Bristow Adams (November 11, 1875 – November 1956) was an American

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, and

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. Adams was born in

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He taught at

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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 and Larrey Bowman. Published f ...

'', 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.

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External links

Guide to the Bristow Adams Papers
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