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.
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
[Top left] Korean girls with flutes. [Top right] The Ice-house at Kyung Ju.
Taequ Station in 1908. [Bottom left] Meeting of Missionary Families of Taiku
Station. [Bottom right] Grave of Annie Laurie Adams Baird, Missionary to
Korea. 25 yrs at Pyeng Yang. Born Sept. 15, 1864 Greensburg, Ind. Died June
9, 1916 Pyeng Yang, Korea.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916--Tomb., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
[Top left] Korean girls with flutes. [Top right] The Ice-house at Kyung Ju.
Taequ Station in 1908. [Bottom left] Meeting of Missionary Families of Taiku
Station. [Bottom right] Grave of Annie Laurie Adams Baird, Missionary to
Korea. 25 yrs at Pyeng Yang. Born Sept. 15, 1864 Greensburg, Ind. Died June
9, 1916 Pyeng Yang, Korea.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916--Tomb., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
[Top left] Korean girls with flutes. [Top right] The Ice-house at Kyung Ju.
Taequ Station in 1908. [Bottom left] Meeting of Missionary Families of Taiku
Station. [Bottom right] Grave of Annie Laurie Adams Baird, Missionary to
Korea. 25 yrs at Pyeng Yang. Born Sept. 15, 1864 Greensburg, Ind. Died June
9, 1916 Pyeng Yang, Korea.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916--Tomb., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Dorothy.
[Top left] Edward, Benjamin, and Dorothy Adams. [Top right] Benjamin Adams.
[Bottom left] Benjamin and Dorothy Adams. [Bottom right] Dorothy Adams and
dog 'John.'
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Dorothy.
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
[Top left] Dorothy Adams. [Top right] The first crop of American pears.
[Bottom left and right] George Adams.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, Dorothy., Adams, George J. (George Jacob), 1907-
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
[Top left] Nellie Dick Adams and three children; Edward, Benjamin, and
Dorothy. [Top right] Nellie Dick Adams, Benjamin and Dorothy. Topeka, Kansas.
[Bottom left] Edward, Benjamin, and Dorothy. Topeka, Kansas. [Bottom right]
Nellie Dick Adams, father and sisters.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Dorothy.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
[Top left] Edward Adams in winter. [Top right] Edward, Benjamin and Dorothy
Adams. [Bottom left] Edward Adams. [Bottom right] Edward, Benjamin, and
Dorothy Adams.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Dorothy.
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
[Top left] Visiting guests from America. [Center left] The old cow of the
Adams family, Taiku. [Center right] Portrait of Chung Kwang Sun. [Bottom
left] Korea missionaries. 1. Fred Mitchell 2. Edith Wilson 3. Gordon McGaw 4.
Hugh Mitchell 5. Dorothy Adams 6. Howard Campbell 7. Katherine Davies 8.
Benjamin N. Adams 9. James E. Adams 10. Arthur Lennington 11. Scoville Lyons
12. Mamir McGaw 13. Sarah Campbell 14. Agnes Wilson 15. Wilbur McGaw 16.
Rachel Mitchell 17. Courtney Douglas 18. Edward Adams.
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, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Dorothy., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Men--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu.