Liturgical design and consulting files, Ade Bethune papers. 1935-2000, bulk, 1950-1990.

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Liturgical design and consulting files, Ade Bethune papers. 1935-2000, bulk, 1950-1990.

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The collection includes over 800 manuscripts, sketches, drawings and plans relating to Ade Bethune and her work with liturgical and church architecture and design. Materials span the years between 1935 and 2000, with the bulk of the collection from 1950 to 1990. The collection includes churches from the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, and Jamaica. The majority of the material focuses on the United States, in particular, churches in the Northeast. Churches of special interest and depth of material include St. Lucy's Church, Middletown, Rhode Island; Our Lady of Peace Church, North Augusta, South Carolina; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Troy, New York; and St. Edward the Confessor Church, Medfield, Massachusetts.

39 boxes plus 16 flat file drawers (65.0 cubic feet).

St. Catherine University, St. Paul Campus Library

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St. Catherine University, St. Paul Campus Library

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St. Catherine University. Libraries, Media Services & Archives.

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Bethune, Ade, 1914-2002

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Ade Bethune was born in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 12, 1914. In 1928 her family immigrated to the United States. Bethune met Dorothy Day in 1934 and became involved with the Catholic Worker movement. She produced a great deal of original art for the Catholic Worker, including designs for thank-you and Christmas cards for Catholic Worker readers. The demand for these led Bethune to set up an independent mail-order business, which led to the formation of the St. Leo Shop as an outlet for distributing...