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Shae Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG-2033

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.

Gam Seng was from Burma and attended Kachin Bible Training School (1956-57) and Burma Baptist Divinity School (1962, B.Th.) there. 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).

Alice trained at the Baptist Missionary Training School and Andover Newton Theological Seminary, serving a long-term mission to Burma where she met Gam. 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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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

2.5 Linear Feet (3 archival boxes, 1 legal box, 1 slides box, 1 artifacts box)

Language of Materials

English

Burmese

German

Indonesian

Appraisal

Acquired by Mariah Hamby, Head of Archives and Special Collections. Appraisal decisions were made by Hamby.

Related Materials

Gam Seng Shae is also found in International Ministries - Missionary Correspondence, 1970-79. Alice Mae Shae (nee Simmons) is found in International Ministries - Missionary Correspondence, 1953-63.

Processing Information

Arranged and described by Anna Roberson.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the American Baptist Historical Society Repository

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