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.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
[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.
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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
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.
[Top left] Three men standing in front of tower. [Top center] Unidentified
man and bike. [Top right] Korean men performing gymnastics. [Bottom left]
Korean children. [Bottom center] Portrait of unidentified man. [Bottom right]
Korean men performing gymnastics.
Subject names:
Adams family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.