Guide to the Catherine Roberts Papers, 1952

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Roberts, Catherine
Title: Catherine Roberts Papers, 1952 - 1992
Call Number: MC 323
Extent: 0.5 linear feet, 1 Archival Box
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Donated 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
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Bigraphical Note

Born 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 Note

This collection contains writings, correspondence and publications generated and collected by the esteemed animal rights advocate, Catherine Roberts. The material is in chronological order.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is divided into three series; Writings, Correspondence, and Collected Publications.

Online Catalog Terms

Animal rights
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects
Thorne, Catherine Roberts

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Writings, 1962 - 1992

.45 linear feet,

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.
- Manuscripts, 1962 - 1988
  Typewritten and photocopied manuscripts of journal articles written by Catherine Roberts.
  [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 1]
- Reprinted Journal Articles, 1965 - 1992 [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 2]
- 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.
  [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 3]
- The Aryan Path, 1975 - 1977
  Reprints of the Theosophical Society publication, The Aryan Path.
  [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 4]
- Science, Animals, and Evolution, 1980
  Autographed book
  [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 5]
- Journal Articles, undated [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 6]
- The Scientific Conscience, undated [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 7]
- The Three Faces of Humanism, undated [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 8]
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Correspondence, 1977

1 folder

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.
- Correspondence, 1977 [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 9]
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Collected Publications, 1952 - 1975

1 folder

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.
- Publications, 1952 - 1975 [MC 323 Box 1, Folder 10]
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Guide to the Catherine Roberts Papers, 1952 - 1992

Collection Number MC 323

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