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Bristow Adams (November 11, 1875 – November 1956) was an American
Guide to the Bristow Adams Papers
at Cornell University Library
Stanford Chaparral Website
1875 births 1956 deaths Cornell University faculty American foresters {{forester-stub
Bristow Adams (November 11, 1875 – November 1956) was an American journalist
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...
, professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...
, forester
A forester is a person who practises forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas. Foresters manage forests to ...
, and illustrator.
Adams was born in Washington, D.C.
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He taught at Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
from 1914 to 1945. Adams also founded the ''Stanford Chaparral
The ''Stanford Chaparral'' (also known as the ''Chappie'') is a humor magazine published by students of Stanford University since 1899.
History
The ''Stanford Chaparral'' was established in 1899 by Bristow Adams. Published for more than 112 ye ...
'', the oldest humor magazine in the west, in 1899.
Adams created at least two scarce large photolithographed rowing posters between 1900 and 1910, one representing Harvard and one Cornell, both copyrighted by The Potomac Press, Washington, D.C., and printed by Andrew B. Graham of Washington.
References
External links
Guide to the Bristow Adams Papers
at Cornell University Library
Stanford Chaparral Website
1875 births 1956 deaths Cornell University faculty American foresters {{forester-stub