Collection "The President's Own"
On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved legislation that officially brought "The President's Own" United States Marine Band into being, making...
John Adams's set of Shakespeare's works
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- Folger Shakespeare Library
John Adams's set of Shakespeare's works
This volume is one of a set belonging to Adams housed in two leather cases, now the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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