Scope and Contents
The papers, relating almost exclusively to matters of taxation, consist of material collected and written for a survey for the American Gas Association; material for a survey of the cement industry in the case U. S. vs. Atlas Portland Cement Company, et al.; material concerning the Committee on Double Taxation of the International Chamber of Commerce and of the League of Nations; papers relating to the Wisconsin Tax Commission; papers relating to the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership; and papers on state and federal tax problems. The papers contain no personal correspondence and are of interest mainly for specific subjects.
Dates
- 1900 - 1936
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Thomas S. Adams, 1937.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Arrangement
Arranged under fourteen headings: Amendments to the revenue bill of 1918, Financial aspects of World War I, American Gas Association survey, Cement survey, International Chamber of Commerce, League of Nations, President's conference on home building and home ownership, United States v. Sugar Institute, Inc., Wisconsin Tax Commission, Miscellaneous papers on taxation, Notebooks, Notecard, Bibliography, and Oversize material.
Extent
11.67 Linear Feet (24 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers, relating almost exclusively to matters of taxation, consist of material collected and written for a survey for the American Gas Association; material for a survey of the cement industry in the case United States v. Atlas Portland Cement Company, et al.; material concerning the Committee on Double Taxation of the International Chamber of Commerce and of the League of Nations; papers relating to the Wisconsin Tax Commission; papers relating to the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership; and papers on state and federal tax problems. The papers contain no personal correspondence and are of interest mainly for specific subjects.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Sewall Adams was a professor of Political Economy at Yale University, advisor to the United States Treasury Department, and member of the fiscal committee, League of Nations.
Processing Information
Initial processing was completed in 1984, and materials were physically reprocessed and rehoused in 2018. Folder titles were transcribed from the physical folders into the findinga aid inventory in 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Sewall Adams Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- February 1984
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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