NTE2pc156.xml Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan Under Japanese Occupation 1935 Adams, (Hubert) Scrapbook of Taiwan Under Japanese Occupation Finding aid prepared by Steven Bingo Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2014 Finding aid encoded by Steven Bingo. 2014 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections PC 156 Adams, Hubert, 1924-1994 Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan Under Japanese Occupation 1935 0.2 Linear feet of shelf space 1 Box The Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan under Japanese Occupation is a series of mainly 4" x 6" photographs of various Taiwanese ceremonies, public buildings, and economic activities. Collection materials are in Japanese and English

Hubert Adams (1924-1994) served in China as a member of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Mr. Adams was an amateur photographer and passed away in Quincy, Washington in 1994.

The Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan under Japanese Occupation consists of 80 photographs, most of which are 4" by 6". The photographs depict numerous scenes from Taiwan, including notable buildings, rituals, and economic activities. Buildings include shrines, government buildings, and public works. Rituals include both religious and state ceremonies. Economic activies include farming, lumbering, and fishing. In addition, the album contains a series of photographs depicting an indigenous Taiwanese group. While the provenance of the scrapbook is unknown prior to its acquisition by Hubert Adams, most photographs include an individual seen seated sixth from the right in the front row of the 8" x 10" photograph mounted on the first page of the scrapbook, who appears to be an official of some sort. Each photograph is labeled in Japanese. >

The collection also contains English translations of the Japanese labels recorded by Yoko McGuire in 1995.

The scrapbook has been digitized and is available online as the Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan under Japanese Occupation Digital Collection.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions apply.

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Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan Under Japanese Occupation, 1935 (PC 156)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The Hubert Adams Scrapbook of Taiwan under Japanese Occupation was donated to Washington State University by Erin Chowning the daughter of Hubert Adams via David Pietz in 2014.

Steven Bingo processed the collection in 2014.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Adams, Hubert, 1924-1994 -- Archives Taiwan -- History -- 1895-1945 -- Photographs Taiwan -- Colonization -- Photographs Japan -- History -- 20th century International Relations Religion Public Works Photographs 1 1 Scrapbook 1935 1 2 Yoko McGuire translation of photograph labels 1995