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:
Christian Educators' Conference.
Description:
Luncheon given by the Chung Sin Girls Academy. Every summer the Christian School and Colleges of Korea hold a four or five day conference to discuss matters of especial interest to Christian Educators.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Meetings--Korea (South)--Seoul., Christian educators--Korea (South)--Seoul., Luncheons--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115886
Title:
Union Christian College.
Description:
College building.
Subject names:
Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea), Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Christian universities and colleges--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., College campuses--Korea (North) --P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115885
Title:
Church World Service flour distribution to refugees.
Description:
Church World Service flour being distributed at P'o Rae, a refugee settlement about fifteen miles from Seoul.
Subject names:
Korea Church World Service., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Refugee camps--Korea (South)--Seoul., Refugees--Korea (South)--Seoul., Church work with refugees--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115884
Title:
Dr. John C. Smith, receiving a degree from Yonsei University.
Subject names:
Smith, John Coventry, 1903-, Yŏnse Taehakkyo., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Commencement ceremonies--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115883
Title:
Sunday School, Pyongyang.
Description:
Sunday School, Pyeng Yang, Korea. (A class of girls.)
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Sunday schools--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Students--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:115882
Title:
Union Christian College.
Description:
Third President.
Subject names:
Sungsil Haktang (P'yŏngyang, Korea), Moffett, Samuel Austin, 1864-1939--Portraits., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Christian universities and colleges--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., College presidents--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115881
Title:
Christian Educators' Conference.
Description:
Foreground, Dr. Kim, Professor of History at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Every summer the Christian School and Colleges of Korea hold a four or five day conference to discuss matters of especial interest to Christian Educators. Chung Sin Girls Academy.
Subject names:
Choi, Pilley Kim., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Meetings--Korea (South)--Seoul., Christian educators--Korea (South)--Seoul., Luncheons--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115880
Title:
A Greengrocer's Shop in Seoul, Korea.
Description:
Location and purpose of the group unknown. Third from Right - the Rev. Bliss Billings of Methodist Mission. Second from R - Bishop Welch. Kangkei Mission Station.
Subject names:
Billings, Bliss., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea (South)--Seoul., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115879
Title:
Ch'ungju Mission Station.
Description:
A typical country church in Ch'ungju or any other station area. Built entirely by the efforts of the local congregation, it would have a rice-straw thatched roof at first. After a few years the congregation would muster the strength to put on a more permanent tile roof. The last country church started. Youngsikie has worked to get it going.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Ch'ungju-si., Rural churches--Korea (South)--Ch'ungju-si., Missionaries--Korea (South)--Ch'ungju-si.
Geographic subjects:
Ch'ungju-si (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115878
Title:
Leaders Church Workers Retreat.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Church employees.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115877
Title:
Presbyterian Women's College, Seoul, Korea.
Description:
Women's Medical College cornerstone laying, Seoul, Korea.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (South)--Seoul., Women's colleges--Korea (South)--Seoul., Buildings--Korea (South)--Seoul., Cornerstone laying--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115876
Title:
Christian Children's Fund Meeting.
Description:
Dedication of new headquarters building.
Subject names:
Christian Children's Fund., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115875
Title:
Outgoing Missionary Conference, 1926.
Description:
New York City (Fifth Avenue Church) Summer 1926.
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:
Missionaries--United States--New York--New York., Women missionaries--United States--New York--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115874
Title:
Christian Educators' Conference.
Description:
Every summer the Christian School and Colleges of Korea hold a four or five day conference to discuss matters of especial interest to Christian Educators. Chung Sin Girls Academy.
Subject names:
Baird family--Archives.
Topics:
Meetings--Korea (South)--Seoul., Christian educators--Korea (South)--Seoul., Luncheons--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115873
Title:
Dr. John C. Smith, receiving a degree from Yonsei University.
Subject names:
Smith, John Coventry, 1903-, Yŏnse Taehakkyo., Baird family., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Commencement ceremonies--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115872
Title:
Andong Station Missionary Families.
Description:
Rev. and Mrs. Stan Wilson, Rev. and Mrs. Ben Sheldon, Rev. and Mrs. Roy Shearer, and families.
Subject names:
Shearer, Roy E., Wilson, Stan., Sheldon, Ben., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Missionaries--Korea (South)--Andong-si., Women missionaries--Korea (South)--Andong-si., Children of missionaries--Korea (South)--Andong-si.
Geographic subjects:
Andong-si (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115871
Title:
Soong Sil College, ca. 1964.
Description:
New and Old Classroom Buildings. Pictures sent by Harold Voelker showing Soong Sil College reestablished in Seoul after Liberation. Also views of Seoul about same time - rebuilt after Communist invasion and subsequent fighting 1952-55.
Subject names:
Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea), Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
College campuses--Korea (South)--Seoul., Christian universities and colleges--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115870
Title:
The Graham Lee home, Pyongyang Station.
Description:
Pyongyang Station. The Graham Lee home as it was 1900-1910. The building to the right was the family residence. To the left, across the drive way, was a guest house and office, plus miscellaneous store rooms and sheds. Mr. Lee usually kept a horse for country itineration as well as a cow to provide milk for his children. The guest house and sheds were torn down to provide space for the dormitory for the Foreign School. This was about 1912.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Lee, Graham--Homes and haunts., Lee, Blanche--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Missionary settlements--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Dwellings--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115869
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:
Christian Children's Fund Meeting.
Description:
Dedication of new headquarters building. Dr. Richard Baird giving congratulatory address to Dr. and Mrs. Clarke, founders of Christian Children's Fund. Seated at Baird's left is the U. S. Ambassador. Seated at Dr. Clarke's right is Bill Henry, Korea executive of Christian Children's Fund, and Clarkes' daughter. To her right, Philip Suh.
Subject names:
Christian Children's Fund., Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995., Clarke, J. Calvitt, 1888-, Henry, Bill., Suh, Philip., Baird family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115867

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