Descriptive Summary
Creator(s)
Collection open for research
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Biographical Note / Administrative History
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 (Pyongyang) where Dr. Baird assumed the presidency of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang). Mrs. Baird conducted the first woman's Bible Training class in Pyengyang and assisted her husband with his work at the college. She prepared a Korean language text for new missionaries, published several works on Korean life, and translated a number of other articles. Mrs. Baird died in service at Pyengyang in 1916.
Two of the Baird's sons, William M. Baird, Jr. and Richard H. Baird, also served as Presbyterian missionaries to Korea.
Collection Overview
The Annie Laurie Adams Baird Papers, 1890-1928 (bulk 1890-1917), consist primarily of Mrs. Baird's personal correspondence arranged chronologically from 1890 to 1916. The bulk of her letters are to her husband and other family members. The collection also includes testimonials, memorial resolutions, clippings, and miscellaneous items pertaining to Mrs. Baird and her work with the Korea Mission, 1914, 1916-1917 and 1928.
Organization and Arrangement
SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1890-1917, 1928
Alternative Formats
Available on microfilm: MF/POS./1417.
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Administrative Information
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1984
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist
Finding aid revised: July 2012
Bill Brock, Collection Management Archivist
Catalog Headings
Collection Inventory
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1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 172 | |
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| SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1890-1917, 1928 | |
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1 | 2 | Correspondence, 1890-1913 | Digital |
1 | 3 | Correspondence, 1914-1916 | Digital |
1 | 4 | Memorial, Mrs. William M. Baird, ca. 1916 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | The finished task : foreign missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. who entered into life during the year April 1, 1916-March 31, 1917 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Information about Annie Baird copied from the book of data for Korea Mission History | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Partial list of books translated or prepared by Mrs. Annie L. Baird | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence from Arthur J. Brown regarding death of Annie L. Baird, 1916 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | In memoriam, Mrs. Anna Adams Baird, 1916 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Clippings related to Annie Adams Baird, ca. 1916-1917 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Resolution on the death of Mrs. Baird, ca. 1916 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Letter from Korean church members thanking Annie Baird for her service, 1917 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Biography of Annie Laurie Adams Baird by William M. Baird, 1928 | Digital |
| 1 | 4 | Narrative concerning Mrs. Baird's illness | Digital |
1 | 5 | Clippings, 1914, 1916 | Digital |