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:
"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:
Pastor and family, Ningbo.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Clergy--China--Ningbo Shi., Families of clergy--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133744
Title:
Aimee Millican with Captain Rin-tin-tin and bike in Ningbo, China.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Dogs--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133533
Title:
Girls' School, Ningbo, China.
Description:
Margaret Duncan, Headmistress.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Duncan, Margaret.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Missions--Educational work--China--Ningbo Shi., Girls' schools--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133516
Title:
Riverside Academy, Ningbo, China. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
Description:
Entire faculty and student body. Shows Main Building as destroyed by fire in 1937.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Missions--Educational work--China--Ningbo Shi., School buildings--China--Ningbo Shi., Girls' schools--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133514
Title:
Presbyterian Church in Ningbo, China.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Evangelistic work--China--Ningbo Shi., Church buildings--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133487
Title:
Frank Millican in Ningbo, China.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133458
Title:
Grace and Love Women's Circle.
Description:
Probably Ningbo. Aimee Millican - left. Mabelle Smith - right. Edith Millican - right, sitting on grass.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Smith, Mabelle., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Evangelistic work--China--Ningbo Shi., Presbyterian women--China--Ningbo Shi., Religious gatherings--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133451
Title:
Girls' Mission School, Ningbo, China.
Description:
11th year of the Republic.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Duncan, Margaret.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Missions--Educational work--China--Ningbo Shi., Girls' schools--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133446
Title:
Aimee Millican in Ningbo, China.
Description:
Aimee Millican, Mrs. Chu (Sophie's mother) - Ningbo, China.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Children of missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133442
Title:
Missionaries, group photo, with Aimee, Frank, and Edith Millican.
Description:
Probably Ningbo.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Duncan, Margaret., Smith, Mabelle.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133441
Title:
Frank Millican with dog in Ningbo, China.
Description:
Frank Millican and Captain Rin-tin-tin in Ningpo. On front steps of their house.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Dogs--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133427
Title:
Presbyteries of Five Counties.
Description:
1- Shoemaker. 2- Partch. 3- Zia Dzong Hsi. 4- Gille Arthur. 5- Ching Ching Yi. 6- Rev. Drummond. 7- Roy Smith. 8- Frank R. Millican. 9- James Yih. 10- George Partch.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Yih, James., Smith, Roy., Zia, Dzong His., Ching, Ching Yi.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Presbyteries--China--Ningbo Shi., Religious gatherings--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133424
Title:
Girls' School, Ningbo, China.
Description:
Demonstration on porch. (Home Ec.?) Edith Millican - child on porch. Margaret Duncan and Mabelle Smith - teachers.
Subject names:
Millican family--Archives., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Duncan, Margaret., Smith, Mabelle.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Women missionaries--China--Ningbo Shi., Missions--Educational work--China--Ningbo Shi., Girls' schools--China--Ningbo Shi.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133409
Title:
Chinese missionaries miscellaneous letters, 1949 to 1950.
Description:
Miscellaneous letters written by missionaries in China, 1949 to 1950. Correspondence relates only tangentially to the Millicans, but is informative about the situation in China during the post-World War II years.
Creator:
Newman, Frank W. (author), Wagner, Dorothy. (author), Bannan, E. J. (author), Smith, Mabelle C. (author)
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.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China., Communism--China.
Geographic subjects:
Ningbo Shi (China), Hunan Sheng (China), China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:124454
Title:
Correspondence regarding Aimee and Frank Millican's East Cliff property in China, 1926 to 1934.
Description:
Correspondence regarding Aimee and Frank Millican's request for a deed of transfer of land from the East Cliff Land Company in China, 1926 to 1934.
Creator:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author), Davis, George L. (author), Atcheson, George, 1896-1947. (author), Ward, Robert S. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., United States. Consulate General (Tianjin, China)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Tianjin (China), Ningbo Shi (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:121861

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