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 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:
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:
On the way to a clinic.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico--Embudo., Missions, Medical--New Mexico--Embudo.
Geographic subjects:
Embudo (N.M.)--Description and travel--Photographs.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133435
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:
The World Day of Prayer Program, February 28, 1941.
Description:
The World Day of Prayer, First Friday in Lent, February 28, 1941. Prepared by World Day of Prayer Committee of Shanghai, China.
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., National Committee of Church Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122681
Title:
Chinese missionaries miscellaneous letters, Shanghai.
Description:
Miscellaneous letters written by missionaries in Shanghai, 1941-1949, 1972, 1982?, n.d. Also includes a 1972 letter addressed to Aimee Millican from the Woman's Missionary Union. Correspondence relates only tangentially to the Millicans, but is informative about the situation in China during the post-World War II years.
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., Southern Baptist Convention. Woman's Missionary Union.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Religious literature--Distribution--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China), China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:122640

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