Baird Family Papers

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William Martyn Baird, Jr., (1897-1987), and his brother, Richard Hamilton Baird, (1898-1995) were born in Chosen (Korea) to Presbyterian missionary parents, William Martyn Baird (1862-1931) and Annie Laurie Adams Baird (1864-1916). Both men served as missionaries in Korea under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The collection includes photographs primarily documenting the Korean mission and the Korean Presbyterian Church, as well as Baird family members; correspondence; a travel account by Richard Baird; and material pertaining to the Rev. Carl McIntire and the Korean Church. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized. Featured image: Korea missionary staff, ca. 1900.

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Title:
Appendix Three, Pyongyang Station.
Description:
Appendix from W.M. Baird of Korea, a profile, by Richard H. Baird, including map of Pyongyang Presbyterian Compound.
Creator:
Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird family--Archives., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)--Maps.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115807
Title:
Graduates and teachers, Women's Bible Institute.
Description:
Graduates and teachers, Women's Bible Institute, Pyengyang. No. 1, Mrs. Swallen; 2, Miss Best; 3, Miss Doriss; 4, Mrs. Holdcroft; 5, Mrs. Blair. The fourteen graduates represent six provinces. Notice with what honest pride they show their hard-earned diplomas! Photo. sent by Mrs. W.N. Blair.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Swallen, Sallie Willison.
Topics:
Christian education--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Educational work--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Students--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115899
Title:
Group photo, Pyongyang.
Description:
Pastor Kil, Dr. Moffett.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115811
Title:
Five Generations of Baptized Christians in Chosen.
Description:
Five Generations of Baptized Christians in Chosen, All Friends of and Helpers in the Mission at Pyengyang.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115924
Title:
March Class for Country Women.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Christian education--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Students--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115863
Title:
Korean children playing in snow, Pyongyang.
Description:
Pyengyang, (Korea), Chosen Central Church - hopefuls. Korean children playing in snow in front of Central Church bell tower. Property of the Board of Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Children--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115890
Title:
Missionaries on a picnic, Pyongyang.
Description:
Mrs. Wells, Miss Best, Dr. Field (later Mrs. A.A. Pieters) Dr. and Mrs. Noble, Ruth, Dr. Moffett, Mrs. Moffett. Taken at Peony Point, P.Y., about 1900.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Children of missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115908
Title:
Portrait of Pumokol Ni Si.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Women--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115838
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Taken in Moffett yard during the fall or winter, 1921-1922.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115942
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Taken in Moffett yard during the fall or winter, 1921-1922.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115939
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Taken in Moffett yard during the fall or winter, 1921-1922.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115999
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Pyongyang Station. Taken in the Swallens' yard the fall or winter of 1923-1924. The Swallen house in the background was one of the early missionary residences in Pyongyang. The Rev. Graham Lee adapted the basic Korean bungalow style to install such comforts as stoves, closets, cupboards, etc. Mr. Lee experimented in this case by building in one second story room. In rear may be seen "Daddy" Swallen's famous Model T Ford in which he and Mrs. Swallen visited rural churches bringing many blessings and great clouds of dust.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Swallen, William Leander., Swallen, Sallie Willison., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115946
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Pyongyang Station. Taken in the Swallens' yard the fall or winter of 1923-1924. The Swallen house in the background was one of the early missionary residences in Pyongyang. The Rev. Graham Lee adapted the basic Korean bungalow style to install such comforts as stoves, closets, cupboards, etc. Mr. Lee experimented in this case by building in one second story room. In rear may be seen "Daddy" Swallen's famous Model T Ford in which he and Mrs. Swallen visited rural churches bringing many blessings and great clouds of dust.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Swallen, William Leander., Swallen, Sallie Willison., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116002
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Pyongyang Station. Taken in the Swallens' yard the fall or winter of 1923-1924. The Swallen house in the background was one of the early missionary residences in Pyongyang. The Rev. Graham Lee adapted the basic Korean bungalow style to install such comforts as stoves, closets, cupboards, etc. Mr. Lee experimented in this case by building in one second story room. In rear may be seen "Daddy" Swallen's famous Model T Ford in which he and Mrs. Swallen visited rural churches bringing many blessings and great clouds of dust.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Swallen, William Leander., Swallen, Sallie Willison., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115948
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Pyongyang Station. Taken in the Swallens' yard the fall or winter of 1923-1924. The Swallen house in the background was one of the early missionary residences in Pyongyang. The Rev. Graham Lee adapted the basic Korean bungalow style to install such comforts as stoves, closets, cupboards, etc. Mr. Lee experimented in this case by building in one second story room. In rear may be seen "Daddy" Swallen's famous Model T Ford in which he and Mrs. Swallen visited rural churches bringing many blessings and great clouds of dust.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Swallen, William Leander., Swallen, Sallie Willison.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115972
Title:
Pyongyang Station group photograph.
Description:
Taken in Moffett yard during the fall or winter, 1921-1922.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Women missionaries--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115957
Title:
Pyongyang Western Presbytery.
Description:
Pyeng Yang Western Presbytery. The picture taken in front of the Swallen home. Probably about 1920-23.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Swallen, William Leander--Homes and haunts., Swallen, Sallie Willison--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Men--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115868
Title:
Pyongyang Mission picture book, ca. 1901.
Description:
This book of pictures of early Pyonyang mission work was donated by the children of Graham Lee. Pictures in the booklet show things as of 1901 or earlier.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Lee, Graham.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116000
Title:
Pyongyang Mission.
Description:
Choi Cho Ssi.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Lee, Graham.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Men--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115951
Title:
Pyongyang Mission.
Description:
Men's summer class in front of building.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Lee, Graham.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Students--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Men--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115943

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