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:
Taiku Women's Bible Class.
Description:
Taiku Women's Bible Class.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea), Korea--Missions--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6221
Title:
Evangelist to Government High School Girls.
Description:
Evangelist to Government High School Girls.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--20th century., Girls' schools--Korea--Taegu--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Missions--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6237
Title:
Edward Adams “Dear Friends” letters from Taegu, Korea, 1937-1938, 1941.
Creator:
Adams, Edward, 1895-1965. (author)
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Susan Comstock.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112907
Title:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
Taiku, 1899. [Top left] J.E. Adams study room. Home in Taiku City. [Top right] Bee swarm in city house. [Bottom left] Edward Adams, Taiku City home, 1900. [Bottom right] Edward Adams; Kim Tuk Kyong and sons.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965.
Topics:
Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Men--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112916
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:
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:
Caroline Babcock Adams's photograph album.
Description:
[Top] Road up to Adams house. [Bottom] Lower front yard of Adams 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., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112919
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:
[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:
Adams family seated outside.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112922
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:
[Top left] South city gate, Taiku City. [Top right] James E. Adams preaching the gospel in his yard, 1899. [Bottom left] Edward, Benjamin, and Dorothy Adams. Yard of city home. [Bottom right] Sarang building of original city home. June 5, 1899. Johnson and Adams.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Adams family--Homes and haunts., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, Dorothy.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--Korea--Taegu., Missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Korea--Taegu., Children of missionaries--Korea--Taegu., Dwellings--Korea--Taegu., Men--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112924
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
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:
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] 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 left] Men working. [Top right] Outdoor service. [Bottom left] Missionary outside house. [Bottom right] Korean men and boys outside house.
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., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea., Children--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112929
Title:
Adams family photo album.
Description:
Edward Adams and two young boys.
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.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112930
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:
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

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