Millican Family Papers

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Correspondence, biographical materials, and photographs documenting the Millican family's missionary experiences in China, and to a lesser extent in the Philippines, emphasizing the difficulties of their work during the Sino-Japanese War of the late 1930s and during the post-World War II years. Edith Millican's correspondence documents medical work in China during and after World War II, giving insight into the training and experiences of, and opportunities for, American women doctors. Also included are photographs documenting Edith Millican's time serving the Board of National Missions as a physician in New Mexico. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire collection has been digitized. Featured image: Aimee and Frank Millican just before going to China, 1907.

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Title:
Card with Theme Song and photo of Chen River.
Description:
Greeting card from Edith Millican photo album.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Missionaries--China--Chenzhou., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136794
Title:
Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations' correspondence to Aimee Millican.
Description:
Board of Foreign Missions' Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations' correspondence to Aimee Millican. It includes a 1942 letter from Department of Missionary Personal Secretary Herrick B. Young and a 1964 letter from Assistant Treasurer Edgar B. B. Matthews.
Creator:
Young, Herrick B. (author), Matthews, Edgar B. B. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Women missionaries--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136783
Title:
Broadcast Bulletin of the National Christian Council of China, August 4, 1941.
Description:
Issued frequently from 169 Yuen Ming Yuen Road, Shanghai, China. Series V. No. 47. Lois Anna Ely, Editor. August 4, 1941. Note: –The NCC Sunday Night Broadcast Hour is heard over station XMHA, Shanghai, 600 kilocycles or 500 meters; short wave, 11.8 megacycles, or 25.33 meters, at 9:45 p.m., Shanghai Daylight Saving Time.
Subject names:
National Christian Council of China.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136435
Title:
Annual Report of Frank Millican, General Workers Group Presbyterian Mission, Shanghai, China, August 2, 1935.
Creator:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Christian Literature Society for China., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136119
Title:
Worship Trends in the Chinese Church.
Description:
Worship Trends in the Chinese Church by Aimee B. Millican. [From "The Chinese Recorder" September, 1936]
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Chinese recorder and missionary journal., Christian Literature Society for China.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136020
Title:
Card with Theme Song and photo of Chen River
Description:
Greeting card from Edith Millican photo album.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Chenzhou.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133759
Title:
Card with Theme Song and photo of Chen River
Description:
Greeting card from Edith Millican photo album. Photograph of Chenzhou River and "Theme Song."
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Chenzhou.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133750
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1967.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, during her private practice in Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1967.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Las Vegas (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124482
Title:
Board of Foreign Missions General Letters, 1949.
Description:
Board of Foreign Missions general letters addressing the political climate of Communist China and its relationship to its current and future missionaries, 1949.
Creator:
Ruland, Lloyd S. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China., Communism--China.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124441
Title:
Board of Foreign Missions General Letter, December 1949.
Description:
Foreign Missions and Overseas Interchurch Service. The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Board General Letter No. 107. December 20, 1949.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124432
Title:
Edith Millican missionary service certificate, March 1943.
Description:
Edith Millican certificate from the Board of Foreign Missions which appointed her to the PCUSA China Council mission on April 20, 1942.
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
New York.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124400
Title:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from Embudo Presbyterian Hospital and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1950 to 1951.
Description:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence from Embudo Presbyterian Hospital and the Board of Foreign Missions, 1950 to 1951. It documents her resignation from her missionary service in China and her transfer from the Women's Hospital of Philadelphia to a residency at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author), Gladfelter, Katharine E. (author), Ruland, Lloyd S. (author), Bowen, Sarah. (author), Goddard, Florence M. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.), New York (N.Y.), Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124387
Title:
Edith Millican United States passport, 1947.
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., United States. Consulate General (Guangzhou, China)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Guangzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124095
Title:
Two articles by Janette T. Harrington.
Description:
Women in White; Tell It On the Mountain. Two articles by Janette T. Harrington tell of vital work women are doing in two localities in the far-flung national missions field. Reprinted from Presbyterian Life, November 11, 1957.
Creator:
Harrington, Janette T. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.), San Cristóbal(Dominican Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124090
Title:
Edith Millican personal notebook, 1944 to 1948.
Description:
Edith Millican's personal notebook during her missionary service in China, 1944 to 1948. It includes journal entries, prayers and poetry.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China), Hengyang (Hunan Sheng, China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123908
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1963.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1963. It also includes a November 1963 letter addressed to Edith Millican from John Paul North, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of the American College of Surgeons.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Womens Medical College of Philadelphia.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123583
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, 1965.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her mother, Aimee Millican, during her private practice in Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1965. It also includes a letter addressed to Aimee Millican from family friend, Betty.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Las Vegas (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123494
Title:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence, 1949 to 1984.
Description:
Edith Millican incoming correspondence, 1949 to 1984. Correspondence authored by Muriel Boone, Frank W. Newman, Archie R. Crouch, and other friends.
Creator:
Boone, Muriel, 1893- (author), Crouch, Archie R. (author), Newman, Frank W. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
China., United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123207
Title:
Aimee Millican United States passport, 1952.
Subject names:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Cebu (Philippines : Province)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123139
Title:
Edith Millican chapel talks notes.
Description:
Edith Millican chapel talks in Chinese, mostly given in Chenchow Hospital, (English notes).
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123083

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