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:
Women and children eating.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Dinners and dining--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115947
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 Mission.
Description:
Girl's school.
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.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115945
Title:
Korea missionary annual meeting, 1966.
Description:
Annual meeting of the Presbyterian Mission, Jan. 1966, Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea (South)--Seoul., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Seoul., Women missionaries--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115944
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
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:
Ch'ungju Mission Station, about 1920
Description:
Taken on study steps of Miller residence, Ch'ungju-si about 1920. F.S. Miller was the patriarch of Ch'ungju-si Station. The ony missionary who continued on here from the time it was opened in 1905 until his death about the time of W.W.II.
Subject names:
Miller, F. S. (Frederick Scheibler), 1866-1937., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea (South)--Ch'ungju-si., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Ch'ungju-si.
Geographic subjects:
Ch'ungju-si (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115941
Title:
Members of Pyongyang Station, Korea Mission.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., 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:115940
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:
Korea missionary annual meeting, 1966.
Description:
Annual meeting of the Presbyterian Mission, Jan. 1966, Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939., Underwood, Horace Grant, 1859-1916.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea (South)--Seoul., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Seoul., Women missionaries--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115938
Title:
Men's Bible Institute Faculty, 1937.
Description:
Korea Mission, Chai Ryung Station Faculty, Men's Bible Institute, 1937. Bible Institute operated by Station in Mission property (rear) in cooperation with Presbytery.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Men--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115937
Title:
General Assembly of the Korean Presbyterian Church, 1960.
Description:
The Department of Cooperative Work of the Korean General Assembly. Their body, appointed by the Korean Church, assigns the missionaries their work and decides how the funds from the United Presbyterian Church in the United States are to be used.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Korea (South)--Seoul., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115936
Title:
Aerial view of group photo.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115935
Title:
William M. Baird, Jr., Anna L. Baird, and Mexican students.
Description:
Mexico. The University Student Center, Mexico City.
Subject names:
Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Baird, Anna Landis Reist, 1895-1981., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Students--Mexico--Mexico City.
Geographic subjects:
Mexico City (Mexico)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115934
Title:
Korea missionary staff, ca. 1900.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115933
Title:
Syen Chun Mission Station, Korea Mission.
Description:
Korea Mission Syen Chun Station, 1921, group photograph.
Subject names:
Covington, Hallie., Ross, Cyril., Lampe, Henry., Pieters, A. A., Whittemore, Norman Clark, 1870-1952., Stevens, Blanche., Ingerson, Vera Frances, 1890-, Samuel, Jane., Whittemore, Ned., Lampe, Willard., Pieters, Reuben., Lampe, Hayden., Pieters, Richard., Lampe, Cordelia., Lampe, Betty., Lampe, Nathan., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115932
Title:
Women sewing.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Women tailors--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115931
Title:
Korea missionary staff, ca. 1900.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Baird family--Archives., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115930
Title:
Outgoing missionary conference, 1918 or 1919.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--United States., Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115929
Title:
William M. Baird, Jr., Anna L. Baird, and Mexican students.
Description:
Mexico. The University Student Center, Mexico City.
Subject names:
Baird, William Martyn, 1897-, Baird, Anna Landis Reist, 1895-1981., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Students--Mexico--Mexico City.
Geographic subjects:
Mexico City (Mexico)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115928

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