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:
Aimee Millican correspondence to her daughter, Edith, June to December 1963.
Description:
Aimee Millican's correspondence to her daughter, Edith, June to December 1963, during her retirement from missionary service. It also includes a letter addressed to Edith Millican from Dr. J.B. Blough of Embudo Presbyterian Hospital, August 15, 1963.
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., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Duarte (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:135119
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:
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 correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican. Correspondence includes undated letters. Internal evidence was used to determine the approximate chronological order.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.), Hengyang (Hunan Sheng, China), China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123997
Title:
Millican family clippings, 1941 to 1985.
Description:
Miscellaneous clippings about the Millican family, 1941 to 1985. It includes clippings about the family's missionary service, Embudo Presbyterian Hospital in New Mexico, Edith Millican's successful career as a physician, and memorial services after her death in February 1985.
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Stanwood (Wash.), Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:123154
Title:
Edith Millican general letters, 1943 to 1967.
Description:
Edith Millican's "Dear Friends" letters, 1943 to 1967. The correspondence traces her medical missionary service in China, her residency at the Board of National Missions' Mora Valley Medical Unit in Cleveland, New Mexico, and her private practice in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.), Hengyang (Hunan Sheng, China), Las Vegas (N.M.), Guizhou (Hubei Sheng, China), Hunan Sheng (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122415
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1940 to 1942.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at Women's Medical College of Philadelphia and at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, 1940 to 1942.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., 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.), Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121736
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1953 to 1955.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, 1953 to 1955. It also includes a letter from Nettie Junkin to Edith Millican, 1953.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121354
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1952.
Description:
Edith Millican correspondence to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, during her time at Embudo Presbyterian Hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, 1952.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121071
Title:
Edith Millican correspondence primarily to her parents, Aimee and Frank Millican, 1943 to 1945.
Creator:
Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.), Melbourne (Vic.), Kolkata (India), Hunan Sheng (China), Guizhou (Hubei Sheng, China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:120038

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