Item 27: Bookplate, Ella May Carnahan, 1906 December 25

Item — Box: 20, Folder: 27

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Bookplate, Ella May Carnahan, 1906 December 25

Dates

Created: 1906 December 25

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Bookplate

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

4 1/16 in. x 3 ⅜ in.

Title:

Licht! Mehr Licht! Ella May Carnahan A.F.G. 12/25/06

Description:

A bookplate featuring a book by candlelight from the library of Ella May Carnahan. There is text that reads “Licht Mehr Licht” which translates to “light more light.” These were the last words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe was born on August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt, Germany. He was a “poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theater director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism.” He also had writings on plants, biology, and color. He’s known for being one of the best writers in Germany, and his work has had a huge impact on literacy, politics, and philosophers in the West dating back to the 18th century. Ella May Carnahan, the bookplate collector, was known for her philanthropy and missionary activities. She and her sister, Carrie Jay Carnathan gave large financial support to missions in South America, North Africa, and Japan. She supervised work in North Africa as a representative for the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Method Episcopal Church for many years. She traveled to Europe in 1918 as a member of a church missionary group to plan the expansion for an orphanage in Grenoble, France. She also gave financial support to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and Bennett College North Carolina. She also served on the Board of Directors for Pittsburgh Hill City Youth Municipality. She was a member of the YWCA and League of Women Voters, the Foreign Policy Association, the Planned Parenthood Clinic, the American Association for the United Nations, and the World’s Student Christian Federation. She died in 1950 at the age of 77.