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Title: Baird Family Papers
Description: 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.
Creator Name(s): Baird family. (creator)
Date Created: 1900, ca. 1900-1974, 1900, 1974
Name Subject(s): Baird, William Martyn, b. 1897., Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995., Baird, Anna Landis Reist, 1895-1981., McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Taehan Yesugyo Changnohoe.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Yalu River (China and Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
Physical Location: RG 316; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Baird Family Papers, ca. 1900-1974.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-316
Identifier (local): rg316_baird_family
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg316

Title: William M. Baird Papers
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.
Creator Name(s): Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931. (creator)
Date Created: 1885, 1885-1951, 1885, 1951, 1885-1951
Name Subject(s): 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)
Topical Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Schools--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Pyongyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
Physical Location: RG 173; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-173
Identifier (local): rg173_william_baird
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg173

Title: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: Korea Mission
Description: Presbyterian mission work in Korea began in 1884 and was primarily medical and educational. Early mission work centered in Seoul and Pyengyang and eventually nine stations were established. Work was done in cooperation with several other denominations, including Methodists and Southern, Canadian, and Australian Presbyterians. This collection includes reports and field correspondence to the Church's mission board that reflect the mission's educational, medical, and evangelistic work. Also included are materials dealing with the Shrine Question, the Korean Conspiracy, and the Korean Independence Movement. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Presbyterian Hospital Outpatient Department Nurses' Training School Leper Hospital Taiku, Chosen (Korea), Japan, ca. 1925-6.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations. (creator)
Date Created: 1903, 1903-1972, 1903, 1972, 1903-1972
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Korea., Missions, Medical--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea, Allied occupation, 1945-1948., Korea, 20th century., Korea, Japanese occupation, 1910-1945., Korea, Independence movement, 1919., Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea, Korea.
Physical Location: RG 140; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: Korea Mission, 1903-1972.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-140
Identifier (local): rg140
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg140

Title: Annie Laurie Adams Baird Papers
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 Name(s): Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Seoul (Korea), Pusan (Korea), Taegu (Korea), Asia--South Korea--Seoul, Asia--South Korea--Busan, Asia--South Korea--Daegu, Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 172; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Annie Laurie Adams Baird Papers, 1890-1928.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-172
Identifier (local): rg172
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg172

Title: Korea mission history
Description: History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries in Korea. Mission work began in 1884 and was primarily medical and educational. Early mission work centered in Seoul and Pyengyang and eventually nine stations were established. Work was done in cooperation with several other denominations, including Methodists and Southern, Canadian, and Australian Presbyterians. Featured image: Old Theological Seminary in Pyengyang, circa 1923.
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Missions, Medical--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Asia--Korea
Physical Location: Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): islandora:korea_missions
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:korea_missions

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