Guide to the Catholic Worker Materials ABC.CW

This collection contains materials relating to the Catholic Worker Movement and is primarily made up of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, publications, correspondence, and copies of Ade Bethune’s Catholic Worker designs.

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Created: Ade Bethune Collection 1934-2001
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Catholic Worker Movement
Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980
Maurin, Peter
Ordway, Hazen
Paulson, Mary
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title Guide to the Catholic Worker Materials ABC.CW : Ade Bethune Papers
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Catholic Worker Movement
Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980
Maurin, Peter
Ordway, Hazen
Paulson, Mary
title_short Guide to the Catholic Worker Materials ABC.CW
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title_fullStr Guide to the Catholic Worker Materials ABC.CW
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publishDate 1934-2001
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physical 3.25 Linear feet (7 boxes plus 12 audiocassettes)
topic Catholic Worker Movement
Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980
Maurin, Peter
Ordway, Hazen
Paulson, Mary
description This collection contains materials relating to the Catholic Worker Movement and is primarily made up of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, publications, correspondence, and copies of Ade Bethune’s Catholic Worker designs.
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spelling ABC-CW Guide to the Catholic Worker Materials ABC.CW Ade Bethune Papers Finding aid prepared by Preethi Gupta, MLIS Graduate Student Ade Bethune Collection 2004 Randolph Ave. St. Paul, MN, 55105 651-690-6599 bethune@stkate.edu This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-04-03T16:04-0500 Describing Archives: A Content Standard September 2010 Finding Aid revised by Deborah Kloiber Catholic Worker Materials, Ade Bethune Papers ABC.CW Ade Bethune Collection 3.25 Linear feet (7 boxes plus 12 audiocassettes) 1934-2001 This collection contains materials relating to the Catholic Worker Movement and is primarily made up of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, publications, correspondence, and copies of Ade Bethune’s Catholic Worker designs. Bethune, Ade, 1914-2002 About Ade Bethune Ade Bethune was born in Brussels, Belgium on January 12, 1914. After World War I her family immigrated to the United States, settling in New York in 1928. Ade attended Cathedral High School in New York and later the National Academy of Design. Raised by progressive Catholic parents, from her earliest girlhood she was a devout Catholic who soon developed a strong feeling of social consciousness. Ade first met Dorothy Day in 1933. She heard about the work the Catholic Worker was doing with the poor and also saw their newspaper, the visuals of which left her feeling unimpressed and rather let down. She quickly decided to help the struggling newspaper by making several black and white ink drawings and mailing them in, travelling herself to the Catholic Worker storefront the next day. She immediately found in Dorothy a lifelong friend and mentor who gave her an outlet for her feelings about social justice. Her work for the Catholic Worker was very influential, as her designs utilizing common, working class people to illustrate the Saints, the Catholic Works of Mercy, and Biblical scenes were very radical. They helped launch Ade’s artistic career and remain prominent in the Catholic Worker newspaper even today, though now the newspaper features many more prominent artists. Half a century later, in 1985, she redesigned the masthead which she had originally designed in 1934 to include a female worker. This illustrates both Ade’s artistic preeminence at the paper as well as her ability to adapt with the times. The other founder of the Catholic Worker movement, Peter Maurin, also became a mentor and close friend to Ade. His philosophy, especially his easy essays, shaped her writing, her art, and her beliefs. It was Peter who encouraged Ade to speak in public, something she was very timid about at first. Ade eventually became a prolific public speaker, giving lectures not only for the Catholic Worker but also for many of her other causes and organizations. Ade was a passionate advocate for the Catholic Worker beyond adding her artwork to the paper. She also became a public speaker, wrote articles, hawked the paper on street corners, and helped in the Houses of Hospitality. It is through much of this activity that she made contacts which she used in her businesses, developed her artistic voice and demonstrated her strong bent towards social justice. This commitment to the Catholic Worker stayed with her throughout her life, as she stayed active in the movement until her death in 2002. History of the Catholic Worker The Catholic Worker movement was founded in New York City in 1933 by Dorothy Day, a radical journalist who had converted to Catholicism, and Peter Maurin, an itinerant French worker/scholar/philosopher with a vision to create a better world. It has evolved into an international faith-based, grassroots movement for peace and social justice through nonviolent direct action. While the movement encourages a variety of social justice programming and meetings, it is perhaps best known for its loosely-affiliated Houses of Hospitality, in which the poor and homeless are welcomed and served as guests and the Catholic Workers who serve them live in the same circumstances as their charges. The Catholic Worker newspaper, edited by Dorothy Day from 1933 until her death in 1980 and still published seven times a year by the New York community, remains the best known of numerous Catholic Worker publications. Day was proposed for sainthood in 1983, a process Ade Bethune was active in, and remains one of the most influential Catholic lay people of the 20th century. Processing Information The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Preeti Gupta, November 2008-February 2009. Acquisition Ade Bethune donated her personal and business papers, sketches, artwork, books, and artifacts to the College of St Catherine (now St. Catherine University) over the period from 1984-2002. Organization This collection is organized into seven series. Series 1: New York Catholic Worker Series 2: Minneapolis Catholic Worker Series 3: Other Catholic Worker Communities Series 4: Dorothy Day Correspondence 4.1 Originals 4.2 Photocopies Series 5: Other Catholic Worker Correspondence Series 6: Catholic Worker Events Series 7: Secondary Sources Contents These materials cover the Catholic Worker movement, from its humble beginnings in New York to its international presence. The collection spans most of the 21st century, though the bulk of the materials fall between 1940-2000. It includes correspondence; Catholic Worker publications, such as pamphlets, newspapers, and newsletters; other writings both by and about the Catholic Worker movement; and some of Ade Bethune’s artwork for the paper. This collection contains both personal materials illustrating Bethune’s relationship with Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker as well as more generic materials relating to the social movement in general. Items of particular note include the original correspondence between Ade Bethune and Dorothy Day (series 4), some of the correspondence she held with other Catholic Workers, especially Mary Paulson (series 1) and Hazen Ordway (series 5) and materials relating to the first large Catholic Worker conference held on the 50th anniversary of the movement’s founding, including audiotapes of most of the lectures from the event (series 6, boxes 5 & 8). Preferred Citation [Series], Catholic Worker Materials, Ade Bethune Papers. Ade Bethune Collection, St. Catherine University Library, St. Paul, MN 55105. Finding Aid Note An index to the correspondence in Series 4 is available. Related Materials The Marquette University Library holds the Dorothy Day - Catholic Worker Collection. Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980 Maurin, Peter Ordway, Hazen Paulson, Mary Catholic worker Catholic Worker Movement Series 1: New York Catholic Worker 1/2 box Contents: This box contains materials from the New York City Catholic Worker community, the primary Catholic Worker community. The materials consist of newsletters, corresondence, writings, pictures, and newspaper articles about the NY Catholic Worker community. Arrangement: Ordered alphabetically by title Catholic Worker 1 1938-1971 Scope and Contents note Newsletters, newspapers, clippings about Ade Bethune's work for the NY Catholic Worker newspaper Catholic Worker Correspondence 1 1965-1969 Catholic Worker Correspondence 1 1988-1999 Catholic Worker Houses 1 1988 Scope and Contents note Information about Catholic Worker houses nationwide Catholic Worker Masthead -- Patrick Coy 1 1984-1987 Scope and Contents note Correspondence with Coy re: changing masthead, information about new masthead, newspaper Catholic Worker Photographs 1 1935-1938 Scope and Contents note Pictures from Mott Street house of a breadline, Catholic Workers, murals Catholic Worker Publications 1 1935, 1959 Day, Dorothy 1 1955-1988 Scope and Contents note Writings by Dorothy Day and about her; memorial information Maurin, Peter 1 1974, 1988 Scope and Contents note Correspondence about Peter Maurin Murals 1 undated Scope and Contents note 2 pictures of murals, unattributed, in a NY Catholic Worker house Peter Maurin Catholic Worker Farm -- Tom Cornell 1 1995 Scope and Contents note Correspondence with Cornell about visiting farm Series 2: Minneapolis Catholic Worker 1 1/2 boxes 1981-1990 Contents: Materials from St. Joseph's House of the Minneapolis Catholic Worker community. The materials consist of newsletters from the House and the community's newspapers. Arrangement: Ordered chronologically Thanksletter and Newsletter 1 1981 "Minneapolis Catholic Worker" 1 3 folders 1982-1986 "Minneapolis Catholic Worker" 2 2 folders 1985-1986 "Minneapolis Catholic Worker Newspaper" 2 2 folders 1986-1987 "St. Joseph's House News" 2 4 folders 1987-1990 Series 3: Other Catholic Worker Communities 1+ boxes Contents: This series contains materials from Catholic Worker communities outside of New York City. The materials consist mainly of newsletters, correspondence, writings, pictures, and newspaper articles about the communities. Arrangement: Ordered alphabetically by state with Canada at the end Catholic Worker Farm, Sheepranch, CA 2 1987 St. Francis House, Chicago, IL 2 1985 Jonah House, Baltimore, MD 2 1991 Viva House, Baltimore, MD 2 1997, 2000 Haley House, Boston, MA 2 1990 St. Benedict's Farm, Upton, MA 3 5 folders 1906-1954 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with farm trustee Magee, and tenants M.C. MacSwiney and Mary Paulson. Dan Corcoran House, Winona, MN 3 2 folders Bulk, 1992-1997 1992-1997, 2000 Bethany House, Rochester, NY 3 1983 Collete Marie Hospice, Avon, OH 3 1981 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Hospice founder Dorothy Gauchat. St. Joseph the Worker House and Farm, Foster, RI 3 1999 Casa Juan Diego House, Houston, TX 3 1998 Washington D.C. Communities 3 2 folders 1989-1995 Zacchaeus House, Toronto, Canada 3 2 folders 1938, 1997 Series 4: Dorothy Day Correspondence 1 box Contents: This series contains corresondence with Dorothy Day. THe first sub-series holds original correspondence, the bulk of which is with Dorothy Day. This correspondence is sometimes personal and sometimes in Day's role as the editor for the New York Catholic Worker newspaper. There is also some original correspondence with other Catholic Worker chapters and Catholic Workers in general. The second sub-series contains copies of correspondence, again mostly with Dorothy Day (also both personally and as the newspaper editor). This sub-series also contains copies of correspondence with other Catholic Workers for a wide variety of purposes. Organization: This series contains two groups: Original Correspondence and Correspondence Photocopies. Within a group correspondence is arranged chronologically; undated correspondence and correspondence covering multiple years is at the end of each group. Additional Information: An index to the correspondence in this series is available. 4.1: Originals Bulk, 1934-1956 1934-1975 Contents: This series contains original letters, postcards, and newsletters from Dorothy Day. They are sometimes personal and sometimes in Day's role as the editor for the New York Catholic Worker newspaper. There are also some letters from Tamar (Day's daughter), other Catholic Worker chapters, and Catholic Workers in general. 1934-1956 4 17 folders undated 4 2 folders Correspondence with Marthe Bethune 4 1935-1975 4.2: Photocopies Bulk, 1934-1961 1934-1975 Contents: This group contains copies of the letters in 4.1, along with photocopies of letters from Bethune to Day, providing a more complete record of the correspondence between the two. Location of Originals: Copies of Bethune's letters to Day are duplicates of originals housed at Marquette University Library in the Dorothy Day Papers. 1934-1961 4 23 folders undated 4 1945?-1956? undated 4 Correspondence with Marthe Bethune 4 1935-1975 Series 5: Other Catholic Worker Correspondence 1/2 box Contents: This series contains Ade Bethune's correspondence with Catholic Workers and about the Catholic Worker movement. It excludes that correspondence which is concerned mainly with the New York Catholic Worker. Arrangement: Ordered alphabetically by last name of the main correspondent; folders with multiple correspondents are located at the end of the series. Farrell, Mary 5 1990 Fullerton, Anne--Catholic Worker Homepage 5 1995 Scope and Contents note correspondence re unofficial Catholic Worker web site Garvey, Hugh -- Templegate Publishers 5 1996 Scope and Contents note correspondence re publishing a book about Dorothy Day Geoff 5 undated Little Sisters of the Poor -- Baltimore, MD 5 1991 Scope and Contents note correspondence about Works of Mercy banners Maksymowicz, Virginia 5 1986 O'Connor, John Joseph, Cardinal 5 1998-2000 Scope and Contents note correspondence with Cardinal of New York re canonization of Dorothy Day Ordway, Hazen 5 1988-1989 Scope and Contents note correspondence about marriage proposal to Ade Bethune Runkel, Phil -- "Dorothy Day Centenary conference Book" 5 2000-2001 Scope and Contents note correspondence re Ade Bethune providing art for book Scherer, Peggy 5 1996 Scope and Contents note correspondence re memorial article for Peter Maurin Shaw, Diana -- Warner Brothers, "Dorothy Day" 5 1990 Scope and Contents note correspondence re movie about Dorothy Day Responses -- Roberts' Tribute 5 1985 Scope and Contents note correspondence from people re Nancy Roberts' article in Catholic Digest (March 1985) Catholic Workers 5 1943-1974 Scope and Contents note general correspondence with various Catholic Workers, including Tom Sullivan and Bob Ludlow Catholic Workers 5 undated Scope and Contents note general correspondence with Catholic Workers, NY CW newspapers, newsletters, NY CW writings Series 6: Catholic Worker Events 1/2 box; 12 audiocassettes 1983-2001 Contents: This series contains materials relating to Catholic Worker events, which consist mainly of national Catholic Worker gatherings or conferences. It also includes art show fundraisers, where artists such as Ade Bethune would donate art in order to help raise funds for a Catholic Worker community. The materials in this series are primarily correspondence, event information, pictures, and writings by various Catholic Workers. In addition, there are 12 audiocassettes (from a set of 14--the first 2 are missing) of sessions and lectures from the 1983 national Catholic Worker gathering. Arrangement: Ordered chronologically Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA 5 May 1983 Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ 7 5 2 folders plus audiocassettes July 1983 Scope and Contents note Includes 12 audiocassettes of lectures given during the conference "1984 Midwest Gathering" 5 1 folder plus audiocassettes 1984 Scope and Contents note Audio recording in cassette tape form of the 1984 Midwest Gathering. New York--Anne Perkins [art show] 5 September 1989 Boston College, Boston, MA 5 July 1991 Philadelphia Catholic Worker Art Show 5 November 1993 Philadelphia--Susan Dietrich [art show] 5 October 1995 Milwaukee, WI-- Marquette University Archives 5 October 1997 Worcester, MA 5 July 2001 Series 7: Secondary Sources 1 1/2 boxes Contents: The materials in this series consist of writings about the Catholic Worker movement. These take the form of both publshed and unpublished pamphlets, scripts, articles, and book manuscripts. Also included are interviews by various people with Ade Bethune to gain background information about Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the Catholic Worker movement. Many of the unpublished manuscripts and interviews also contain Ade Bethune's revisions to the text. Arrangement: Ordered alphabetically by author or title Call to Action Performing Arts Ministry -- "Haunted by God" 6 1990-1991 Scope and Contents note Program for a play about Dorothy Day Chittister, Joan -- "A Passion for Life" 6 1996 Egan, Eileen -- "Dorothy Day and the Permanent Revolution" 6 1983 Federspiel, Von Jung -- "Die Hinterlassenschaft der Dorothy Day" 6 1993 "Fellowship" -- Dorothy Day Centennial 6 1997 Gneuhs, Geoffrey -- "Dorothy Day: A Contemporary Saint?" 6 1989 Gustafson, Julie -- "Dorothy Day Movie" 6 1983-1985 Scope and Contents note Film treatment, correspondence Larson, Claudia -- "Letters by Dorothy Day" 6 1995-1996 Scope and Contents note Mock-up for a book, correspondence, pictures Lentz, Robert -- "Family Festivals" 6 June/July 1985 "National Women's Hall of Fame" 6 1997 Scope and Contents note Information about nominating Dorothy Day, correspondence Naughton, Irene Mary 6 1983 Newspaper Articles 7 1934-1953 O'Brien, Ellen -- "Laborers of Love" 6 1997 "Peter Maurin: Saint and Scholar of the Catholic Worker" 6 undated Providence College, "Hall of Heroes" 6 1997 Scope and Contents note Program for ceremony inducting Dorothy Day, newspaper articles "The Radical Love of Dorothy Day" -- Notre Dame Magazine 6 December 1979 Riegle, Rosalie -- "Dorothy Stories" 6 1998-2000 Scope and Contents note Interview agreement, correspondence, selections from interviews Roberts, Nancy 6 April 1983 Scope and Contents note Interview transcript with corrections, correspondence Roberts, Nancy -- "Dorothy Day's Vision of Journalism" 6 1983-1985 Scope and Contents note Conference paper/book chapter, correspondence Roberts, Nancy -- "Journalism History" 6 1983-1985 Roberts, Nancy -- "Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker" 6 1984 Roberts, Nancy & Phil Runkel 6 1984-1985 Scope and Contents note Interview transcript, correspondence Schaller, Jeanne -- "Review for Religious" 6 1989 Shapin, Jan 6 1996 Scope and Contents note Play manuscript about Peter Maurin with corrections, correspondence Shapin, Jan -- "Ambassadors of God" 6 1999 Scope and Contents note Play manuscript with corrections, correspondence Troester, Roasilie R. -- "Voices from the Catholic Worker" 6 1988-1990 Scope and Contents note Interview transcript with corrections "We are the Church" 6 1995 Woodward, Kenneth -- "Making Saints" 6 1990 Newspaper Articles 7 Bulk, 1982-1985 1938, 1982-1985 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence with Sr. Judith Stoughton, CSJ Newspaper Articles -- "Tributes to Dorothy Day upon her Death" 7 1980-1983 Newspaper Articles 7 1997-1998 Scope and Contents note Articles about canonizing Dorothy Day Fahy, Sister Peter Claver 7 3 folders 1975-1984 Scope and Contents note Copies of materials about Dorothy Day working with Sister Fahy and Father Hugo retreats.

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