Papers of American Missionaries to Asia: The Ashmore Family in China, Thailand, and Japan, 1850-1937 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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The Ashmore Family papers consist of correspondence, writings by and about William and Lida Ashmore and other members of their family, memorabilia, photographs, and Chinese artwork. William Ashmore, Jr. (1851-1937) was born in Bangkok where his father William Ashmore, Sr. (1824-1909) was a Baptist missionary. In 1879 he married Lida Scott (1852-1934) who was earlier a missionary active in Myanmar. Together they embarked upon a Baptist missionary career in William's father's territory, the Swatow District, which encompassed 46 years. William, Jr. translated the Bible into Swatow's Tei-chi dialect. Lida developed an art program for women, and wrote a book detailing her mission's history.


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