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Nestled in the northeast corner
on the fourth floor of the Hugh Stephens Library, the Schweitzer
Center offers a comfortable and quiet area for study and
reflection. The many volumes of the Albert Schweitzer Collection
are conveniently gathered in the area for easy access. Albert Schweitzer, 1875–1965 At the age of 30,
aware of the desperate need of Africans for medical care,
he decided to become a medical doctor and devote the rest
of his life serving the people of Africa. In 1913, at the
age of 37, Dr. Schweitzer and his wife, Hélène,
opened a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon—then
a province of French Equatorial Africa. He devoted his life
from then on to providing health care for the people in
the area. Not even the serious setbacks during and immediately
after World War I deterred him from his mission.
In 1915 he came upon the insight, "Reverence for Life," as the elementary and universal principle of ethics which he had been seeking. From the "will to live" evidenced in all living beings, Schweitzer demonstrated the ethical response for humans—reverence for life. By stressing the interdependence and unity of all life, he was a forerunner of the environmental and animal welfare movements. In 1953, at the age of 78, Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 1952. In the speeches and writings during the last twelve years of his life, he emphasized the dangers of nuclear energy, nuclear testing, and the nuclear arms race between the superpowers. Although retired as a surgeon, Albert Schweitzer continued to oversee the hospital until his death at the age of 90. He and his wife are buried on the hospital grounds in Lambaréné. In addition to his humanitarian work, Albert Schweitzer is remembered as an insightful author in philosophy, ethics, music, and theology. Out of My Life and Thought is his autobiography in which are summarized the principal themes of his writings. This book as well as Schweitzer, a Biography by George Marshall are available through The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Phone (617) 667-5111. Albert Schweitzer, a Biography, 2nd edition (2000) by James Brabazon is also available through The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, and through Dr. Schweitzer's Hospital Fund, Kenwood Cottage, High Street, Croydon, Near Royston, Herts SG8 0DR, UK. Phone 01223 207333, e-mail: kencott@talk21.com (© Association Internationale de l'Oeuvre du Docteur Albert Schweitzer de Lambaréné (AISL) |
| The Albert Schweitzer Collection at Hugh Stephens Library | ||
Author |
Title |
Call Number |
Schweitzer, A. |
Memoirs of childhood and youth |
B 2430 .S373 E37 |
Kiernan, T. ed |
Reverence for life; an anthology of selected writings |
B 2430 .S373 E377 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Reverence for life |
B 2430 .S373 S374 |
Feschotte, J. |
Albert Schweitzer, an introduction |
B 2430 .S374 F4 |
Hagedorn, H. |
Prophet in the wilderness; the story of Albert Schweitzer |
B 2430 .S374 H3 |
McKnight, G. |
Verdict on Schweitzer, the man behind the legend of Lambarene |
B 2430 .S374 M24 |
Payne, R. |
The three worlds of Albert Schweitzer |
B 2430 .S374 P3 |
Seaver, G. |
Albert Schweitzer, a vindication; being a reply to the challenge of Schweitzer |
B 2430 .S374 S352 |
Seaver, G. |
Albert Schweitzer: the man and his mind |
B 2430 .S374 S354 |
Woytt-Secretan, M. |
Albert Schweitzer; der Urwalddoktor von Lambarane |
B 2430 .S374 W6 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Light within us |
B 3329 .S53 V63 |
Joy, C.R. ed. |
Albert Schweitzer, an Anthology |
B2430 .S372 E35 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Out of my life and thought, an autobiography |
B2430 .S373 S375 |
Langfeldt, G. |
Albert Schweitzer: A Study of his philosophy of life |
B2430 .S374 L33 |
Roback, A. A. |
The Albert Schweitzer jubilee book |
B2430 .S374 A4 |
Brabazon, J. |
Albert Schweitzer: A Biography |
B2430 .S374 B3 |
Clark, H. |
The Ethical mysticism of Albert Schweitzer |
B2430 .S374 C5 |
Feschotte, J. |
Albert Schweitzer, An Introduction |
B2430 .S374 F4 |
Marshall, G. N. |
Schweitzer: A Biography |
B2430 .S374 M34 |
Pierhal, J. |
Albert Schweitzer: The Story of his life |
B2430 .S374 P514 |
Ratter, M. C. |
Albert Schweitzer, life and message |
B2430 .S374 R3 |
Anderson, E. |
Albert Schweitzer: Thoughts for our times |
B3329 .S51 1975 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Indian thought and its development |
BL 2003 .S44 |
Tsanoff, R. A. |
Autobiographies of ten religious leaders: Alternatives in Christian experience |
BR 1700.2 .T75 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Paul and his Interpreters: A critical history |
BS 2651 .S3 1951 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle |
BS 2655 .M9 S43 1955 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical study of its progress from Reimarus to Wrede |
BT 303 .S42 1948 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Mystery of the Kingdom of God: The secret of Jesus' messiahship and passion |
BT 340 .S5 1950 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Psychiatric study of Jesus: Exposition and criticism |
BT 590 .P8 S43 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Kingdom of God and Primitive Christianity |
BT 94 .S3523 1968 |
Schweitzer, A. |
On the edge of the primeval forest: Experiences and observations of a doctor in equatorial Africa |
BV 3625 .G3 S36 1931 |
Schweitzer, A. |
On the edge of the primeval forest, and More from the primeval forest |
BV 3625 .G3 S363 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Forest Hospital at Lambarene |
BV 3625 .G3 S42 |
Anderson, E. |
The Schweitzer Album: A portrait in words and pictures |
qBV 3625 .G3 S422 1965 |
Anderson, E. |
The World of Albert Schweitzer: A book of photographs |
qBV 3625 .G3 S4224 |
Cousins, N. |
Dr. Schweitzer of Lambarene |
BV 3625 .G3 S424 |
Franck, F. |
Days with Albert Schweitzer |
BV 3625 .G3 S427 |
Marshall, G. N. |
An Understanding of Albert Schweitzer |
BV 3625 .G3 S43 |
Joy, C. R. |
The Africa of Albert Schweitzer |
BV 3625 .G3 S433 |
Phillips, H. M. |
Safari of discovery: The Universe of Albert Schweitzer |
BV 3625 .G3 S454 |
Gollomb, J. |
Albert Schweitzer: Genius in the jungle |
BV 3635 .G3 S428 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The problem of the Lord's Supper according to the scholarly research of the nineteenth century and the historical accounts |
BV 823 .S2913 1982 |
Ice, J. L. |
Schweitzer: Prophet of radical theology |
BX 4827 .S35 I3 |
Russell, L. M. R. |
The Path to reconstruction: A brief introduction to Albert Schweitzer's philosophy of civilization |
CB 19 .R87 |
Schweitzer, A. |
The Philosophy of civilization |
CB 19 .S423 |
Cousins, N. |
Albert Schweitzer's Mission: Healing and Peace |
CT 1018 .S45 C68 1985 |
Picht, W. R. V. |
The Life and Thought of Albert Schweitzer |
CT 1098 .S45 P493 |
Jack, H. A. |
To Dr. Albert Schwitzer: A Festschrigt commemorating his 80th birthday from a few of his friends |
CT 1098 .S45 T6 |
Schweitzer, A. |
African notebook |
DT 546.1 S42 1939 |
Schweitzer, A. |
African notebook |
DT 546.S42 1958 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Peace or atomic war? |
JX 1974.7 .S3 1972 |
Schweitzer, A. |
J. S. Bach |
ML 410 .B1 S34 |
Joy, C. R. |
Music in the life of Albert Scheitzer |
ML 416 .S33 J6 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Goethe: five studies |
PT 2178 .S34 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Goethe: four studies |
PT 2178 .S35 |
Blythe, L. |
Mountain doctor |
R 154 .C253 B6 |
Mendelsohn, J. |
The Forest calls back |
R722 .M48 |
Barthelemy, G. |
Lettre a Albert Schweitzer |
RA 989 .F9 P3 |
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Recordings Housed on Terrace Level |
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Schweitzer, A. |
Organ music v. 3 |
R 514 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Organ symphonies (Schweitzer, organ) |
R 953 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Goethe: His personality and his work |
RA 1035 |
Schweitzer, A. |
Albert Schweitzer plays Bach organ works |
RA 2339 |
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