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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:
And yet they left their homes and came to college.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given at Westminster Congregational Church in Spokane, Washington on May 9, 1946 by an unnamed educator at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The author uses one of their college songs to illustrate the journey and growth of the students.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), Westminster Congregational Church (Spokane, Wash.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon), Spokane (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145170
Title:
Women in a changing Near East.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in Everett, Washington by an unnamed American educator on March 28, 1947. Highlights stories of individual students at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon to show how education has had a positive impact on the women's lives.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), American Association of University Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon), Everett (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144745
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence to her daughter, Edith, 1949 to 1950.
Description:
Some correspondence includes Aimee Millican's time in the United States before the Millicans were transferred to the Philippines Mission in 1950.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Hartford Seminary Foundation.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--Philippines., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.), Stanwood (Wash.), California., Manila (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136527
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence, primarily to her daughter, Edith, 1952.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Silliman University.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--Philippines., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Dumaguete (Philippines), Manila (Philippines), Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:135562
Title:
Aimee Millican with friends Muriel Boone and Flossie Smith (?)
Description:
"Taken at Camano Island the year Frank died. Muriel went to stay with Aimee for about 2 months."
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Smith, Flossie., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Women missionaries--China., Returned missionaries--Washington--Camano Island.
Geographic subjects:
Camano Island (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133745
Title:
Edith Millican at Camano Island, Washington, 1961.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--Washington--Camano Island., Returned missionaries--Washington--Camano Island.
Geographic subjects:
Camano Island (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133523
Title:
Portrait of Aimee Millican, ca. 1900.
Description:
Aimee May Boddy. Blaine - ca. 1900 - 16 yrs old.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Blaine (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133517
Title:
Portrait of William Boddy.
Description:
Wm. H. Boddy (Bill) - Blaine - 15 yrs old. abt 1900.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boddy, William Henry, 1886-1940.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
Blaine (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133425
Title:
The Millican family, ca. 1896.
Description:
Top row: Paul, Frank, Earl, Roy, Laura, Wesley. Bottom row: Anna, William (father), Alfred, Mary, Alice (mother), Harold (Hal). Ross. Wa. ca. 1896.
Creator:
Ball & Sons (Seattle, Wash.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Geographic subjects:
King County (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133398
Title:
Aimee Millican notebook, 1902 to 1906.
Description:
Notebook containing letters addressed to Aimee Millican during her time at Seattle Pacific Seminary, 1902 to 1906.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (compiler)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican family--Archives., Seattle Pacific University.
Topics:
Women missionaries--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
Seattle (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123859
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican. Correspondence includes undated letters. Internal evidence was used to determine the approximate chronological order.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Las Vegas (N.M.), Spokane (Wash.), Saint Louis (Mo.), Santa Fe (N.M.), Arizona.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122080
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence primarily to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1956.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.), Spokane (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121961
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1957.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at St. Luke's Hospital in Spokane, Washington and the Board of National Missions' Mora Valley Medical Unit in Cleveland, New Mexico, 1957.
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:
Spokane (Wash.), Mora County (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121250
Title:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their friends at home, 1934 to 1960.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their friends at home in the United States, 1934 to 1960 and undated.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Christian Literature Society for China., Silliman University.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China), Stanwood (Wash.), Dumaguete (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121003
Title:
Frank Millican correspondence to his wife, Aimee, and daughter, Edith, 1939 to 1951.
Description:
Frank Millican's correspondence to his wife, Aimee, and daughter, Edith, 1939 to 1951. Correspondence traces Frank Millican's time in Shanghai, California, and the Philippines. It also includes a letter addressed to Reverend A. L. Warnshuis, April 1941.
Creator:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Christian Literature Society for China., Silliman University.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China), Stanwood (Wash.), Manila (Philippines), Dumaguete (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:120491
Title:
Frank Millican correspondence to his daughter, Edith, 1951 to 1961.
Description:
Frank Millican's correspondence to his daughter, Edith. Correspondence is organized chronologically from 1951 to 1961, with undated materials found at the end.
Creator:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Christian Literature Society for China., Silliman University.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China), Stanwood (Wash.), Dumaguete (Philippines), Oakland (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:120308
Title:
Incoming correspondence addressed to Aimee and Frank Millican.
Description:
Incoming correspondence addressed to Aimee and Frank Millican from various authors, including Department of Missionary Personal Secretary Herrick B. Young and Western Area Secretary Archie R. Crouch. Correspondence is organized chronologically from 1929 to 1966, with undated materials found at the end.
Creator:
Young, Herrick B. (author), Crouch, Archie R. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Christian Literature Society for China.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China), Stanwood (Wash.), Dumaguete (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:119923
Title:
Introduction of Domesticated Reindeer into Alaska.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Lapland reindeer en route to Alaska in public park. Seattle, Washington, 1898. No. 574. U.S. government reindeer expedition to Alaska. Wilse & Kirk Photo. Seattle.
Creator:
Wilse and Kirk (Seattle, Wash.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Reindeer--Washington--Seattle., Missions--Washington--Seattle.
Geographic subjects:
Seattle (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104189
Title:
Ships in Alaska.
Description:
U.S.S. Fleetis, Seattle Harbor, April 1902.
Creator:
Hamilton, William E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Ships--Alaska.
Geographic subjects:
Seattle (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:103332
Title:
Animals in Alaska.
Description:
The reindeer herd in the city park, Seattle, Washington. En route to Alaska, 1898.
Creator:
LaRoche (Seattle, Wash.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topics:
Reindeer--Washington--Seattle.
Geographic subjects:
Seattle (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:102695

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