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:
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 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., 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:115537
Title:
Annual Meeting at Morris Hall, Seoul, Korea, June 1939.
Description:
R.K. Smith, Chairman.
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., 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:115536
Title:
William M. Baird diary, 1894-1895.
Description:
William M. Baird's diary covering the early years of his mission work in Korea, primarily at the Fusan station.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115469
Title:
William M. Baird clippings and miscellaneous items, 1885-1888, 1903, 1913-1932, 1951, n.d.
Description:
William M. Baird's collection of miscellaneous items, including personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, published articles, mission station reports, minutes of the 1930 annual meeting of the Bible Committee of Korea, and an obituary written by son, Richard H. Baird after his death in 1931. Materials span 1885-1888, 1903, 1913-1932, and 1951.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Bible Committee of Korea., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Hanover College.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115354
Title:
William M. Baird diary, 1892-1893.
Description:
William M. Baird's diary covering the early years of his mission work in Korea, primarily at the Fusan station.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115251
Title:
William M. Baird diary, 1893-1894.
Description:
William M. Baird's diary covering the early years of his mission work in Korea, primarily at the Fusan station.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115144
Title:
William M. Baird station, institutional, and personal reports, 1891-1931.
Description:
William M. Baird's reports, 1891-1931, though fairly complete, are not original copies and most likely duplicate those found in Record Group 140, Secretaries' Files, Board of Foreign Missions, Korea Mission, 1903-1973. Included are station, personal, and institutional reports, arranged chronologically.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114845
Title:
William M. Baird scrapbook of miscellaneous items, 1891-1902, 1914-1915.
Description:
William M. Baird's scrapbook of miscellaneous items, including publication excerpts, newspaper clippings, and mission reports, 1891-1902, 1914-1915.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114669
Title:
William M. Baird correspondence, 1916.
Description:
William M. Baird's correspondence during his work in Korea, regarding the illness and death of his first wife, Annie Laurie Adams Baird.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., Japan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114641
Title:
William M. Baird correspondence, 1885-1893.
Description:
William M. Baird's correspondence, some predating his work in Korea.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114346
Title:
William M. Baird correspondence, 1894-1896.
Description:
William M. Baird's correspondence during his work in Korea. It is primarily personal and is arranged chronologically.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114134
Title:
William M. Baird correspondence, 1897-1905.
Description:
William M. Baird's correspondence during his work in Korea.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113622
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:
First Christian School, Pusan, Korea, 1895.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Busan., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Busan., Education--Korea--Busan.
Geographic subjects:
Busan (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113607
Title:
The Seoul Girls School. Group photo.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Seoul., Education--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113606
Title:
Children of the Mission.
Description:
Taken at 1913 Annual Meeting.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missions--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113603
Title:
First Christian School, Pusan, Korea, 1895.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Busan., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Busan., Education--Korea--Busan.
Geographic subjects:
Busan (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113601
Title:
The Seoul Girls School. Group photo.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Seoul., Education--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113593

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