Dorothy Day & the Catholic Worker Movement: Archival Materials

The Marquette University Archives began to acquire the records of the Catholic Worker movement in 1962. The collection now comprises more than 200 cubic feet, including the personal papers of Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and others involved in the movement; records of past and present Catholic Worker communities; photographs; audio and video recordings of interviews, talks, television programs, and peace demonstrations; and a wide variety of publications. Although access to materials of a confidential nature has been restricted at the donors' request, most records are open to research use.

Ade Bethune was a liturgical artist and was associated with the Catholic Worker Movement. She was an advocate of traditional iconography and have reworked the masthead of the Catholic Worker.