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:
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:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1953.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican's correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1953, during their retirement from missionary service. It also includes a letter addressed to Aimee Millican from Nancy Hu, October 17, 1953.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136708
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence to her daughter, Edith, 1949 to 1950.
Description:
Some correspondence includes Aimee Millican's time in the United States before the Millicans were transferred to the Philippines Mission in 1950.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Hartford Seminary Foundation.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--Philippines., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.), Stanwood (Wash.), California., Manila (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136527
Title:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their daughter, Edith, May to December 1941.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author), Millican family--Archives.
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., 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., Oakland (Calif.), Weehawken (N.J.), Hawaii.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136438
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence to her daughter, Edith, 1942.
Description:
Aimee Millican's correspondence to her daughter, Edith in 1942, during which Aimee Millican was in the United States on furlough.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--Leaves and furloughs., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.), Oakland (Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:135932
Title:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1955.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican's correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1955, during their retirement from missionary service.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:135707
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence, primarily to her daughter, Edith, 1952.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Silliman University.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--Philippines., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Missions--Educational work--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Dumaguete (Philippines), Manila (Philippines), Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:135562
Title:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1954.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican's correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1954, during their retirement from missionary service.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134976
Title:
Aimee Millican correspondence to her daughter, Edith, 1943 to 1944.
Description:
Aimee Millican's correspondence to her daughter, Edith, 1943 to 1944, during which Aimee Millican was in the United States on furlough.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--Leaves and furloughs., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Seattle (Wash.), Oakland (Calif.), Berkeley (Calif.), Spokane (Wash.), New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134493
Title:
Aimee and Frank Millican correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1958 to 1961.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican's correspondence to their daughter, Edith, 1958 to 1961, during their retirement from missionary service. It also includes a letter addressed to Aimee Millican from Bessie and Paul Abbott, September 6, 1961.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Stanwood (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134334
Title:
Edith Millican photo album, New Mexico.
Description:
Photo album documenting Edith Millican's time working at Embudo Hospital and traveling around New Mexico with friends, 1940s.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico., Women physicians--New Mexico., Missionaries, Medical--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134009
Title:
Millican family photo album.
Description:
Frank, Aimee, and Edith Millican in China and on furlough, mostly in Oregon, Washington, and Illinois, circa 1917.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
China., United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133916
Title:
Muriel Boone.
Description:
Muriel Boone, c. 1973. Born in China 1893, still alive 1988. "Birthday love to Dab. Many birthdays Dayal. May 29, 1973."
Creator:
Madalyn of Santa Fe. (photographer)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Women missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Santa Fe (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133819
Title:
Helen.
Description:
Christmas at Helen's, 1961.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133803
Title:
Kenneth and Mother.
Description:
Mrs. Johnson's Birthday at Helen's.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133786
Title:
Robbi, Tommy, Scottie, Mora Valley.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico--Cleveland., Missions, Medical--New Mexico--Cleveland., Women nurses--New Mexico--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects:
Mora (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133773
Title:
Katherine Gladfelter.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Gladfelter, Katherine E., d. 1991.
Topics:
Women in the Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Albuquerque (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133770
Title:
Muriel at the top of the mountain.
Description:
Back of the Taos house. "Edith was ever a climber. She led the way and Muriel, as in the picture, followed. Once we scared a black bear who ambled away!"
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico--Taos., Hiking--New Mexico--Taos., Women missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Taos (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133761
Title:
Aimee Millican with friends Muriel Boone and Flossie Smith (?)
Description:
"Taken at Camano Island the year Frank died. Muriel went to stay with Aimee for about 2 months."
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Smith, Flossie., Boone, Muriel, 1893-
Topics:
Women missionaries--China., Returned missionaries--Washington--Camano Island.
Geographic subjects:
Camano Island (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133745
Title:
E. C. B. and Mrs. Johnson.
Description:
Christmas 1960 at Helen's.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects:
New Mexico.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133729

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