Adams, Ephraim, 1818-1907
Dates
- Existence: 1818 - 1907
Biography
Ephraim Adams (February 1818–November 30, 1907) was one of the 11 original members of the Congregationalist "Iowa Band" of missionaries who came to Iowa in 1843 at the request of Home Missionary agent Asa Turner, a key figure in the establishment of Iowa College (later Grinnell College), and an antislavery and temperance advocate. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1839, taught for one year at the Petersburg Classical Institute in Virginia, and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1843.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ephraim Adams letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 835517
Mss 835517
Date(s):
1835-09-17
Abstract
In English.
Ephraim Adams letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 836368
Mss 836368
Date(s):
1836-06-18
Abstract
In English.
Ephraim Adams letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 836571
Mss 836571
Date(s):
1836-10-21
Abstract
In English.
Ephraim Adams letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 838240
Mss 838240
Date(s):
1838-03
Abstract
In English.
Ephraim Adams letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 839260.1
Mss 839260.1
Date(s):
1839-04-10
Abstract
In English.