Annie Laurie Adams Baird and her husband, the Rev. Dr. William M. Baird, were
appointed to the Chosen (Korea) Mission in 1890 by the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. From 1891 until 1897, they
served at the Seoul, Fusan, and Taiku stations. In 1897, they were
transferred to Pyengyang where Dr. Baird assumed the presidency of the
Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College and Mrs. Baird conducted the
first woman's Bible Training class in Pyengyang. This collection includes
Mrs. Baird's personal correspondence, testimonials, memorial resolutions,
clippings, and miscellaneous items pertaining to her work with the Korea
Mission, 1914, 1916-1917 and 1928. View the
collection
guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been
digitized.
Featured image: Pyongyang Foreign School Dormitory Occupants,
1915-1916 (From the William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951.)