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:
Korean Missionaries, group photo.
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., Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Johnson, Woodbridge.
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:115511
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 clippings and miscellaneous items, 1899, 1916, 1931, n.d.
Description:
William M. Baird's miscellaneous items, including newspaper clippings from Charlestown, Indiana, and Korean tracts, 1899, 1916, 1931, n.d.
Subject names:
Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Charlestown (Ind.), Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115119
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 illustrations, 1905-1907, 1914-1916, n.d.
Description:
William M. Baird's clippings with annotations, primarily documenting Korean missionary groups, faculty, students, and buildings of the Presbyterian Seminary and Union Christian College.
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--Educational work--Korea., Theological seminaries--Korea., Universities and colleges--North Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:114836
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

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