Albert Schweitzer Center

Organizational records, correspondence, memorabilia relating to the Albert Schweitzer Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.

Papers of the theologian, philosopher, physician, organist, and music scholar; born in Alsace, France. Founded a missionary hospital in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his advocacy of the brotherhood of nations. Collection includes correspondence (1901-1965); 123 notebooks (1918-1965); manuscript essays and lectures on religion, philosophy, and medicine; and sermons. Correspondence includes nearly 1400 letters between Schweitzer and wife Hélène Bresslau (1901-1939); 396 letters (1950-1965) written in German to Erica Anderson; 180 letters to daughter Rhena Schweitzer Miller; and 70 letters to various recipients, including 3 to Rudolf Bultmann. Notebooks document Schweitzer's daily life in Lambaréné, the diseases and stories of his patients, and the arrival of visitors to the mission. They also contain poems, quotations, excerpts from books on philosophy, religion, and history; clippings from French, German, English, and African newspapers; reports on world politics; and commentaries on himself and his work.

Vickery, Almeda Campbell.

Daughter of Kate Campbell Vickery and Charles Rowe Vickery, American Congregationalist missionaries to India and Singapore. Includes photographs, writings, notes, and diaries, as well as Vickery family genealogical material.

American Home Missionary Society.

Reports from various of its New York groups to the American Home Missionary Society.

Jones, E. Stanley (Eli Stanley), 1884-1973.

Manuscripts and one of Jones' books, The Christ of the Mount.

Laubach, Frank Charles, 1884-1970.

Personal papers of the missionary, adult educator, and literacy pioneer; also contains organizational records of Laubach Literacy, Inc. Collection includes correspondence, administrative papers, financial papers, U.S. and international projects, writings, photographs, and miscellanea.

Reitzer, Johanna M.

Scrapbook of clippings, correspondence, printed material.

Laubach Literacy International.

Papers of Laubach Literacy International, founded in 1955 by Dr. Frank C. Laubach to address the world-wide problem of illiteracy. Established as Laubach Literacy Fund, the organization later became Laubach Literacy, Inc., and finally Laubach Literacy International; in 2002 it merged with Literacy Volunteers of America to form ProLiteracy. Material in the collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, diaries, filmstrips, financial records, journals, literacy journalism papers from courses taught at Syracuse University, motion pictures, newsletters, photographs, primers, reports, scrapbooks, slides and video tapes.

Kingsley, Marion.

Letters from Marion Kingsley describing her work at the Methodist Mission in Kangneung (Kangnŭng-si) in South Korea.

Scovel, Myra.

Papers of the American author, missionary. Collection contains undated typescript draft and final draft with revisions of The Chinese Ginger Jars, her autobiographical work on missionary life in China.

Ross, Emory.

Missionaries and friends of Albert Schweitzer. Photographs.

Dodge, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1907-2008.

Papers of the American Methodist bishop and missionary to Zimbabwe. Collection includes correspondence (1937-1992); photographs; a scrapbook; and manuscript and published articles, books, essays, and sermons.

Wysham, William Norris, 1890-1982.

Correspondence, manuscripts and published material of the American clergyman, author and missionary to Iran