Abstract

One carton of souvenirs from Mabuce’s travels in the Far East, including a miniature of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon, and one oversize box of clothing worn by Mabuce, probably during the time she was a missionary in Burma.

Abstract The collection chronicles the young adult life and missionary work of Ethel Mabuce (later Soelberg), a native of the Marquand, Missouri area. The collection documents Mabuce’s years as a student at the Missouri Normal School in Cape Girardeau, later in Chicago at the Evangelical Institute, at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, and ultimately during her years of service in Burma, now Myanmar. Mabuce’s niece, Lucille Griffith, compiled and published her Burma letters in 1974 through the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection primarily chronicles the young adult life and missionary work of Mabuce. The collection consists of correspondence from Mabuce to her parents, brothers and sisters during her years as a student at the Missouri Normal School, later in Chicago and Indiana, and during her years of service in Burma. In the letters, Mabuce recounts everyday experiences, discusses her calling to missionary work, describes Burma and the various ethnic groups living there (e.g., the Burmese, Chinese...