Adams Family Papers

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The Adams family served as missionaries in Korea for two generations. This collection includes photographs, negatives, and a photograph album primarily documenting the period of the family's life and work at Taiku (Taegu), Korea. The collection also contains annual meeting photos of the Korea/Chosen Mission; a few "Dear Friends" letters written by Edward Adams in 1937, 1938 and 1941; and his annual personal report from Korea for 1938. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized. Featured image: Young Benjamin Adams standing with two Korean men outside of a building.

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Title:
Benjamin Adams and Korean men.
Description:
Young Benjamin Adams standing with two Korean men outside of a building.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994.
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea., Men--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112973
Title:
Ada Maud Schroder and Joel Kirk White wedding.
Description:
Marriage of Ada Maud Schroder to Joel Kirk White. 22 April 1896. Topeka, Kansas.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Schroder, Ada Maud., White, Joel Kirk.
Topics:
Weddings--Kansas--Topeka., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Topeka (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112992
Title:
Ada Maud Schroder and Joel Kirk White wedding.
Description:
Marriage of Ada Maud Schroder to Joel Kirk White. 22 April 1896. Topeka, Kansas.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Schroder, Ada Maud., White, Joel Kirk.
Topics:
Weddings--Kansas--Topeka., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Topeka (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112993
Title:
Ada Maud Schroder and Joel Kirk White wedding.
Description:
Marriage of Ada Maud Schroder to Joel Kirk White. 22 April 1896. Topeka, Kansas.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Schroder, Ada Maud., White, Joel Kirk.
Topics:
Weddings--Kansas--Topeka., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Topeka (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112991
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Left] Leland and Robert Chamness. [Top right] Mr. and Mrs. Chamness, Leland, and Robert. [Bottom right] Dick's Birthday Party, May 13, 1934(?). Adams.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112978
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Top] Taiku women's Bible class, 1917. [Bottom] South Church third largest, Taiku.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Christian education--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Women--Korea--Taegu., Church buildings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112927
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
Korea missionaries. Annual meeting, 1927.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112957
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Top] Korean children. [Bottom] Evangelist to government high school for girls.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea., Children--Korea., Christian education--Korea., High school girls--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112920
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
Miss Martha Switzer's gift to the women of southern Korea, a new dormitory. Taegu (Bible Institute?)
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Dormitories--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112918
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Top left] Edward Benjamin Adams. [Bottom right] Margaret and George Adams with their son, Edward Benjamin.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, George J. (George Jacob), 1907-, Adams, Margaret Lorraine., Adams, Edward Benjamin.
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112935
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Top left] Missionary's front yard view, Andong, Korea. [Top right] Mary & Sue Adams. [Bottom right] Men [sic] students playing volley ball. Men's Academy, Taiku.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, Susan Comstock.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Christian education--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea), Andong-si (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112917
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
Korea missionaries.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112947
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
[Top left] Edward and Susan Adams in Korean dress.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Susan Comstock.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Buildings--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112921
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left, image missing] Boy's Academy buildings, Taiku. [Top right] Korean workmen. [Bottom left] Students of Boy's Academy, Taiku. [Bottom right] Market meal sellers.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Men--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Students--Korea--Taegu., Children--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112970
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Tower for astronomical oberservation at ancient Kyung Ju. [Top right] Graves of the ancient kings at Kyung Ju. [Bottom left] Modern memorial of ancient site at Kyung Ju. [Bottom right] Jade flutes.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Kyŏngju-s., Sepulchral monuments--Korea--Kyŏngju-s.
Geographic subjects:
Kyŏngju-si (Korea)--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112980
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
Korea missionaries meeting, 1918 or 1919?
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112923
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
Korea missionaries meeting.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112937
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top] Children outside in snow in front of building. [Bottom] Postcard. Rev. R.J. Thomas, the First Protestant Martyr in Korea, and the Thomas Memorial Church, Pyengyang, Korea.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Thomas Memorial Church (P'yŏngyang, Korea), Thomas, Robert Jermain, 1839-1866.
Topics:
Church buildings--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112948
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] An island among 'The Thousand Islands' S.W. of Korea. [Top right] Remnant of ancient King's Castle at Kyung Ju. [Bottom left] Ancient lantern post at temple in Kyung Ju. [Bottom right] Ancient city bell of Kyung Ju - 3 tons weight. 10 ft high.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Kyŏngju-si., Men--Korea--Kyŏngju-si.
Geographic subjects:
Kyŏngju-si (Korea)--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112961
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] A family of relatives seeing Nellie D. Adams off to Korea, Topeka, Kansas 1904. [Top right] Women of Women's Bible class (2nd) Taiku. [Bottom left] First women's Bible class, Taiku. [Botton right] Third men's Bible class, Taiku.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women--Korea--Taegu., Men--Korea--Taegu., Children--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Topeka (Kan.), Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112941

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