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MC 00323 Guide to the Catherine Roberts Papers, 1952 - 1992
The Catherine Roberts Papers contain various writings relating to animal rights. These papers include a selection of Roberts's
published writings, correspondence received by Roberts, and a collection of philosophical publications that contain articles
written by some of her colleagues.
Born in California in 1917, Catherine Roberts trained as a microbiologist and geneticist, but then turned away from a career
as a scientist and dedicated herself to writing about science, ethics, and religion.
Restrictions to AccessThis collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice. Acquisitions InformationDonated by Mitchell Hall in 2002 (Accession no. 2002-0013). Preferred Citation[Identification of item], Catherine Roberts Papers, MC 323, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC Copyright NoticeThe nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. ProcessingProcessed by: Michael Watts;machine-readable finding aid created by: Michael Watts Bigraphical NoteBorn in 1917, Catherine Roberts was a fourth generation Californian. Trained as a microbiologist and geneticist, she received her Ph.D. in 1943 at the University of California, Berkeley. She was also a Platonist. After working for fifteen years as a researcher at the Carlsberg Laboratorium in Copenhagen, Denmark, she became dissatisfied with the attitude of the scientific community. She abandoned her successful career and devoted the rest of her life to writing in an effort to evolve a synthesis of science, ethics, and religion. She was a prolific writer, and a tireless advocate for the humane treatment of animals. Among her many published works are The Scientific Conscience (1967), Science, Animals, and Evolution (1980) and numerous articles in scientific and philosophical journals. Married to Richard Thorne, Catherine Roberts died on April 12, 1993. Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains writings, correspondence and publications generated and collected by the esteemed animal rights advocate, Catherine Roberts. The material is in chronological order. IdentificationMC 00323 CreatorRoberts, Catherine, 1917-1993. Quantity0.5 Linear feet General Physical Description note1 Archival Box LocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Related Material
This collection is divided into three series; Writings, Correspondence, and Collected Publications.
This series contains material written by Catherine Roberts. There are typewritten and photocopied manuscripts, journal article
clippings, journal reprints, and books. Includes copies of
Science, Animals, and Evolution, and
The Three Faces of Humanism as well as a selection of writings that were published by the Theosophical Society.
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Manuscripts,
1962 - 1988
Typewritten and photocopied manuscripts of journal articles written by Catherine Roberts.
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Reprinted Journal Articles,
1965 - 1992
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The Aryan Path,
1972
January, September, and October 1972 issues of the Theosophical Society publication, The Aryan Path. Each contains an article
by Catherine Roberts.
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The Aryan Path,
1975 - 1977
Reprints of the Theosophical Society publication, The Aryan Path.
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Science, Animals, and Evolution,
1980
Autographed book
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Journal Articles, undated
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The Scientific Conscience, undated
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The Three Faces of Humanism, undated
A letter dated January 31, 1977, from Henryk Skolimowski to Catherine Roberts, thanking her for her letter to
Tract and telling her that he will make a formal reply. Also included is a photocopy of a poem, 1971, written by Mitchell to Catherine
Roberts.
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Correspondence,
1977
This series contains a collection of articles that were written by colleagues of Catherine Roberts. Includes "Justice and
the Animals," by Rev. Basil Wrighton, "Vivisection and the True Aims of Education in Biology," by George K. Russell, and a
1975 report published by The Society for Animal Rights on a mass killing of blackbirds by the United States Army at Ft. Campbell,
Kentucky, using the chemical Tergitol.
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Publications,
1952 - 1975
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