Edna Lawrence papers , 1905-1954

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lawrence, Edna; Shields, Esther L.
Title
Edna Lawrence papers
Dates
1905-1954 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.025 linear feet, (1 container)  :  1 folder
Collection Number
A 205
Summary
Edna Lawrence worked with the Presbyterian Mission Hospital in Taegu, Korea. The collection (1905-1954) contains letters and other papers mostly relating to Presbyterian missions in Korea.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection (1905-1954) contains letters and other papers mostly relating to Presbyterian missions in Korea.

The collection includes reports concerning the Severance Union Medical College, in Seoul, by Esther L. Shields, a missionary nurse, and annual reports on the Presbyterian Hospital in Taegu, Korea.

Correspondence also includes a letter by Edna Lawrence from France, August 6, 1918, when she was a nurse at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 47.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Missionaries, Medical--Korea (South)--Taegu
  • Missions, American--Korea
  • Missions, Medical--Korea
  • Women missionaries--Korea (South)--Taegu

Personal Names

  • Lawrence, Edna

Corporate Names

  • Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
  • Presbyterian Hospital (Taegu, Korea)
  • Seburansu Yonhap Uihak Chonmun Hakkyo
  • United States. Army

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence