Ingerson, Vera Frances, b. 1890.
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Vera F. Ingerson was born in 1890 in Denver, Colorado. She attended nursing school at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1916, she went to Korea as a nurse at the Presbyterian mission station in Syenchun. She later became the superintendent of nursing at In His Name Hospital, as well as a teacher at the Posyung Girl's Academy. On a furlough in 1931, she traveled through Siberia to Europe and visited Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, France, England, and Italy. In 1942, Ingerson left Korea due to the war and started missionary work in Barranquilla, Colombia. She worked as a nurse and teacher there. By 1957, she was retired and living in California.
From the description of Vera Frances Ingerson papers, 1916-1967. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55042176
Vera F. Ingerson was born in 1890 in Denver, Colorado. She attended nursing school at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1916, she went to Korea as a nurse at the Presbyterian mission station in Syenchun. She later became the superintendent of nursing at In His Name Hospital, as well as a teacher at the Posyung Girl's Academy, serving for a time as interim principal. On a furlough in 1931, she traveled through Siberia to Europe and visited Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, France, England, and Italy.
In 1942, Ingerson left Korea due to the war and started missionary work in Barranquilla, Colombia. She worked as a nurse and teacher there. By 1957, she was retired and living in California.
From the guide to the Vera Frances Ingerson papers, 1916-1967, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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Subjects:
- Teachers
- Teachers
- Teachers
- Presbyterian Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Missionaires, Medical
- Missionaries
- Missionaries, Medical
- Missionaries, Medical
- Nurses
- Nurses
- Nurses
- Photographs
- Women
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- Korea (as recorded)
- Colombia--Barranquilla (as recorded)
- Korea (as recorded)
