Martha and Waitstill Sharp collection

Artemis Joukowsky 

Martha and Waitstill Sharp collection 

25,993 digital images, JPEG 29 microfilm reels, 35 mm 

Reports, publications, interviews, obituaries, and photographs pertaining to the careers of Martha and Waitstill Sharp. Documents record the Sharps’ early social work in Meadville, PA, and their humanitarian and rescue work in World War II Prague, Czechoslovakia; Marseille and Pau, France; and Lisbon, Portugal. Materials also document Martha Sharp’s postwar campaign for Congress, activities in Israel, continuing work for the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia, family and personal life, and work with the Cogan Foundation and other charitable agencies. The collection includes Martha’s unpublished book manuscript Church Mouse and materials related to the posthumous preparation of a documentary film on both Sharps.The Israel’s National Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, named Martha and Waitstill Sharp Righteous Among the Nations. 

Copyright Holder: Artemis Joukowsky 

Arranged in five series: Series 1: Correspondence, Reports, Notes, etc…, bulk ca. 1937-2000 (Boxes 1-14; Folders 1-145). Series 2: Datebooks, ca. 1939-1959 (Boxes 15-25; Envelopes 1-49; 1 diary). Series 3: Case Files, ca. 1938-1940 (Boxes 26-29; Folders 1-27). Series 4: Publications and Related Materials, ca.1922-2005 (Boxes 30-44; Folders 1-109; Box 45, duplicates that were not filmed). Series 5: Photographs, ca.1905-2000 (Boxes 46-62; Photographs, postcards, 5 photographic binders, 5 albums, 6 scrapbooks, and 1 painted textile banner).