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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries in foreign fields. Featured image: First team of Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries in Korea, November 1892.

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Title:
The John G. Kerr Hospital for the Insane report, 1925.
Subject names:
John G. Kerr Refuge for the Insane (Canton, China), Kerr, J. G. (John Glasgow), 1824-1901.
Topics:
Missions--China--Guangzhou., Psychiatric hospitals--China--Guangzhou.
Geographic subjects:
Guangzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160815
Title:
American Junior College for Women students.
Description:
Maypole dance.
Creator:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939. (creator)
Subject names:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939--Archives., American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Junior colleges--Lebanon--Beirut., Students--Lebanon--Beirut., Maypoles--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160322
Title:
American Junior College for Women students.
Description:
Maypole dance.
Creator:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939. (creator)
Subject names:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939--Archives., American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Junior colleges--Lebanon--Beirut., Students--Lebanon--Beirut., Maypoles--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160320
Title:
American Junior College for Women students.
Description:
At the kitchen door in Beit Loring. (summer home of missionaries of the school). Some of the guides on a trip to the mountains.
Creator:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939. (creator)
Subject names:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939--Archives., American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Junior colleges--Lebanon--Beirut., Students--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160319
Title:
Annual letter of the Presbyterian Congo Mission to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1925.
Creator:
Cleveland, Roy Fields. (author)
Subject names:
American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:152225
Title:
Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Siam.
Subject names:
Mahittalāthibēt ʻAdunlayadētchawikrom, Prince, son of Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1891-1929--Portraits., O'Brien, Henry R. (Henry Rust), 1891-1970--Archives.
Topics:
Princes--Thailand--Portraits.
Geographic subjects:
Thailand--Kings and rulers.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150389
Title:
American Junior College for Women drill class.
Description:
Drill class in school playground. Ellen Goodrich Buswell teaching.
Subject names:
Irwin, Frances Pryor, 1895-1939--Archives., American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), Buswell, Ellen Goodrich.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Junior colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147393
Title:
Two Korean schoolgirls, 1925.
Description:
Dr. Avison
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Schoolgirls--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146153
Title:
Portrait of Rev. J. Gordon Holdcroft.
Description:
Rev. J. Gordon Holdcroft, D.D., Presbyterian missionary in Seoul Korea. Dr. Holdcroft is also secretary for Korea of the World's Sunday School Association. Photo from Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. 156 Fifth Ave., New York City.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Holdcroft, J. Gordon, World's Sunday School Association.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146142
Title:
New church at No-Ryang-jin, near Seoul, 1925.
Description:
Built largely from money secured by the women by taking a spoonful of rice from the daily portion of each member of the family.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Church buildings--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146108
Title:
Annual Missionary Meeting in Pyengyang, 1925.
Description:
Annual meeting - Pyengyang - 1925. Chosen Mission of Presbyterian Church.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146060
Title:
Cow loaded with missionary baggage, Syenchun, 1925.
Description:
Leaving the class. The cow is loaded with the missionary baggage: 2 boxes, a bundle of bedding, a cat, and a Bible woman's load. The man leads the cow.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Sunch'ŏn-si.
Geographic subjects:
Sunch'ŏn-si (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145992
Title:
Church in Korea.
Description:
Leaving Church.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Evangelistic work--Korea., Church buildings--Korea., Buildings--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145979
Title:
Children of a missionary's servant in Korea.
Description:
The children of a servant in the home of a missionary, who are being trained for Christian service. In the contact with servants in the home has always been one of the missionary's largest opportunities for Christian work.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Evangelistic work--Korea., Children--Korea., Church work with children--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145962
Title:
Man carrying a missionary's bicycle in Korea.
Description:
An unordained pastor carrying the missionary's bicycle over a swollen stream. He came back and carried the missionary over, but as the missionary took the picture obviously there is no picture of the second season.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Clergy--Korea., Bicycles--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145933
Title:
Rev. Cha, Rev. Kim Ik Zou, and a man, Seoul, 1925.
Description:
Rev. Cha, a well educated minister; an unordained man attending the Seminary; and Rev. Kim Ik Zou, the Billy Sunday of Korea.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Clergy--Korea--Seoul., Evangelists--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145928
Title:
Missionaries' summer resort in Korea.
Description:
A view of the summer resort of missionaries at Sorai Beach, Korea. Not the crude houses in which the missionaries "camp out" for a few weeks during the hot, rainy season.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Housing--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145893
Title:
A Bible woman near Seoul, Korea.
Description:
A Bible woman, who for the sum of $6.00 per month serves the women of seven country church groups near Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Women--Korea--Seoul., Women teachers--Korea--Seoul., Children--Korea--Seoul., Evangelistic work--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145742
Title:
Church in Korea.
Description:
Arriving at Church.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Evangelistic work--Korea., Church buildings--Korea., Buildings--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145679
Title:
Aimee Millican, Edith Millican and Mr. Butler at Mt. Hood, Oregon, 1925.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China., Women missionaries--China., Children of missionaries--China., Missionaries--Leaves and furloughs.
Geographic subjects:
Hood, Mount (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133513

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