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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: Soong Sil graduates, Seoul, 1965.
Description: Former North Korean communist prisoners now ordained Presbyterian pastor. The man on the left is pastor of a Korean Church in Japan.
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Presbyterian universities and colleges--Korea--Seoul., College graduates--Korea--Seoul., Clergy--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects: Korea, Korea, Seoul., Korea, Seoul., Korea, Seoul., Seoul (Korea), Asia--South Korea--Seoul
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 4, Folder 116; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b4_f116_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146160

Title: Soong Sil Gospel team, 1965.
Description: Tent evangelism conducted by a Soong Sil Gospel team in a churchless village during summer vacation.
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Presbyterian universities and colleges--Korea--Seoul., Evangelistic work--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea, Seoul., Korea., Korea., Asia--Korea
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 4, Folder 116; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b4_f116_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:145824

Title: Soong Sil graduate, Seoul, 1965.
Description: Planning to go to Nepal as a missionary.
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Presbyterian universities and colleges--Korea--Seoul., College graduates--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects: Korea, Korea, Seoul., Korea, Seoul., Seoul (Korea), Asia--South Korea--Seoul
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 4, Folder 116; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b4_f116_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:145877

Title: First graduates of Union Christian College, 1908.
Description: "In Korean called Soong Sil College. Now known as Soong Jun College. The 1st college graduates of any kind of college, government or church, public or private, in Korea. Severance Medical College graduated 6 men about a month later the same year. The man on the right is P'yun in Suh, who was later ordained and gave most of his life as assistant pastor of the great Central Church in Pyongyang, the Rev. Kil Sun Choo, the former 'blind pastor of Pyongyang' being principal pastor during this time. The name of the man on the left I have forgotten. His record after graduation is unknown to me. Richard H. Baird, May '73."
Date Created: 1908
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., College graduates--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 7, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b7_f26_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:140255

Title: First graduates of Union Christian College, 1908.
Description: "In Korean called Soong Sil College. Now known as Soong Jun College. The 1st college graduates of any kind of college, government or church, public or private, in Korea. Severance Medical College graduated 6 men about a month later the same year. The man on the right is P'yun in Suh, who was later ordained and gave most of his life as assistant pastor of the great Central Church in Pyongyang, the Rev. Kil Sun Choo, the former 'blind pastor of Pyongyang' being principal pastor during this time. The name of the man on the left I have forgotten. His record after graduation is unknown to me. Richard H. Baird, May '73."
Date Created: 1908
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., College graduates--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 7, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b7_f26_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:140267

Title: First graduates of Union Christian College, 1908.
Description: "In Korean called Soong Sil College. Now known as Soong Jun College. The 1st college graduates of any kind of college, government or church, public or private, in Korea. Severance Medical College graduated 6 men about a month later the same year. The man on the right is P'yun in Suh, who was later ordained and gave most of his life as assistant pastor of the great Central Church in Pyongyang, the Rev. Kil Sun Choo, the former 'blind pastor of Pyongyang' being principal pastor during this time. The name of the man on the left I have forgotten. His record after graduation is unknown to me. Richard H. Baird, May '73."
Date Created: 1908
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., College graduates--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 7, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b7_f26_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:140296

Title: First graduates of Union Christian College, 1908.
Description: "In Korean called Soong Sil College. Now known as Soong Jun College. The 1st college graduates of any kind of college, government or church, public or private, in Korea. Severance Medical College graduated 6 men about a month later the same year. The man on the right is P'yun in Suh, who was later ordained and gave most of his life as assistant pastor of the great Central Church in Pyongyang, the Rev. Kil Sun Choo, the former 'blind pastor of Pyongyang' being principal pastor during this time. The name of the man on the left I have forgotten. His record after graduation is unknown to me. Richard H. Baird, May '73."
Date Created: 1908
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., College graduates--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 7, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): rg223_b7_f26_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:140429

Title: Union Christian College Graduates in Pyengyang.
Date Created: 1913
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., College graduates--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., Korea, P'yŏngyang., P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 223, Box 7, Folder 28; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs, c. 1850-1972.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-223
Identifier (local): rg223_b7_f28
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:140240

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