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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries. See the following related collections: Foreign missions; Domestic missions. Featured image: Missionary to China Aimee Boddy Millican (1884-1974) and radio broadcasting staff.

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Title:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence to their family, circa 1930-1939.
Description:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence addressed to their family in Newbern, Tennessee, circa 1930-1939. Primarily written from their mission station in Kanggye (rendered Kangkei or Kanghei), Korea. Recipients include Golden's mother, father, sister, nephew, and Aunt Sophia.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (author), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Stockton, John S., 1849-1932., Stockton, Mary Ann, 1859-1935., Scobey, Sophia., Cole, Harold.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Kanggye (Korea), Newbern (Tenn.), Seoul (Korea), P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:173669
Title:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, circa 1960-1969.
Description:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, both personal in nature and official, during his time at COEMAR, circa 1960-1969.
Creator:
Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Little, Henry, Jr., Bergstresser, Rebecca Baird., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Oakland (Calif.), Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:173642
Title:
Golden and Dick Baird clippings, circa 1970s.
Description:
Clippings and materials related to the Baird and Stockton families. Also includes two letters.
Creator:
Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Stockton, John S., 1849-1932., Stockton, Mary Ann, 1859-1935., Scobey, Sophia.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Newbern (Tenn.), Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:173633
Title:
Golden and Dick Baird's correspondence, circa 1950-1959.
Description:
Golden and Dick Baird's correspondence, circa 1950-1959. Written during their retirement from mission work and during Dick's time at COEMAR. Includes a letter addressed to Golden from their daughter, Nancy Elisabeth.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (author), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Wells, Nancy Baird., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Wooster (Ohio), Newbern (Tenn.), Oakland (Calif.), Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:173609
Title:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, 1960.
Description:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, both personal in nature and official, during his time at COEMAR, 1960. Also includes a letter from E. Otto DeCamp.
Creator:
Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., DeCamp, E. Otto., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Oakland (Calif.), Seoul (Korea), San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:173588
Title:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence to their family, circa 1920-1939.
Description:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence to their family, circa 1920-1939. Primarily written from their mission station in Kanggye (rendered Kangkei or Kanghei), Korea.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (author), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Stockton, John S., 1849-1932., Stockton, Mary Ann, 1859-1935.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Kanggye (Korea), Newbern (Tenn.), Seoul (Korea), P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:172758
Title:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, 1958-1959.
Description:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, both personal in nature and official, during his time at COEMAR, 1958-1959.
Creator:
Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea), Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:172748
Title:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence to their family, circa 1920-1929.
Description:
Golden and Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence addressed to their family in Newbern, Tennessee, circa 1920-1929. Primarily written from their mission station in Kanggye (rendered Kangkei or Kanghei), Korea. Recipients include Golden's mother, father, sister, nephew, and Aunt Sophia.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (author), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Stockton, John S., 1849-1932., Stockton, Mary Ann, 1859-1935., Cole, William S., Scobey, Sophia., Cole, Harold.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Kanggye (Korea), Newbern (Tenn.), Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:172512
Title:
Golden Baird's outgoing correspondence to her family, circa 1920-1929.
Description:
Golden Baird's outgoing correspondence to her family in Newbern, Tennessee, circa 1920-1929. Primarily written from their mission station in Kanggye (rendered Kangkei or Kanghei), Korea. Recipients include her mother and father, her sister and Aunt Sophia. Some letters are authored by Dick Baird.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (author), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., Stockton, John S., 1849-1932., Stockton, Mary Ann, 1859-1935., Scobey, Sophia.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Kanggye (Korea), Newbern (Tenn.), Seoul (Korea), P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:171701
Title:
Yun Wot Kolapos's 61st birthday.
Description:
61st Birthday feast of leading Christian. His wife and brother seated on each side. His son, daughter, with husband standing. Rev. J.U. Selwyn Toms.
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, Portraits, Group--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146172
Title:
Refugee camp congregation, ca. 1952.
Description:
From Dr. John C. Smith's trip.
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, Church work with refugees--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146146
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:
Sunday school rally, 1913.
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, Missions--Educational work--Korea--Seoul., Sunday schools--Korea--Seoul., Demonstrations--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146071
Title:
Mr. DeCamp preaching.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., DeCamp, Edward Otto.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Preaching--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146038
Title:
Country church.
Description:
Loaded and ready for an early start from a stop at a country church for the night.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Rural churches--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146008
Title:
Dr. Smith views a trench, 1952.
Description:
From Dr. John C. Smith's trip. "Trench by our house."
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146003
Title:
Mr. DeCamp and seminary students preaching in a small village.
Description:
Mr. DeCamp takes a truck load of seminary students each Sunday to teach, preach, and give out tracts, in small villages outside Seoul where there are no churches.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., DeCamp, Edward Otto.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Seminarians--Korea--Seoul., Evangelistic work--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145950
Title:
Mrs. Li reads scripture to a patient, ca. 1950.
Description:
Mrs. Li, a full-time hospital bible woman, reads scripture to a patient. Mrs. Li recently celebrated her 25th anniversary as a Christian worker.
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, Hospital patients--Korea--Seoul., Hospitals--Korea--Seoul., Readers--Bible.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145921
Title:
Mr. DeCamp preaching.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., DeCamp, Edward Otto.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Preaching--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145920
Title:
First medical class graduated, June 1908.
Description:
Royal Korean Hospital, Seoul.
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--Seoul., Medical students--Korea--Seoul., College graduates--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145907

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