Scarf handknit by Dorothy Day for Ade Bethune

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).