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Description: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.)Creator:Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916. (creator)Subject names:Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931.Topics:Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea.Geographic subjects:P'yŏngyang (Korea), Seoul (Korea), Pusan (Korea), Taegu (Korea)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:rg172
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Title:Description:The Rev. Dr. William M. Baird and his wife, Annie Laurie Adams 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, Baird was appointed president of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang and later Sungsil Taehak), a position that he held until his death in 1931. The William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951 (bulk 1885-1931), consist of Baird's diaries, correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous items. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.Start date:1885End date:1951Creator:Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931. (creator)Subject names:Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Pyengyang Academy., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea), Sungsil Haktang (Pʻyŏngyang, Korea)Topics:Universities and colleges--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Schools--Korea.Geographic subjects:Pyongyang (Korea)--Church history.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:rg173
