brookline, Massachusetts, 3 April 1941, 12)
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Collection Overview
This collection contains 8 x 10 matte, black and white photographs taken by Bertrand Adams in the 1960s of architecturally notable buildings in Cambridge. The buildings depicted are private homes, religious buildings, and Harvard University buildings. Most of the photographs taken are of Brattle Street homes and Harvard University.
The prints were arranged by geographic proximity and numbered by a librarian at the Cambridge Public Library from 1 – 83 with duplicates noted as a. Adams has his own numbering system but it is not consistently indicated on the prints. The photographs are mounted on mats.
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Organization of Collection
112 items arranged numerically.
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections
Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 617-349-7757 [email protected]
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Custodial History No known records of transfer. No known records of collection’s history.
Access to Collection This collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use The materials in this collection are subject to copyright and intellectual property restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to understand and observe copyright law and to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyright. Researchers must obtain written permission from the copyright holder(s) if they wish to publish materials from this collection. Questions concerning copyright and permission to publish should be directed to the Cambridge Room, Cambridge Public Library Archives and Special Collections.
Processing Information Processed by Alyssa Pacy in December, 2013.
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Related Materials
Related Materials Photographs (004)
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Controlled Access Headings
• Brattle Street (Cambridge, Mass.) • Harvard Square (Cambridge, Mass.) • Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge • Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge • Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge • Photography -- 1960-1980
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Collection Inventory
Title/Description Instances Folder 1 box 1
Fort Washington, 95 Waverly Street box 1 Item 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4 Longfellow box 1 Park Item 2
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street box 1 Item 3
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street box 1 Item 3a
Folder 2 box 1
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts box 1 Avenue Item 4
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts box 1 Avenue Item 4a
First Church Unitarian, 1446 Massachusetts Avenu box 1 Item 5
First Church Unitarian, 1446 Massachusetts Avenu box 1 Item 5a
Folder 3 box 1
Christ Church, 1 Garden Street box 1 Item 6
Christ Church, 1 Garden Street box 1 Item 6a
First Church of Christ Scientist, 13 Waterhouse Street box 1
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Item 7
First Church of Christ Scientist, 13 Waterhouse Street box 1 Item 7a
Folder 4 box 1
Christ Church, Zero Garden Street box 1 Item 8
Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park box 1 Item 9
Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park box 1 Item 9a
Radcliffe Yard, corner of Garden and Mason Streets box 1 Item 10
Folder 5 box 2
Radcliffe Yard, corner of Garden and Mason Streets box 2 Item 10a
Radcliffe Yard, Garden Street box 2 Item 11
Radcliffe Yard, Garden Street box 2 Item 11a
Harvard Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 12
Folder 6 box 2
Harvard Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 12a
Hollis Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 13
Hollis Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 13a
Hollis Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 14
Folder 7 box 2
Hollis Hall, Harvard Yard box 2
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Item 14a
Wadsworth House, 1341 Massachusetts Avenue box 2 Item 15
Phillips Brooks House, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 16
Phillips Brooks House, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 16a
Folder 8 box 2
Lionel and Mower Halls, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 17
Lionel and Mower Halls, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 17a
Holden Chapel, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 18
Holden Chapel, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 18a
Folder 9 box 2
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 19
Massachusetts Hall, Harvard Yard box 2 Item 19a
Littauer Center, 1805 Cambridge Street box 2 Item 20
Littauer Center, 1805 Cambridge Street box 2 Item 20a
Folder 10 box 2
Hemenway Gymnasium, 1515 Massachusetts Avenue box 2 Item 21
Hemenway Gymnasium, 1515 Massachusetts Avenue box 2 Item 21a
Gannett House, 1511 Massachusetts Avenue box 2 Item 22
Gannett House, 1511 Massachusetts Avenue box 2
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Item 22a
Folder 11 box 3
Hastings Hall, 1533-1551 Massachusetts Avenue box 3 Item 23
Hastings Hall, 1533-1551 Massachusetts Avenue box 3 Item 23a
The William Brattle House, 42 Brattle Street box 3 Item 24
The Window Shop, 42 Brattle Street box 3 Item 25
Folder 12 box 3
55 Brattle Street [?] box 3 Item 26
85 Brattle Street box 3 Item 27
77 Brattle Street box 3 Item 28
90 Brattle Street box 3 Item 29
Folder 13 box 3
94 Brattle Street box 3 Item 30
94 Brattle Street box 3 Item 31
The Oliver Hastings House, 101 Brattle Street box 3 Item 32
The Longfellow House, 105 Brattle Street box 3 Item 33
Folder 14 box 3
108 Brattle Street box 3 Item 34
112 Brattle Street box 3
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Item 35
113 Brattle Street box 3 Item 36
115 Brattle Street box 3 Item 37
Folder 15 box 3
149 Brattle Street box 3 Item 38
149 Brattle Street box 3 Item 39
151 Brattle Street box 3 Item 40
153 Brattle Street box 3 Item 41
Folder 16 box 3
155 Brattle Street box 3 Item 42
157 Brattle Street box 3 Item 43
159 Brattle Street box 3 Item 44
161 Brattle Street box 3 Item 45
Folder 17 box 4
163 Brattle Street box 4 Item 46
165 Brattle Street box 4 Item 47
167 Brattle Street box 4 Item 48
175 Brattle Street box 4 Item 49
Folder 18 box 4
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175 Brattle Street box 4 Item 50
175 Brattle Street box 4 Item 50a
7 Waterhouse Street box 4 Item 51
7 Waterhouse Street box 4 Item 51a
Folder 19 box 4
7 Waterhouse Street box 4 Item 52
5 Longfellow Park box 4 Item 53
6 Longfellow Park box 4 Item 54
7 Longfellow Park box 4 Item 55
Folder 20 box 4
10 Longfellow Park box 4 Item 56
16 Longfellow Park box 4 Item 57
Westengaard House, Harvard University, 3 Garden Street and box 4 Appian Way Item 58
Westengaard House, Harvard University, 3 Garden Street and box 4 Appian Way Item 58a
Folder 21 box 4
175 Brattle Street and 6 Fayerweather Street box 4 Item 59
175 Brattle Street and 6 Fayerweather Street box 4 Item 59a
2 Appleton Street box 4
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Item 60
2 Appleton Street box 4 Item 60a
Folder 22 box 4
9 Waterhouse Street, American Red Cross, Cambridge Chapter box 4 Item 61
9 Waterhouse Street, American Red Cross, Cambridge Chapter box 4 Item 61a
27 Concord Avenue box 4 Item 62
1 Garden Street, Christ Church Rectory box 4 Item 63
Folder 23 box 5
1 Garden Street, Christ Church Rectory box 5 Item 63a
Garden Street, Old Burying Ground box 5 Item 64
Garden Street, Old Burying Ground box 5 Item 64a
View of Waterhouse Street, Apartments at 50 Follen Street box 5 Item 65
Folder 24 box 5
View of Waterhouse Street, Apartments at 50 Follen Street box 5 Item 65a
1 Waterhouse Street, Waterhouse Court box 5 Item 66
1 Waterhouse Street, Waterhouse Court box 5 Item 66a
13 St. Johns Road (originally located at 14 Appian Way, moved in box 5 1963 Item 67
Folder 25 box 5
4 Willard Street box 5
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Item 68
8 Willard Street box 5 Item 69
9 Willard Street box 5 Item 70
21 Linnean Street, Cooper-Frost-Austin House box 5 Item 71
Folder 26 box 5
22 Boylston Street, now JFK Street box 5 Item 72
64 Boylston Street, corner of South Street, now JFK Street box 5 Item 73
Apthorp House, Harvard University, Bow Street box 5 Item 74
33 Elmwood Avenue, Oliver-Gerry-Lowell House box 5 Item 75
Folder 27 box 5
5 Russell Street box 5 Item 76
59 Thorndike Street box 5 Item 77
111 Spring Street box 5 Item 78
17 Brown Street box 5 Item 79
Folder 28 box 5
71 Cherry Street, Margaret Fuller House box 5 Item 80
15 Hawthorn Street box 5 Item 81
26 Gray Street box 5 Item 82
88 Garden Street box 5
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Item 83
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