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'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:
Taiku, Korea, 1899. [Top left and right] Nellie Dick Adams. [Bottom left and right] Benjamin Nyce Adams.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112951
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Original Adams house, Taiku City, 1898. [Top right] House and gate back of Adams house going in to Johnson House. [Bottom left] Adams study in original house. [Bottom center] Latter same gate into boys academy. [Bottom right] Bruen house.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112950
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] Front yard of house. [Top right] Adams house in winter in early days. [Bottom left] Adams house in winter. [Bottom right] Servant's gate house.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Dwellings--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112944
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] 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
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Henry B. Adams, Taiku 1921. [Top right] Jan. 25, 1922. James E. Adams and family leaving Taiku for U.S. Farewell of Boy's Academy students.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Henry B.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Buildings--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112939
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top left] Evil spirit tree, girls academy dormitory yard, Taiku, 1922. [Top right] Trip to Andong, Jan. 1922. [Bottom left] Buddha stone image, Andong, 1922. [Bottom right] Andong district village, 1922.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea., Stone carving--Korea--Andong-si., Buddhas.
Geographic subjects:
Andong-si (Korea)--Description and travel., Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112938
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:
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:
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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