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:
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, 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 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:
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:
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
Title:
Korea Mission, Annual Meeting, 1923.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Whittemore, Norman Clark, 1870-1952., Rhodes, Harry A. (Harry Andrew), 1875-1965.
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:113612
Title:
Annual Meeting, 1914.
Description:
Will Blair, Chairman.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Blair, William Newton, 1876-1970.
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:113610
Title:
Annual Meeting, 1913.
Description:
Welbon, Chariman.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916.
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:113609
Title:
Mr. and Mrs. Tate and Mr. and Mrs. Bayer with Asian pear trees.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113608
Title:
Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Description:
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pyengyang, Chosen.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Korea.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Theological seminaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:113605
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:113604
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:
Group photo.
Description:
No annual meeting, 1924. Summer 1924. 231 people in all there this summer.
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:113602

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