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Albert Schweitzer Collection
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Albert Schweitzer was born on January 14, 1875, in Kayersberg in Alsace. He was a frail, tiny baby and for weeks was not expected to live. Growing up, Schweitzer found great pleasure and satisfaction attending his father's and other church services. In addition to the usual sermon, his father periodically would tell his congregation of missionaries in the far corners of the earth, especially the reminiscences of Casalis who had administered to the Blacks of South Africa. These memories profoundly affected Schweitzer in his later years.
On both sides of Schweitzer's ancestry there was a long background of musical ability and training. Schweitzer's musical education began early, for even before he went to school his father gave him lessons on the piano, and when he was eight he began to play the organ. Surprisingly enough, Schweitzer was slow in learning to read and write. When he was 10, he went to the Gymnasium, a classical high school in Mulhouse, in Upper Alsace. After an initial period of maladjustment, Schweitzer improved in his studies and became one of the best scholars.
At eighteen, Schweitzer went to Paris. He studied theology, philosophy, and the organ intensively. In the midst of his studies he was conscripted into the German army for a year of compulsory service. Returning to his studies after the army, he plunged himself into every field of intellectual thought. At twenty-one, Schweitzer resolved to study until he was thirty and thereafter to give himself to some direct service of mankind.
One day he casually picked up a magazine which proved to be a report of the Paris Missionary Society. The president of the Society, a fellow Alsatian, was explaining how short of workers the French Congo was. Schweitzer's reaction was to write a letter to his family and his friends, telling them that he, now thirty, had decided to devote himself to the study of medicine so that he might go to Africa as a doctor to the natives. Criticism poured in upon him when his decision became known. However, Schweitzer calmly and rationally made up his mind and went ahead with his medical education. Eight years of rigorous study followed. Night and day he attempted to complete his medical courses, while at the same time continuing his writing and his music, and pursuing his former intellectual interests.
On June 18, 1912, Schweitzer married Helen Bresslau, the daughter of the Strasbourg historian. She assisted him in his preparations for Africa. In March 1913, he and his wife left for Lambaréné in Africa. They arrived there only to find that the buildings that were to have been constructed for their use had not been started because of a labor shortage. At first he had to use an old fowl house for his consulting room.
Then on August 4, 1914, came an ominous word from Cape Lopez: "In Europe they are mobilizing and probably already at war." Many thought the war would be a short one, but the Doctor had to be prepared. He laid in a store of new supplies in readiness for all emergencies. Food became scarce. They learned to eat strange meat at Lambaréné. The work of the Hospital had now largely ceased. The Doctor, being an Alsatian (at a time considered part of Germany), was forbidden to practice, and he was even interned. Later the rule against his hospital activities was relaxed, and he began to practice again. But, just as he was resuming his routine duties, the order came that he, among other prisoners of war, was to be transferred to Europe for internment there. During a series of internments in various locations, Dr. Schweitzer and his wife became very ill and were eventually allowed to return to Strasburg and then Gunsbach where they could recover. On February, 14, 1924, he finally left Strasburg to return to Lambaréné. From that time forward, Dr. Schweitzer operated his hospital in Lambaréné. Several times he had to return to Europe, to write books, lecture, or perform in concert in order to earn the necessary funds to maintain his hospital.
In addition to working with his hospital, Dr. Schweitzer devoted what free time he had to writing and correspondence. A philosophical thinker, he developed early in his career the concept of "reverence for life"—the idea that one must respect the life of all other living creatures (from beasts to insects to plants) just as much as one respects his own life—and adhered to it at his hospital and attempted to spread the idea throughout the world. Dr. Schweitzer was also a strong opponent of the atomic bomb, nuclear weapons, and nuclear testing and voiced his opinions in many of his writings. In 1953, Dr. Schweitzer received the Nobel Peace Prize (the delayed award from 1952) for his efforts at his hospital and in promoting peace around the world.
Mrs. Helen Schweitzer died on July 5, 1957, in Europe, and Dr. Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965, in Lambaréné at the age of ninety after a brief illness resulting from myocardial insufficiency and pneumonia. He left the administration of his hospital to their daughter, Rhena Eckert-Schweitzer, and Dr. Walter Munz, with the final request that his hospital be modernized but that "reverence for life" be maintained.
[The two sources referenced for this biographical sketch are: Fairbain, Robert H. "Albert Schweitzer—History in the Making." Journal De Acemi—Camsi Journal, October 1956: 7-13. Joy, Charles R., and Melvin Arnold. The Africa of Albert Schweitzer. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1948.]
The collection consists primarily of printed material about Schweitzer, but also contains manuscripts of two works by him as well as correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material. Included are the manuscript of Schweitzer's article "Le Problème de l'éthique dans l'évolution de la Pensée Humaine" and one page of the manuscript of his book Die Weltanschung de Indischen Denker. There is original Schweitzer correspondence (in French), and copies of his correspondence with Albert Einstein and Walter Lenel (in German). There are also photographs of Schweitzer, his hospital at Lambaréné in Gabon, French Equatorial Africa, and Alsace, his birthplace. Of significance are over 150 4x5 photographs by Charles R. Joy, many of which appeared in his photographic works about Schweitzer, including The Africa of Albert Schweitzer (Boston, 1948).
The printed material contains magazine articles in English, but also in French and German, and includes caricatures, cartoons, postage stamps, calendars with pictures of Schweitzer and Lambaréné, book jackets, and information about the film Albert Schweitzer (1957). Correspondence by Howard C. Rice, Jr., and other Princeton University librarians regarding the collection, material used for an exhibition about Schweitzer in 1956 at Firestone Library, and copies of articles which appeared in the Princeton University Library Chronicle (1958) constitute the rest of the collection.
Some of the photographs in the collection came to print in the following publications: Charles R. Joy and Melvin Arnold, The Africa of Albert Schweitzer (Boston: The Beacon Press, 1948), and Charles R. Joy, editor, The Animal World of Albert Schweitzer (Boston: The Beacon Press, 1950).
The following two sources were consulted in preparation of the biographical sketch: (1) Fairbain, Robert H. "Albert Schweitzer—History in the Making." Journal De Acemi—Camsi Journal, October 1956: 7-13. (2) Joy, Charles R., and Melvin Arnold. The Africa of Albert Schweitzer. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1948.
The collection is the result of various gifts received and purchases made over many years.
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This collection was processed by Traci Ballou in June and July, 2005. Finding aid written by Traci Ballou in July 2005.
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Collection Inventory
Consists of a few brief Schweitzer manuscripts, a copy of one Schweitzer document, and several miscellaneous Schweitzer items. (Original folders numbered 1 to 14 contained miscellaneous printed material; their contents have been filed in Series V.)
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Physical Description1 box
AMs, January, 1959, 1 p., given by Madame Emmy Martin to Mrs. Laura Person, with original envelope giving further detail; TN, March 15, 1960, to Miss Bayles, from Howard C. Rice, Jr., concerning acknowledgment of the manuscript as a gift
Physical Description1 folder
TMsS, November, 1952, 14 pp., signature and message at the top of the first page referencing Emory Ross
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TMs, undated, 6 pp., detailing the original titles of Dr. Albert Schweitzer's works, the Japanese translations of those titles, and the translators; also detailing the Japanese titles of works on Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the English translations of those titles, and the authors
Physical Description1 folder
DS (photostat), July 11, 1949, 1 p., from the University of Chicago, conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on Dr. Albert Schweitzer, signed by Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chancellor of the University; with mailing envelope; printed blank invitation (July, 1949) from Dr. and Mrs. Albert Schweitzer, to an informal tea during the Schweitzer's stay in New York, to be filled in by recipient with preferred day; booklets of clergy fare certificates to be used on railroad lines, sent (1949) to the Schweitzers from the Eastern Clergy Bureau and the Western Clergy Bureau; Strasburger Universitäs-Kalender for Winter 1910/1911, possibly used by Schweitzer
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of letters by, to, and about Schweitzer--both originals and copies.
The letters have been organized into five subseries: A. Letters by Schweitzer, B. Letters from Schweitzer, C. Letters About Schweitzer, D. Letters About the Collection, and E. Letters to Mrs. Frederick Wardenburg III.
Physical Description3 boxes
Consists of several letters written to Schweitzer, primarily by Albert Einstein.
Folders are organized alphabetically by sender, and folder contents are organized by date when necessary.
Physical Description1 box
ALS (photostat), September 25, 1948, expressing regret that Dr. Albert Schweitzer cannot visit "our Institution," with photostat copy of ALS and translation into English
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ALS (photostat), December 6, 1954, concerning a donation to Dr. Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné from the students of The Hun School of Princeton in memory of Dr. Erna Kankhauser, with TLS (photostat), of transcription of ALS text and ALS (photostat) and TLS (photostat); TN, detailing the background of the letter, with TC (photostat), also detailing said background; D, December 12-18, 1954, "Topics of the Town" blurb in Princeton, NJ paper, detailing the background of the donation to Dr. Schweitzer's hospital; TNs, January 18, 1956, from Howard C. Rice, Jr., detailing the nature of said ALS as a donation from Mrs. Paul R. Chessbro
Physical Description1 folder
ALsS (6), 1953 - 1955, 1960-1961, correspondence regarding an appointment for a friend of Dr. Albert Schweitzer's to the United Nations, the United Nations in General, and the United Nations in relation to Africa, with typewritten transcripts of English translations [the first letter in the series, of December 19, 1953, was written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer]
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of approximately 27 letters written by Schweitzer to other individuals, such as Albert Einstein, Walter Lowrie, and Howard C. Rice, Jr.
The letters are organized alphabetically by recipient.
Physical Description1 box
ALS, November 20, 1949, providing his autography and admonishing the correspondent to type said correspondent's name beside said correspondent's signature due to illegibility, with typed translation; D, [March 2]/[February 3], 1956
Physical Description1 folder
ALS, undated, in French, with negative photostat, typed transcription in French, and two (2) envelopes
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TLS, October 2, 1951, c/o Mr. George Hanstein; [possibly a transcription with no mention of original]
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ALS, May 15, 1955, [in German], [probably written on behalf of Dr. Albert Schweitzer] by Mathilde Kottmann, postscript by Dr. Albert Schweitzer, with typed transcription
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ALS (photostat), May 18, 1957
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ALS (photostat), June 28, 1962, accepting Honorary Fellowship at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; TLS, June 5, 1962, from William S. Steiger, to Fred B. Rogers, announcing Dr. Albert Schweitzer's election for an Honorary Fellowship; TNS, June 7, 1962, from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, J.A.M.A. Medical News, news release relating to Dr. Albert Schweitzer's election as an Honorary Foreign Fellow [See Box 1, Folder 15 for further information]
Physical Description1 folder
ALS (photostat), April 30 ,1948, expressing his desire to see Einstein again and regret at the inability to do so, giving information about responsibilities at his hospital in Lambaréné, with photostat of typed transcription and a typed translation; enclosed map of Lambaréné; negative photostat of ALS, transcription, and map
Physical Description1 folder
AC (photostat), February 28, 1951, postcard thanking Einstein for the kind words he spoke about Dr. Albert Schweitzer on the latter's 75th birthday, with typed transcription and translation
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ALS (photostat), February 20, 1955, thanking Einstein for the gift of medicine for the hospital, discussing his appreciation of their friendship and duties at Lambaréné, with photostat of typed transcription and a typed translation; enclosed photograph of Einstein and maps of Lambaréné; photostat of envelope; negative photostat of ALS, transcription, and enclosures; first page of ALS also included in color
Physical Description1 folder
ALS (photostat), June 18, 1955, referring to the recent death of Einstein and their past friendship, with photostat of envelope and typed translation; negative photostats of ALS and envelope; TN, undated, giving information about ALS; [letter and envelope only addressed to an unidentified 'Miss Einstein' in Princeton, NJ]
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ACS, May 16, 1922, postcard, with typed transcription
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ALS, November 17, 1950, written in response to a request for an autograph; affixed to a piece of cardboard with article clippings affixed on the opposing side of the cardboard
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ALS, March 27, 1959, giving reasons that he could not journey to Princeton to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, with translation; TL, March 3, 1959, from Robert F. Goheen, to Dr. Albert Schweitzer, letter of invitation to receive said degree; TL, April 10, 1959, from Robert F. Goheen, to Dr. Schweitzer, expressing disappointment and sympathy; TNS, April 13, 1959, from Alexander Leitch, to Howard C. Rice, Jr., accompanying said correspondence and re-stating that the correspondence is to be kept secret until Dr. Schweitzer's death; envelope with ANS from Howard C. Rice, Jr.
Physical Description1 folder
ALS, June 29, 1932, expressing regret that there has been a misunderstanding about a dinner engagement, with typed transcription and summary translation
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TN, undated, relating the location, dates, and contents of correspondence between Dr. Albert Schweitzer and Henry Holt
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TLS, May 12, 1963, declining to write a message of encouragement, with envelope
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TL, October 25, 1958, abridged translation, discussing work against the atomic bomb and nuclear testing, asking a favor; typed at bottom of sheet: TL (extract), October 4, 1958, to Louis Mayer, referring to a Plaque, Mayer's wedding, and the atomic and hydrogen bombs
Physical Description1 folder
ALS (photostat), May 1, 1948, with enclosed map of Lambaréné; negative photostats of ALS and map [See Walter Lowrie Papers]
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ALS (photostat), October 15, 1913; negative photostat of ALS [See Walter Lowrie Papers]
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ALS (photostat), [ca. 1913]; negative photostat of ALS [See Walter Lowrie Papers]
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ALS (photostat), November 27, 1946, giving reasons for a lack of response to a previous letter of Dr. Olsen's, with typed transcription and translation and photostat of front and back of envelope
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ALS (photostat), November 14, 1954, with envelope, typed transcription, and negative photostat of ALS and envelope
Physical Description1 folder
Includes a photograph of Albert Schweitzer signed by Ellerbrock.
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ALS, February 21, 1956, expressing his appreciation of the collection developed regarding him at Princeton; ANS, undated, from Miss Ali Silver, stating that Dr. Albert Schweitzer asked her to translate said ALS to English, with said translation attached; with envelope
Physical Description1 folder
ALS, December 18, 1958, acknowledging having read reprint from "Princeton University Library Chronicle;" transcription of ALS (not present), January 3, 1959, from Emmy Martin, stating that she had translated Dr. Albert Schweitzer's letter from German into French, on the same sheet with translation of both her letter and Dr. Schweitzer's letter into English; with Xerox and negative photostat of Dr. Schweitzer's letter; with copy of said reprint
Physical Description1 folder
ALS, July 25, 1963, accompanying a book, with translation of a separate note from an unknown individual and envelope; with negative photostat of letter and envelope
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ALS, March 11, 1964, written on behalf of Dr. Albert Schweitzer by Ali Silver, commenting on an article, with ANS by Dr. Schweitzer; with envelope
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ALS, August 16, 1916, with transcription and partial summary translation
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of letters by others about Schweitzer.
Folders are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and contents by date when necessary.
Physical Description1 box
TL, May 18, 1959, to Howard C. Rice, Jr., discussing documents selected from the archives of the Société J.-S. Bach
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TLS, April 16, 1968, to Laura Person, listing the letters that the National Carl Schurz Association, Inc. has of Dr. Albert Schweitzer's
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TLS (photostat), May 14, 1945, to Albert Einstein, giving news of Dr. Albert Schweitzer; with negative photostat
Physical Description1 folder
ALS, April 26, 1931, to [Otto] Stern, discussing Dr. Schweitzer's hospital and expenditure of time, with ANS in postscript by Dr. Schweitzer; with summary translation; ALS, April 2, 1933, to [Otto] Stern, discussing Lambaréné, with ANS in postscript by Dr. Schweitzer; with translation
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of approximately 568 letters and memoranda and 50 other items about the collection. The majority of items are addressed to Howard C. Rice, Jr., former head of the Department of Collections, or from him in the form of carbon copies of his typed responses.
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by correspondent or range of alphabet (such as A - F), and folder contents are arranged alphabetically and then by date.
Physical Description2 boxes
Robert Amadou (2), Albert-Schweitzer-Freundeskreis E.V. (2), Henry A. Arkless (1), Association Française des Amis d'Albert Schweitzer (1), Hans Walter Bähr (2), Beacon Press, Inc. (3), George Stanley Terence [G.S.T] Cavanagh (1), Kenneth G. Hance [re. Lois A. Cheney] (1), Lois A. Cheney (3), Paul R. Chesebro (1), Henry Clark (1), Harald Dahl (2), Dorothy G. Darrow (2), Alexander Davidson, Jr. (1), Elmer Dorsay (1), [Mary] H. Evans (2), [Gerhard] Frankhauser (2), Albert E. Fields (1), Anne Fremantle (1), Friends of Albert Schweitzer in Boston (5)
Physical Description1 folder
17 letters, also Dr. Schweitzer's Hospital Fund British Council [J.D. Neweth, individual correspondent]
Physical Description1 folder
8 letters, 1 postcard
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20 letters, 11 documents, 7 notes, 7 cards/postcards [Mr. Herbert M. Phillips and wife, Mrs. Marion C. Phillips, main individual correspondents]
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11 letters, 4 notes
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6 letters
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4 letters
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7 letters [P. Schmidt, individual correspondent]
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26 letters, 1 card [Georges Collon and Mme. M. Lang, main individual correspondents]
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19 letters, 1 sketch
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Akademische-Buchhandlung Paul Haupt Bern (2), Librairie Gutenberg Strasbourg (1), Librarie Louis Gangloff (2), Librarie Oberlin (1), Service Photographique Bibliothèque Nationale (3)
Physical Description1 folder
8 memoranda [ a Miss Bayles, individual correspondent]
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4 letters
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5 letters [various family members as correspondents]
Physical Description1 folder
Kenneth Gapp (4), Edgar M. Gemmell (5), Straughan Lowe Gettier (2), Margaret Hard (3), Felix E. Hirsch (5), A. C. Edwards (2), Homer A. Jack (1), Adolph Keller (2), John V. Kelly (1), Carl Otto K. von. Kienbusch (5), Walter Kring (1), Léon Lafontaine (2), Baron Clas Lagerfelt (1), Carolyn P. Langifitt [Mrs. Thomas W.] (2)
Physical Description1 folder
4 letters, 1 postcard
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3 pp. of notes
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7 letters [last letter to Mrs. Lowrie on occasion of Walter Lowrie's death]
Physical Description1 folder
[Koscak] Maruyama (1), Winifred Myers (2), Hanna Oberman (4), Charles W. Olsen (2), Lucien Marie Pautrier (3), Rodolphe Peter (2), Carl A. Pfatteicher (2), [re] a Mr. Pfeiffer (1), William Poole (4), Princeton University Store (1), Pierre Pugin (1), John A. Reynolds (2), Arvid Runestan (1)
Physical Description1 folder
46 letters and memoranda pertaining to letters/donations; 2 letters accompanied by pictures
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27 letters
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16 letters
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6 letters
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18 letters, 1 card
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42 letters and memoranda, 5 postcards
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29 letters and memoranda, 4 postcards
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36 letters and memoranda, 3 postcards
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6 letters
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38 letters and memoranda, 1 card
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19 letters and memoranda
Physical Description1 folder
Louis Edourad Schaeffer (3), G. Schirmer, Inc. (2), Camille Schneider (3), Walter Silz (1), Douglas V. Steere (3), Grace L. Stein (3), Helen B Stuckslager (3), Mrs. John F. Voorhees (1), Martha B. Wardenburg [Mrs. Frederick A. C.] (3), Anne-Marie Warstat (3), D. A. Warner (2), [Hendrik] F. Wijnman (2), Franklin W. Young (1)
Physical Description1 folder
copies of translation and negative photostat of February 21, 1956 letter to Howard C. Rice, Jr. [See Box 1 Folder 44]; 3 other letters
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of approximately 121 letters, almost all of which were written to Mrs. Martha Wardenburg from six individuals, including Schweitzer. [Mrs. Wardenburg and her husband were affiliated with Schweitzer and worked periodically with his hospital in Lambaréné.
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and the folder contents are arranged by date.
Physical Description1 box
9 letters about Albert Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné
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20 letters from and about Albert Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné
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36 letters, 2 postcards, 1 small photograph of Albert Schweitzer
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8 letters to, 1 letter from Mrs. Frederick Wardenburg III to Ms. Rosshart
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7 letters to, 1 letter from Mrs. Frederick Wardenburg III to husband with note at the bottom from Schweitzer, 1 copy of letter from Mrs. Wardenburg III to Schweitzer, 1 copy of letter from Schweitzer to Mrs. Wardenburg III, 1 large photograph of Schweitzer and nurses with caption attached
Physical Description1 folder
81 letters to, 1 letter from Mrs. Frederick Waterdenburg III to Ms. Silver, 1 postcard [grouped by years]
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of visual material related to Schweitzer, primarily photographs by various, unknown photographers.
Folders are organized roughly by subject.
Physical Description1 box
10 photographs of various buildings, people, animals, and areas of Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné
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3 photographs and 1 portrait of Schweitzer
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15 photographs of Schweitzer with various other individuals
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5 photographs of individuals other than Schweitzer at Lambaréné
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12 photographs of places, primarily identified as Strasburg and Alsace, with cards identifying some of the images
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5 photographs of busts of Schweitzer and others, 3 images of Schweitzer
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8 stamps with images of or relating to Schweitzer
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21 postcards primarily with images of Schweitzer and Lambaréné
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of 165 photographs by Charles R. Joy (1885-1978). Joy attended Harvard University and the Andover Theological Seminary and served as a minister in various churches throughout his life. Joy became affiliated with Schweitzer through a study of his works, compiled an anthology of Schweitzer's works, and eventually started a correspondence prior to visiting Lambaréné. Rev. Joy is responsible for writing, translating, and editing several works of and relating to Schweitzer. All items in this box are assumed to date from 1947-1948, the period of Joy's trip to Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné.
The photographs are numbered and arranged sequentially.
Physical Description1 box
Consists of 81 photographs published in, or related to those published in, The Africa of Albert Schweitzer (Boston, 1948) by Charles R. Joy & Melvin Arnold; 2 photographs published in The Animal World of Albert Schweitzer: Jungle Insights into Reverence for Life (Boston, 1950), translated and edited by Charles R. Joy; 1 photograph published in both works.
The photographs are numbered and are arranged in the order that they appear in the 1948 publication of The Africa because no page numbers are given and by page number in the 1950 publication of The Animal. Note: Photographs published in The Africa are marked with an Af, photographs related to published images present in the collection are marked Af*R [#], photographs related to published images not present in the collection are marked Af*Rnp; photographs published in The Animal are marked An, photographs related to published images present in the collection are marked An*R [#]].
Physical Description1 box
7 photographs of the grounds of Dr. Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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5 photographs of Dr. Schweitzer in various locations
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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19 photographs of Dr. Schweitzer with staff, visitors, and patients
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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50 photographs of other individuals at Lambaréné without the presence of Dr. Schweitzer
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Physical Description1 box
Category consists of printed materials,.
The materials are organized by subject and then form.
Physical Description8 boxes
Thus subseries consists primarily of articles, newspaper clippings, and brochures by or about Schweitzer or about some aspect of his life.
The folders are organized by subject; their contents are organized by year when possible
Physical Description5 boxes
brochure, 4 pp., detailing various aspects and characteristics of the Central Archives in Schweitzer's home in Gunsbach; [though undated, was written after Albert Schweitzer's death in 1965 and after Spring 1967 when Ali Silver took over the Secretariat of the Central Archives]
Physical Description1 folder
invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice to the convocation, with RSVP card and return envelope; [April 20], 1966, statement of purpose for said convocation with attached program and original envelope; TLS, May 6, 1966, from Alvin C. Eurich, to Mr. Howard Rice, Jr., inviting the latter to participate as an auditor or participant in a panel discussion at the convocation, with attached checklist and convocation progra
Physical Description1 folder
5 articles written by Schweitzer; 1 article [Life, 1951] mentioned by Schweitzer in his work Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
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5 articles written by Schweitzer, organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York
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45 newspaper and journal articles, clippings, and copies of articles about Schweitzer, including the program for the Annual Ceremonial of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters held on May 25, 1955, listing Schweitzer as a new honorary member of the Academy and Institute, as well as material about Schweitzer's copy of Wilhem Röntgen's pioneer report (1896) on the use of x-rays
Physical Description1 folder
41 newspaper and journal articles, clippings, and copies of articles about Schweitzer, as well as a proclamation (copy), dated September 27, 1983, and signed by the mayor of Glastonbury, Conn., declaring that the month of October be designated in honor of Albert Schweitzer
Physical Description1 folder
13 magazines or magazine pages with articles about Schweitzer, including a brochure (1955), "Liber Librorum," describing an international project designed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the 42-line Gutenberg Bible, where Albert Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné is listed as the recipient of any profit that might arise from the venture
Physical Description1 folder
13 magazines or magazine pages with articles about Schweitzer
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Vol. 30, no.2 issue (October 1962), containing article entitled "Dr. Albert Schweitzer: Our New Honorary Fellow" by Thomas Durant, and related material [See Box 1, Folder 27 for photostat of original letter by Schweitzer joining the College]
Physical Description1 folder
19 articles, clippings, brochures, and magazines, with articles, about Schweitzer [organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer Articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York]
Physical Description1 folder
9 articles, clippings, and magazines, with articles, about Schweitzer [organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer Articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York]
Physical Description1 folder
9 articles, magazines, and journals with articles about Schweitzer [organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer Articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York]
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28 newspaper articles and clippings about Lambaréné
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18 magazine and journal articles about Lambaréné
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9 magazines, magazine articles, clippings about Lambaréné [organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer Articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York]
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9 pamphlets, articles, and magazines, with articles, about or published by hospitals
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7 articles, pamphlets, and magazines, with articles, about Schweitzer's Nobel Peace Prize
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14 articles and magazines, with articles, about Schweitzer's statements and opinions regarding the atom bomb and nuclear testing
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32 articles and magazines, with articles, written on or about Schweitzer's birthday; with 2 of the 32 being from the Ross List; material about a tribute given to Schweitzer on his 80th birthday
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38 writings, articles, pamphlets, and magazines, with articles, about Schweitzer's affiliation with Unitarianism; 1 play about the life of Schweitzer, published by a largely Unitarian publishing company [from a Mrs. Dorothy S. Grant]
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16 articles and magazines with articles in a language other than English, with 2 of the 16 being from the Ross List, and several miscellaneous non-English items
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14 miscellaneous articles in a language other than English
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32 articles and magazines, with articles, not categorized to any other subject and in a language other than English; with 1 of the 32 being from the Ross List
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3 journals with articles not categorized to any other subject and in a language other than English
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3 journals with articles not categorized to any other subject and in a language other than English; 1 poster
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15 articles not categorized to any other subject, from the paper Berlingske Tidende, written by Edith Ryssel; later collected into a book
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materials related to the reprinting of "Albert Schweitzer: The Bibliographical Approach" from The Princeton University Library Chronicle
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materials related to the reprinting of "Out of Schweitzer's Life and Thought [Notes on Recent Acquisitions" from The Princeton University Library Chronicle
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3 reprints and 4 reprint requests
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30 printed images and articles with images of, or related to, Schweitzer; 1 map of Lambaréné
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6 printed images and articles with images of Schweitzer [organized numerically to correspond with numbers given on a list of Schweitzer Articles donated by Mr. & Mrs. Emory Ross, affiliates of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship--New York]
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6 cartoons, relating to, or mentioning Schweitzer
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This subseries consists primarily of non-article material published by or about Schweitzer. Folders are organized roughly by subject; their contents are organized by year when possible.
Folders are organized roughly by subject; their contents are organized by year when possible.
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miscellaneous publications, primarily cards [organization also referred to as the Friends of Albert Schweitzer]
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22 publications, primarily pamphlets
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16 publications, primarily pamphlets
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20 publications by differing associations, including Albert Schweitzer Elementary School in Pennsylvania, and the Bulletin of the General Theological Library (April 1951), which contains a list of the ten most significant works by Schweitzer
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7 speeches by Schweitzer, including ones on Goethe and the Nuclear Crisis; with 2 of the 7 being from the Ross List
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5 yearly calendars based on Schweitzer and his hospital at Lambaréné
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20 medical journals, by various institutions, with articles by or about Schweitzer
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This subseries consists of materials related to Schweitzer as an author or as the subject of books.
Folders are organized roughly by subject; their contents are organized alphabetically or by year when possible.
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31 articles and journals, with articles, containing reviews of books by or about Schweitzer; with 2 of the 31 being from the Ross List
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18 pamphlets and flyers listing or announcing works by and about Schweitzer
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53 covers of books by or about Schweitzer
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1 copy of The Wit and Wisdom of Schweitzer; 2 booklets relating to the 1956 and 1957 Albert Schweitzer-Buchpreis; 3 other items
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This subseries consists of materials relating to the film Albert Schweitzer (1957) that was directed by Jerome Hill and filmed by Erica Anderson. Folders are organized roughly by subject; folder contents are organized alphabetically or by year when possible
Folders are organized roughly by subject; their contents are organized alphabetically or by year when possible
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10 articles and magazines, with articles, pertaining to the film Albert Schweitzer; with 1 of the 10 being from the Ross List
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8 documents announcing or providing information about the film Albert Schweitzer; with 2 of the 8 being from the Ross List; 2 items relating to ticket requests for the film, 1 packet containing 6 student and faculty discount tickets to the film
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This subseries consists of materials relating to the musical aspect of Schweitzer's life and career.
Folders are organized roughly by subject; folder contents are organized alphabetically or by year when possible.
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16 programs from concerts honoring Albert Schweitzer or where he was a special guest or participant in a concert relating to Bach or Goethe; with 3 of the 15 being from the Ross List
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4 articles pertaining to Albert Schweitzer and his musical works; 3 announcements from recording companies announcing the availability of recordings of Dr. Schweitzer; with inset folder with materials pertaining to the verses "Toujours plus haut" ["Higher, ever higher" or "Higher always"] written by Schweitzer when he was 19 years old, contents relate primarily to Elizabeth E. Rogers' setting of the verses to music for the use of the Albert Schweitzer Elementary School in Pennsylvania; extract of a 1961 dealer catalog showing a reproduction of a Schweitzer manuscript, described as a small folio from a concert to be given in Bern, Switzerland, in 1928
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eight magazines, two from the Ross List
Arranged chronologically by year.
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