This collection consists of letters, pictures, articles, and other memorabilia belonging to Dame Catherine C. Carpender.  Born on July 9, 1915 in Virginia and raised in New Brunswick, NJ, Catherine Carpender moved to Wilmington, NC in 1948.  For her charitable work with a clinic in Malta, she was made a member of the Order of Malta and was awarded the Cross of Merit.  Dame Carpender spent a great deal of time traveling abroad, primarily in the Mediterranean region and India.  Boxes number 9 and 10 are a representation of a scrapbook she had accumulated on her travels.  In addition to extensive traveling, Dame Carpender also participated on a number of boards and committees.  Most of these were charitable organizations including the Cambodian Relief Fund and the American Women’s Hospital Service.  She also served as vice-chairman of the Binder-Schweitzer Pan American Indian Foundation.  Most notably, Catherine Carpender was both the director and assistant director of the Albert Schweitzer Awards from 1974 to 1981.   Included in this collection is material pertaining to the Schweitzer Awards, especially the awards given in 1975 and 1981. 
Related Collection: MS072 Albert Schweitzer International Prizes and Awards
 

These papers have been designated Accession Number 185 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department of the William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297.

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Processed by Jennifer D. Freitas
Manuscripts Collection
William Madison Randall Library
The University of North Carolina Wilmington
February 2001

Inventory
Manuscript/Box/File

185/1/1
General documents pertaining to the Southeastern North Carolina Educational, Historical, and Scientific Foundation, Inc., Albert Schweitzer International Prizes.  Includes dated and undated material. 

185/1/2
Documents from the Albert Schweitzer International Prizes,1974-1978. 

185/1/3
Documents from the Albert Schweitzer International Prizes,1980-1981.

185/1/4
Albert Schweitzer International Prizes Donation List,1973-1976.

185/2/2
Schweitzer articles, copies, 11 January 1974-15 May 1975

185/2/3
Schweitzer articles, originals, 11 January 1974-15 May 1975

185/2/4
Schweitzer articles, copies, 1 June 1975-22 October 1975 

185/2/5
Schweitzer articles, originals, 6 June 1975-22 October 1975 

185/2/6
Schweitzer articles, copies, 22 October 1975-25 October 1975 

185/2/7
Schweitzer articles, originals, 22 October 1975-25 October 1975 

185/2/8
Schweitzer articles, copies, 25 October 1975-20 August 1976 

185/2/9
Schweitzer articles, originals, 25 October 1975-20 August 1976 

185/2/10
Schweitzer articles, copies, 16 May 1977-22 April 1981 

185/2/11
Schweitzer articles, originals, 16 May 1977-22 April 1981 

185/2/12
Schweitzer articles, copies, 23 April 1981- December 1984 

185/2/13
Schweitzer articles, originals, 23 April 1981-27 May 1981 

185/2/14
Schweitzer articles, copies, undated 

185/2/15
Schweitzer articles, copies, undated 

185/2/16
Schweitzer articles, originals, undated 

185/2/17
Miscellaneous articles, copies, dated and undated

185/2/18
Miscellaneous articles, originals, dated and undated

185/3/1
General papers relating to the Naval Affairs Committee

185/3/2
HMS Bristol, August 1979

185/3/3
HMS Bristol, August 1980

185/3/4
HMS Ariadne and RFA Stromness, October 1981

185/3/5
HMS Bristol, June 1984

185/3/6
HMS Diomede, May 1985

185/3/7
HMS Nottingham, November 1985

185/3/8
HMS Sirius, Royal Wedding Party, July 1986

185/3/9
HMS Bristol, March 1987

185/3/10
HNLMS Tramp and HNLMS Jan van Brakel, May 1987

185/3/11
HMS Bristol, February 1988

185/3/12
Order of Malta, awarded to Catherine Carpender on 26 January 1963

185/3/13
Schweitzer Institute of Prayer and Research, articles

185/3/14
Schweitzer Institute of Prayer and Research, miscellaneous

185/3/15
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1981-1982

185/3/16
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1983

185/3/17
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1984

185/3/18
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1985

185/3/19
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1986 

185/3/20
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1987 

185/3/21
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1988

185/3/22
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1989-1990

185/3/23
Correspondence, Sadhu Ittyavirah and Catherine Carpender, 1991

185/3/24
Sadhu Ittyavirah, undated card, envelope and stamps

185/3/25
Sadhu Ittyavirah, miscellaneous writings

185/3/26
Binder-Schweitzer Foundation

185/4/1
Assorted handwritten notes

185/4/2
Letter Drafts, by Catherine Carpender

185/4/3
Correspondence with William B. Cook

185/4/4
Correspondence, Edward Toomey and Catherine Carpender

185/4/5
Correspondence, H.C. Evans and Catherine Carpender

185/4/6
Correspondence, Anna Brady and Catherine Carpender

185/4/7
Correspondence, Ralph Merton and Catherine Carpender

185/4/8
Correspondence, Mathilda Gaudio and Catherine Carpender

185/4/9
Correspondence, Theo Binder and Catherine Carpender, 1975-1976

185/4/10
Correspondence, Theo Binder and Catherine Carpender, 1977-1978

185/4/11
Correspondence, Theo Binder and Catherine Carpender, 1981-1992 and undated

185/4/12
Correspondence, Rhena Schweitzer Miller and Catherine Carpender, 1973-1974

185/4/13
Correspondence, Rhena Schweitzer Miller and Catherine Carpender, 1975

185/4/14
Correspondence, Rhena Schweitzer Miller and Catherine Carpender, 1976-1980

185/4/15
Correspondence, Rhena Schweitzer Miller and Catherine Carpender, 1981-1994

185/4/16
Rhena Schweitzer Miller, miscellaneous and undated items

185/4/17
Miscellaneous Letters, 1963-1974

185/4/18
Miscellaneous Letters, 1975

185/4/19
Miscellaneous Letters, 1976-1979

185/4/20
Miscellaneous Letters, 1980-1981

185/4/21
Miscellaneous Letters, 1984-1990

185/5/1
Biography of Catherine Carpender

185/5/2
Elderhaus, by-laws and undated items

185/5/3
Elderhaus, 1984-June 1987

185/5/4
Elderhaus, July 1987-January 1989

185/5/5
Official Bulletins, October 1978 and January 1979

185/5/6
Pluscarden Benedictines, 1986-1988

185/5/7
Cruise ship awards, 1969 and 1970

185/5/8
Notebooks, numbers 1 and 2

185/5/9
Correspondence with Mercury Travels, regarding trip to India, 1984-1985

185/5/10
India- Miscellaneous articles

185/5/11
Indian coin and description

185/5/12
Handwritten notes on Crete

185/5/18
New Hanover Museum Foundation

185/5/25
Miscellaneous items

185/6/1
Correspondence, Tetsumaro Hayashi and Catherine Carpender, 1975-1986

185/7/6
“The Nuragic Culture of Sardinia”, “The Cork Forest”, and “Etruscan Tombs”

185/7/7
“Bulla Regia”, “ A Fellow Countryman”, “ The Nuraghi Hunters”, and “North African Spring”

185/7/8
“An Adventure in Charity”, “The Golden Ribbon”, and “Hammamet Week-end” 

185/7/9
“Tripolitania”, and “A Charming Gentleman”

185/7/10
Writings of Catherine Carpender, miscellaneous handwritten drafts

185/7/11
Writings of Catherine Carpender, possibly submitted for publication

185/7/12
Writings of Catherine Carpender, possibly submitted for publication

185/7/13
Writings of Catherine Carpender, incomplete items

185/8
Dame Carpender Scrap Book, Book #1
Dame Carpender Scrap Book, Book #2, in addition to miscellaneous pictures, postcards, and slides from the collection this section includes photographs of the recipients of the 1975 Schweitzer Awards.