Information: The first column shows data points from McMillan, Mary, 1831-1943 in red. The third column shows data points from McMillan, Mary in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
1912 Nov. 26Born, Pensacola, Fla.1934Graduated from Florida State College for
Women with a degree in literature and history19341937Taught in Northwest Florida high
schools1939Graduated from Scarritt College in
Nashville with a Masters degree in Christian
Education1939 Aug. 31Arrived in Japan1941 Feb. 29Forced to return to the United
States1942Took courses in Japanese language at the
University of California, Berkeley, and lived in the
International House1943Taught at the Topaz Relocation Center in
Topaz, Utah1944Graduated from the Nashville School of
Social Work with a Masters in Social Science1945Served as a child welfare worker in
Escambia County, Fla.1947 Jan. 7Became the first Protestant missionary to
return to Hiroshima after World War II1948 Jan. 19Held the first service of the Ushita
Christian Church in her home1952 Dec.Mother died1980Named Professor Emerita at Hiroshima Jo
Gakuin CollegeNamed the sixth Special Honorary Citizen
of Hiroshima1980 May 26Left Hiroshima for a six-month furlough
prior to her official retirement1980 Dec. 1Officially retired from service1984 Aug.Returned to Hiroshima as a special guest
of the city and took part in the memorial ceremony at Peace
Park1991 July 19Died in Lake Chautauqua, N.Y., at a
missionary's conferenceFrom the guide to the Mary McMillan Papers, 1936-1997 and undated (bulk 1952-1991), (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
McMillan family correspondence 1856-1869 1865-1869 McMillan family correspondence
McMillan family correspondence 1856-1869 1865-1869 McMillan family correspondence
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McMillan family correspondence 1856-1869 1865-1869 McMillan family correspondence
The McMillan family correspondence is made up of letters that members of the McMillan family in Iowa and Pennsylvania exchanged during the mid-19th century. Family members commented on their daily lives and on subjects such as health, religion, and farming.
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