William M. Baird Papers

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The Rev. Dr. William M. Baird and his wife, Annie Laurie Adams Baird, were appointed to the Chosen (Korea) Mission in 1890 by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. From 1891 until 1897, they served at the Seoul, Fusan, and Taiku stations. In 1897, Baird was appointed president of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang and later Sungsil Taehak), a position that he held until his death in 1931. The William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951 (bulk 1885-1931), consist of Baird's diaries, correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous items. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized. Featured image: First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.

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Title:
The Presbyterian Council, 1901.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Clergy--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115558
Title:
First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.
Description:
The First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, Sept. 17, 1907.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyteries--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115557
Title:
First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.
Description:
First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907. Picture taken outside historic Central Church of P.Y. (the Chang Dai Ch'ai Church.)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939.
Topics:
Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyteries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115556
Title:
Faculty of Union Theological Seminary.
Description:
American and Japanese members of faculty of Union Christian College, Pyeng Yang, Korea about 1915. Wm. M. Baird Sr. founder and principal in center. [From top left] Parker (U.S. Presby.), Gillis (U.S.A. Presby.), Groves (Meth.), Smith (U.S.A. Presby.), ? Japanese Prof., Mowry, Bernheisel (U.S.A. Presby.), McMurtrie (U.S.A. Presby.), Baird Founder + 1st President (U.S.A. Presby.), ? Prof. of Chemistry also from Japan. Picture taken on front steps of College building built about 1911.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931.
Topics:
Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115555
Title:
Union Christian College.
Description:
Union Christian College. Dr. George McCune and students.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea), McCune, George S., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931--Archives.
Topics:
Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Students--North Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115554
Title:
Annual Meeting at Morris Hall, Seoul, Korea, June 1939.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995., Rhodes, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1875-1965., Smith, Roy K. (Roy Kenneth), 1885-1958.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Children of missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Women missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115553
Title:
Annual Meeting, P'yŏngyang, 1927.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995., Blair, William Newton, 1876-1970., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Miller, F. S. (Frederick Scheibler), 1866-1937., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115552
Title:
Annual Meeting, P'yŏngyang, 1921.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115551
Title:
Annual Meeting, P'yŏngyang, 1907.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937., Miller, F. S. (Frederick Scheibler), 1866-1937., Avison, Oliver R., 1860-1956., Blair, William Newton, 1876-1970., Whittemore, Norman Clark, 1870-1952.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115550
Title:
Meeting in Pyongyang in yard of S.A. Moffett home, 1909.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937., Miller, F. S. (Frederick Scheibler), 1866-1937., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916., Whittemore, Norman Clark, 1870-1952., Rhodes, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1875-1965.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115549
Title:
Annual Meeting Dress Up Party and Fun Day.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Methodist Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115548
Title:
The Pyongyang Foreign School, 1903.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115544
Title:
Faculty and students of Union Theological Seminary.
Description:
Faculty and graduating class, Union Theological Seminary, Pyeng Yang, Korea, 1914. The legend at the top says: 1914 Chosen Jesus Church Presbyterian Society Theological Seminary 7th Graduating Class. The faculty on the 2 lower rows: Sharpe U.S.A., Swallen U.S.A., Moffett U.S.A., Erdman U.S.A., Bell U.S., Roberts U.S.A., Reynolds U.S., McCutcheon U.S., Gale U.S.A., Underwood U.S.A., Clark U.S.A., Engel Australian.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea), Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916., Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937.
Topics:
Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang., Theological seminaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113620
Title:
The Pyongyang Foreign School, 1903.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113619
Title:
Union Theological Seminary students.
Description:
First Graduating Class Union Theological Seminary, Pyengyang, 1907. Pang Ki Chang, Suh Kyung Jo, Yang Chun Paek, Han Suk Chin, Yi Ki P'oong, Kil Sun Choo, Song Nin Suh. These men were all ordained together at the organizing meeting of the all-Korea Presbytery in Pyengyang Sept. '07. See picture of Presbytery meeting for further info. about these gentlemen.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea)
Topics:
Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113618
Title:
Annual Meeting, P'yŏngyang, 1938.
Description:
Hoffman, Chairman.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., 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:113617
Title:
Faculty and students of Union Theological Seminary.
Description:
Faculty and students (graduating class) of Union Theological Seminary. Pyeng Yang, Korea about 1912 (?) Underwood, Erdman, Moffet, Sharpe, Reynolds, Swallen, Clark, Gale.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea), Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916., Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937.
Topics:
Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang., Theological seminaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113616
Title:
50th Anniversary held in Seoul.
Description:
Fletcher, Chairman. The Mission Jubilee Annual Meeting. Picture taken on the steps of the John D. Wells School which was then a part of the Yun Chi Dong Compound in Seoul. (later sold) Picture includes many guests from other lands and other missions in Korea who attended the Jubilee Celebration.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Baird, Anna Landis Reist, 1895-1981.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Women missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Children of missionaries--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113615
Title:
Annual Meeting, 1928.
Description:
Reiner, Chairman.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William Martyn, 1897-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113614
Title:
Pyongyang Foreign School Dormitory Occupants, 1915-1916.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Education--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113613

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