Carter, Mary Ellen
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 2010
Mary Ellen Knight Carter was born on March 17, 1923, in Lafollette, Tennessee. She was a professional writer and artist. Before entering college, she worked for the Jacksonville [Florida] Journal. She studied journalism at the Florida State College for Women, attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Carter was a reporter for the Norfolk Ledger-Star and served as editor of the Searchlight (A.R.E. publication) for four years. Her authorial credits include: Creative Man (1964); Edgar Cayce on Prophecy (1968); Edgar Cayce on Healing (1969); My Years with Edgar Cayce: The Personal Story of Gladys Davis Turner (1972); and Passage to the Millennium: Edgar Cayce and the Age of Aquarius (1998).
Mary Ellen Carter participated in community organizations such as the American Legion, Virginia Museum, Chrysler Museum, Tidewater Artists Association and the Virginia Beach Arts Center. She won second prize in oils and acrylics in the 1966 VBAA annual exhibit and first prize in 1970. Her work was also presented in the Walter C. Rawls Museum in Courtland, Va. She married James M. Carter on October 19, 1946. Their children are James M. Carter Jr. and Joanna Carter Stinson. James Carter died in 1973.
She served as pro tem secretary to Hugh Lynn Cayce in 1957. She was the editor of The Searchlight from March 1962 to April 1965. During that time, she was also chairman of the A.R.E. Image Committee which established a proposed statement of policy members. She wrote the booklet The Creative Man and was a member of the Publishing Committee.
Mary Ellen Carter participated in community organizations such as the American Legion, Virginia Museum, Chrysler Museum, Tidewater Artists Association and the Virginia Beach Arts Center. She won second prize in oils and acrylics in the 1966 VBAA annual exhibit and first prize in 1970. Her work was also presented in the Walter C. Rawls Museum in Courtland, Va. She married James M. Carter on October 19, 1946. Their children are James M. Carter Jr. and Joanna Carter Stinson. James Carter died in 1973.
She served as pro tem secretary to Hugh Lynn Cayce in 1957. She was the editor of The Searchlight from March 1962 to April 1965. During that time, she was also chairman of the A.R.E. Image Committee which established a proposed statement of policy members. She wrote the booklet The Creative Man and was a member of the Publishing Committee.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
A.R.E. News, 1969
File
Identifier: Folder 5:10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1969
Congress publications, 1955
File
Identifier: Folder 15:2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1955
Creative Man: A View of the Arts from the Edgar Cayce Readings, 1969
Item
Identifier: Item 48:49
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes books, circulating files, pamphlets, and research bulletins published by the Association for Research and Enlightenment and the Edgar Cayce Foundation. In addition, it contains books collected by the Cayce family, publications related to those who received readings from Mr. Cayce, and manuscripts both published and unpublished related to the Cayce readings and/or Edgar Cayce's life.
Dates:
1969
Creative Man: A View of the Arts from the Edgar Cayce Readings, 1964
Item
Identifier: Item 48:21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes books, circulating files, pamphlets, and research bulletins published by the Association for Research and Enlightenment and the Edgar Cayce Foundation. In addition, it contains books collected by the Cayce family, publications related to those who received readings from Mr. Cayce, and manuscripts both published and unpublished related to the Cayce readings and/or Edgar Cayce's life.
Dates:
1964
Mary Ellen Carter Papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 19
Scope and Contents
This collection includes book notes, publishing correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, publicity materials, research notes, and sheet music created by author Mary Ellen Carter. The bulk of the material relates to Carter's biography of Gladys Davis Turner, Edgar Cayce's long-time stenographer and co-founder of the Edgar Cayce Foundation.
Dates:
1942 - 1995
Found in:
The Edgar Cayce Foundation
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Mary Ellen Carter Papers
News from Headquarters, 1953
File
Identifier: Folder 4B:13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1953
News from Headquarters, 1955
File
Identifier: Folder 5:2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1955
News from Headquarters, 1956
File
Identifier: Folder 5:3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1956
News from Headquarters, 1957
File
Identifier: Folder 5:4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1957
The Christmas Story as given in the Edgar Cayce Readings, 1968
Item
Identifier: Item 48:42
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes books, circulating files, pamphlets, and research bulletins published by the Association for Research and Enlightenment and the Edgar Cayce Foundation. In addition, it contains books collected by the Cayce family, publications related to those who received readings from Mr. Cayce, and manuscripts both published and unpublished related to the Cayce readings and/or Edgar Cayce's life.
Dates:
1968