Cliff & Rosemary Gilson
Scope and Contents
Gam Seng and Alice Mae Shae were Baptist missionaries in Burma, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries in the mid to late 1900s. This collection contains photographs, certificates, notes, writing, documents, etc. from throughout their lives and careers.
Alice Mae Simmons trained at the Baptist Missionary Training School and Andover Newton Theological Seminary, serving a long-term mission to Burma where she met and subsequently married Gam.
Gam Seng Shae was from Burma and attended Kachin Bible Training School (1956-57) and Burma Baptist Divinity School (1962, B.Th.). He and Alice moved to the U.S. where he attended Colgate Rochester Divinity School (1969, B.D.) and Union Theological Seminary (1972, Th.D., Ordained).
The Shaes later served many missions abroad together and moved around the U.S. for different academic postings.
Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 2021
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.
Materials may be accessed by request at the American Baptist Historical Society. For more information on accessing collections or obtaining copies, visit http://abhsarchives.org.
Extent
From the Series: 0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Burmese
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Indonesian
Repository Details
Part of the American Baptist Historical Society Repository
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