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:
Caroline Babcock Adams' photograph album.
Description:
Taequ Station in 1907. Missionary Families.
Subject names:
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.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113033
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams' photograph album.
Description:
Taequ Station in 1907. Missionary Families.
Subject names:
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.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113032
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams' photograph album.
Description:
Taequ Station in 1907. Missionary Families.
Subject names:
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.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113031
Title:
Miss Pollard's school, Taiku.
Description:
Miss Pollard's school, Taiku, April 2, 1918. [Line] of big class.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
School buildings--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112981
Title:
Kei Sung Boys Academy, Taiku Academy.
Description:
Postcard of Kei Sung Boys' Academy, Taiku Academy, Taegu, Korea.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Christian education--Korea--Taegu., School buildings--Korea--Taegu., Students--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112979
Title:
Taegu Station, about 1917.
Description:
Korea missionaries. Top (left to right) Mrs. McFarland, Mrs. Blanch Winn, Miss Pollard. Second row: Gerda Bergman, Caroline B. Adams (Henry). (From left) Standing: Mrs. Herb Blair, Mrs. Martha Bruen, Mr. Harry M. Bruen, Mr. Edward McFarland, Mrs. Julia Erdman, Walter Erdman, J.E. Adams, Miss Switzer Herbert Blair, George Winn.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Erdman, Walter C. (Walter Collins), 1877-1948., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112975
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] First four Christian men in Taiku. [Top right] New Korean Primary Church School, Taiku, 1921. [Bottom left] Four Korean pastors in Taiku Presbytery. [Bottom right] Christian student body at Taiku, 1921.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Men--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Clergy--Korea--Taegu., Students--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112959
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Gate entrance from road up to house. [Top right] Entrance path inside of gate. [Bottom left] Entrance path up toward house. [Bottom right] Front yard of house.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112953
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Original helper with J.E.A. in Taiku. [Top right] Kim Chai Su. Kinn Tuk Kyeng, Taiku. [Bottom left] Kim Kyeng Sam and family. [Bottom right] First Bible woman in Taiku.
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., Women--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112952
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
Tombstone of Nellie Dick Adams. Taiku, Korea. Nellie Dick. Wife of James E. Adams. Sept. 15, 1866 - Oct. 31, 1909. She is not dead but sleepeth.
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--Tomb.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Cemeteries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112949
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Celebration of 15th anniversary of Boys Academy, Taiku, 1921. [Top right] Same celebration. [Center left] Same celebration. [Center right] Two cows of Adams family, 1921. [Bottom left] Yeng Chung UP 1st Church. 1905. Cost $600. [Bottom center] Yeng Chung UP Church New 1921. Cost $3750. [Bottom right] Henry B. Adams and calf of old Adams cow, 1921.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Henry B.
Topics:
Students--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Church buildings--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112945
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Grape garden of Adams house. [Top right] Lower central front yard. [Bottom left] Orchard and garden. [Bottom right] Main tree in front.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112943
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Path up to house. [Top right] Path across garden. [Bottom left] Dining room, Adams house. [Bottom right] Bedroom, Adams House.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112942
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Korean elders in Taiku Presbytery, 1918. [Bottom left] Language school for new missionaries, Taiku. [Bottom right, image missing] Same language school.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Men--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112936
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
A woman's Bible class, Taiku. March 1908.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Christian education--Korea--Taegu., Women--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112932
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Taiku City market. [Top right] Adams house, Taiku, 1921. [Center right] Taiku Station meeting. [Bottom left] Korean Home. [Bottom center] George Adams swing. [Bottom right] Mary Adams, Taiku, 1921.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, George J. (George Jacob), 1907-, Adams, Mary E., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112931
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[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.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112928
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left and right] Taiku annual rope pull, 1900. [Bottom left] First Bible class, Taiku City. [Bottom right] Second men's Bible class, Taiku City.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Christian education--Korea--Taegu., Men--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112926
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] J.E. Adams in study of subsequent house, 1900. [Top right] Benjamin N. Adams in living room. [Bottom left] Dorothy Adams in study. [Bottom right] Living room of house.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Dorothy., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112925

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