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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:
The Susan Reynolds Underhill African Art Collection.
Description:
Pamphlet for the Susan Reynolds Underhill African Art Collection at Lincoln University's Vail Library. The collection was gifted to the university by Rev. Irwin W. Underhill as a memorial to his wife who died in 1934 during her mission service in Cameroon.
Creator:
Vail Library (Lincoln University) (creator)
Subject names:
Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982--Archives., Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982., Underhill, Susan R. (Susan Reynolds), 1904-1934., Vail Library (Lincoln University)
Topics:
Art objects, African., Art, African., Antiquities--Collection and preservation., African American missionaries--Cameroon., Women missionaries--Cameroon., Missionaries--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects:
Chester County (Pa.), Africa--Antiquities.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345219
Title:
Paul Eakin.
Creator:
Daugherty. (photographer)
Subject names:
Eakin, Paul Anderson, 1890-1966., Eakin, Paul Anderson, 1890-1966--Portrait.
Topics:
Missionaries--Thailand--20th century., Missions--Thailand--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Grove City (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343599
Title:
Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence to Golden Baird, circa 1920-1929.
Description:
Dick Baird's correspondence to Golden, 1920-1929. Letters primarily predate their marriage and arrival in Korea in July 1923.
Creator:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982. (addressee), Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Subject names:
Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Princeton (N.J.), Newbern (Tenn.), Wooster (Ohio), Halls (Tenn.), Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:172052
Title:
Mary Louise Blatchley correspondence, 1895-1907.
Description:
Primarily letters addressed to Mary Louise Blatchley.
Creator:
Blatchley, Mary Louise. (addressee), Birkinbine, Mary L. (author), Myers, J. M. (author), Blatchley, Henry Gilbert. (author), Bristol, Sadie. (author), Bennett, Harriet D. (author), Blatchley, Charles Alfred. (author), Haney, Clara L. (author), Reid, Belle. (author), Roberts, Frances L. (author)
Subject names:
Blatchley, Mary Louise--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions., Women in church work--Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania., Women in missionary work., Home missions.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Wayne (Pa.), Guilford (Conn.), Grafton (W. Va.), Cornwall (Conn.), Lebanon (Pa.), Parkesburg (Pa.), Irvington (N.Y.), Prospect Park (Delaware County, Pa.), Berwyn (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:158563
Title:
Mary Louise Blatchley correspondence, 1894.
Description:
Primarily letters addressed to Mary Louise Blatchley.
Creator:
Blatchley, Mary Louise. (addressee), Bennett, Harriet D. (author), Bristol, Allen. (author), Blatchley, Henry Gilbert. (author), Haney, Clara L. (author), Blatchley, Charles Alfred. (author), Bristol, Sadie. (author), Harrison, Agnes. (author), Birkinbine, Mary L. (author), Matthews, B. L. (author)
Subject names:
Blatchley, Mary Louise--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions., Women in church work--Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Wayne (Pa.), Guilford (Conn.), Grafton (W. Va.), Cornwall (Conn.), Newburyport (Mass.), Juneau (Alaska), Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Winthrop (Me.), Lebanon (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:158130
Title:
Mary Louise Blatchley correspondence, 1889-1893.
Description:
Primarily letters addressed to Mary Louise Blatchley.
Creator:
Blatchley, Mary Louise. (addressee), Gilbert, Charles Gilbert. (author), Dean, Nellie E. (author), Harrison, Agnes. (author), Haney, Clara L. (author), Blatchley, Henry Gilbert. (author), Bristol, Allen. (author)
Subject names:
Blatchley, Mary Louise--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions., Presbyterian Church--Women in church work--Pennsylvania.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Altoona (Iowa), Guilford (Conn.), Grafton (W. Va.), Wayne (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:157886
Title:
One Great Hour of Sharing features from Jeff Hatfield and Alan Krome.
Description:
Includes "Sudan: A Hunger for Peace"; "Building Communities," Norris Square, Philadelphia land trust and housing cooperative; "That They May Be Heard," Matamoros maquiladora workers; "Opening Doors," Interfaith Hospitality Network; "Holy Trees," northern Ethiopia reforestation; "Sharing Seeds," agricultural cooperative, Beattyville, Kentucky; "When the Wind Blows," interfaith disaster recovery; longform version of IHN homelessness outreach; "Touchpoint," newsmagazine/promo featuring work among Brazilian children.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Communications and Funds Development. Media Services., Hatfield, Jeff., Krome, Alan., One Great Hour of Sharing.
Topics:
Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church., Women offshore assembly industry workers--Mexico--Matamoros (Tamaulipas), Church work with the homeless., Reforestation--Ethiopia., Agriculture, Cooperative--Appalachian Region., Church work with disaster victims., Church work with children--Brazil.
Geographic subjects:
Sudan., Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.), Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico), Ethiopia., Appalachian Region., Brazil.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:143418
Title:
Edith Millican and Betty Isbister in Philadelphia, 1963.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Isbister, Betty A.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Returned missionaries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133522
Title:
Edith Millican in Philadelphia, 1963.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Returned missionaries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133505
Title:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from the Women's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1948 to 1950.
Description:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from the Women's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1948 to 1950. It documents the Board of Foreign Missions' approval of Edith Millican's extended furlough from her China Mission after her application for a Junior Residency in Obstetrics at the Women's Hospital of Philadelphia was accepted.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author), Dodd, Edward M. (Edward Mills), 1887-1967. (author), Ruland, Lloyd S. (author), Ruland, Dora. (author), Hess, Catherine B. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124416
Title:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from Embudo Presbyterian Hospital and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1950 to 1951.
Description:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from Embudo Presbyterian Hospital and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1950 to 1951. It documents her resignation from her missionary service in China and her transfer from the Women's Hospital of Philadelphia to a residency at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author), Gladfelter, Katharine E. (author), Ruland, Lloyd S. (author), Bowen, Sarah. (author), Goddard, Florence M. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), New York (N.Y.), Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124387
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1963.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1963. It also includes a November 1963 letter addressed to Edith Millican from John Paul North, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of the American College of Surgeons.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123583
Title:
Edith Millican Certificate of Church Membership, 1949.
Description:
Edith Millican certificate of church membership at First Presbyterian Church at Germantown, Phila., Pa., April 14, 1949.
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., First Presbyterian Church of Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122729
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1964.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, during her transition to her private practice in Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1964. It also includes a letter addressed to Aimee Millican from family friend, Betty.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Mora County (N.M.), Las Vegas (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122510
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1940 to 1942.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at Women's Medical College of Philadelphia and at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, 1940 to 1942.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121736
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1961.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at the Board of National Missions' Mora Valley Medical Unit in Cleveland, New Mexico, 1961.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Mora County (N.M.), Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:120711
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1962.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at the Board of National Missions' Mora Valley Medical Unit in Cleveland, New Mexico, 1962.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Mora County (N.M.), Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:119569
Title:
Buck Hill Falls mission consultation, after 1957.
Description:
Two-sided mono recording. Buck Hill Falls, Pa. consultation on foreign missions, including Chile, Brazil, Cameroon, Syria, Lebanon, after 1957.
Creator:
Anderson, L. K. (Llewellyn Kennedy), 1900-1980.
Topics:
Missions--Chile., Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Africa., Missions--Syria.
Geographic subjects:
Chile., Syria., Africa., Lebanon., Cameroon.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116538
Title:
Buck Hill Falls mission consultation, after 1957, side 2.
Description:
Two-sided mono recording. Buck Hill Falls, Pa. consultation on foreign missions, including Chile, Brazil, Cameroon, Syria, Lebanon, after 1957.
Creator:
Anderson, L. K. (Llewellyn Kennedy), 1900-1980.
Topics:
Missions--Chile., Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Africa., Missions--Syria.
Geographic subjects:
Chile., Syria., Africa., Lebanon., Cameroon.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116521
Title:
Buck Hill Falls mission consultation, after 1957, side 1.
Description:
Two-sided mono recording. Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania consultation on foreign missions, including Chile, Brazil, Cameroon, Syria, Lebanon, after 1957.
Creator:
Anderson, L. K. (Llewellyn Kennedy), 1900-1980.
Topics:
Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Africa., Missions--Syria., Missions--Chile., Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects:
Africa., Lebanon., Cameroon., Syria., Chile.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116509

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