Carl B. Watts Papers

Collection

Identifier: Collection 347

Staff Only

Content Description

The Carl B. Watts collection is a series of documents that shows the Adventist Missionary work done in Japan from the 1950s until the 1970s. This collection includes personal documents most of which are preparations for his move from America to Japan as well as photos that were sent to him by friends and other miscellaneous items. It also documents the Adventist work done in Japan from the 1950s to the early 1970s when Japan was being rebuilt following the devastation of World War II.

The documents associated with literature work as well as the administrative records document a portion of his service in Japan. The History of Missions in Japan and Okinawa are compilations of books, articles and notes which document the mission work done not only from a Christian point of view in Japan, but also the Adventist beginnings and influence.

Carl B. Watts clearly understood the importance of documenting your work with photographs. There are many photographs as there are many photographs that shows his work in Japan. There are albums dedicated to the projects of the Adventist hospitals in Okinawa and Kobe, Japan.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1955 - 1972

Creator

Watts, Carl B., 1919-2016 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

All users of this collection will complete the “Request to Use Personal Papers Collections," and observe the regulation specified in the “Researcher’s Code of Conduct” and the “Researcher’s Agreement." All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection:

Box ___, fld ___, Carl B. Watts Papers (Collection 347), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Extent

2.6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Japanese

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is split into two main parts. The first are the documents that Carl B. Watts generated and collected while he served in various capacities in Japan. The second part are the pictures that show his work. The majority of the documents and photographs come from when he was the president of the Okinawa Mission.

There are different categories within the photographs. Early in the arrangement are two albums that give the general sense of his ministry while he was serving in Okinawa.

You will notice that most of the photos are in black and white as was the custom during those times. There are only a few that are in color and those are the photographs that were taken in the 1970s. There are also three carousel slide trays that show his time in Japan as well as when he visited Hong Kong.