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:
China Missionaries.
Description:
Aimee and Frank Millican with other China missionaries, Fall 1907.
Creator:
Hamilton (Seattle, Wash.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Women missionaries--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136800
Title:
Edith Millican photo album, page 33.
Description:
Group photo of medical students and staff.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Children--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women missionaries--China., Medical students--China., Nursing students--China., Physicians--China.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136799
Title:
Edith Millican photo album, page 30.
Description:
Card with individual portraits of a male graduate, a young female, and an infant.
Creator:
Sing Chow Brothers Studio. (photographer)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Infants--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Men--China., Women--China.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136798
Title:
Edith Millican photo album, page 14.
Description:
Chenhsien Hospital staff.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Hospitals--China--Chenzhou--Employees., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136796
Title:
Edith Millican photo album, page 10.
Description:
Staff at work.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Hospitals--China--Chenzhou--Employees., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136795
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:
Edith Millican photo album, page 7.
Description:
[Top right] Hospital. [Bottom left] Gate.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Families--China--Chenzhou., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Hospital buildings--China--Chenzhou., Gates--China--Chenzhou.
Geographic subjects:
Chenzhou (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136793
Title:
Dumaguete Chinese Church, Rosario's wedding.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Weddings--Philippines--Dumaguete.
Geographic subjects:
Dumaguete (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136791
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:
"Our Dear Friends" letter by Elleroy and Mabelle Smith, November 10, 1937.
Description:
"Our Dear Friends" letter written by Elleroy and Mabelle Smith on November 10, 1937 in Ningbo, China. The letter provides updates about their mission in China, the recent military conflict between China and Japan, and their stay at the Millicans' house in Shanghai.
Creator:
Smith, Elleroy. (author), Smith, Mabelle. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:136428
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:
Millican family photo album.
Description:
Millican family and other missionaries, mostly in China. Trek to the West Hunan Mission, Hengyang, Sophie Chu, Chenhsien, China.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134087
Title:
Frank and Aimee Millican photo album, Shanghai, China, 1937-1939.
Description:
"Frank and Aimee Millican in Shanghai, China during the bombing and strafing there, early in World War II. Relief work and church work. Chinese friends and co-workers. 1937-1939. See p. 125-131 in "4 Flags Over a Changing China". From 1937-1939 Nelle Boone (Mrs. Wilmot Boone) worked together in relief work for women and children in Shanghai.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Presbyterian Church., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:134044
Title:
Millican family photo album, page 28.
Description:
Frank and Aimee Millican. (Probably Hunan.)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng., Women missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng., Children of missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng.
Geographic subjects:
Hunan Sheng (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133822
Title:
Millican family photo album, page 2.
Description:
Landscapes with buildings.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Buildings--China.
Geographic subjects:
Hunan Sheng (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133821
Title:
Millican family photo album, page 33.
Description:
Missionaries, group photo, including Frank Millican. (Probably Hunan.)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng., Women missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng., Children of missionaries--China--Hunan Sheng.
Geographic subjects:
Hunan Sheng (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133820
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:
Millican family photo album, page 13.
Description:
Chinese woman holding baby. Frank and Aimee Millican with baby Frances William (born Mar. 20, 1912, d. June 17, 1913.)
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China., Women missionaries--China., Women--China., Children of missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Hunan Sheng (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133818

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