Descriptive Summary
University Archives, Duke
University
Duke University. Chapel.
Duke Chapel Records, 1920-[ongoing]
Material in English
27.0 Linear Feet
approx. 20,370 Items
For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection contains records relating to the operations and activities of Duke Chapel and ranges in date from 1920-[ongoing].
Material includes administrative records, printed exercise programs and bulletins, transcripts of sermons, oversize material including marriage and baptismal registries, carillon and carillonneur material, miscellaneous clippings, press releases, and published material relating to Duke University and the Chapel. University Archives staff must be consulted in order to determine what material is covered by the administrative restriction.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Duke Chapel Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Duke Chapel Records were received by the University Archives as a
transfer between 1948-2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Joshua Larkin Rowley, November 2008
Encoded by Joshua Larkin Rowley, November 2008
Updated by Rosemary K. J. Davis, May 2012
Updated by Kimberly Sims, May 2013
Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory:
DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Historical Note
History adopted from Duke Chapel website: http://www.chapel.duke.edu/home/.
When James B. Duke selected the site for Duke University's West Campus, in 1925, he chose to locate the Chapel on the site's highest ridge. The Chapel was the first building planned for the new campus, but the last one to be completed. Construction started in 1930, was completed in 1935, and cost nearly $2.3 million. The Chapel began to be used before its stained-glass windows and other details were finished; commencement was held in the Chapel in 1932. The Chapel was officially dedicated in 1935.
The Chapel fulfills James B. Duke's desire that the building exert a profound influence on the lives of the young women and men who attend the University. Duke Chapel is a nationally recognized pulpit, an acclaimed center of sacred music, and a place of learning and interfaith cooperation. Duke University Chapel's ever-widening ministry includes worship through prayer, word, and music; service within the University and community; celebration through concerts, special services, and festivals; and learning seminars, study groups, and retreats. The day-to-day ministry of the Chapel is shared with a wide and diverse community: students, faculty, staff, and the community; tourists and travelers; and patients, their families, and caregivers. Chapel life encompasses a variety of groups including Religious Life, Friends of the Chapel, Congregation, and Student Ministry. Duke Chapel is also the site of various concerts, voice and organ recitals, choir and carillon programs, and vesper ensembles.
Collection Overview
Contains material pertaining to the operation and activities of the Duke University Chapel and ranges in date from 1920-[ongoing]. The records are arranged in six series: administrative records, carillon/carilloneur, exercise programs and bulletins, sermons, registers and logbooks, and general files.
The Administrative records contain material created and accumulated by the Chapel Development Officer as well as the records of various committees including Chapel renovation and organ. Carillon material includes program logbooks created by the University Carillonneur and a special carillon program in honor of Terry Sanford. The exercise programs series is composed of printed programs from various services and exercises held in the Chapel: Sunday Service of Worship, Elementary Service, Faculty Service, Service for Elected Officials, various recitals, and Easter, Lenten, and Christmas services. The sermons series contains transcripts of sermons performed in the Chapel by various ministers, faculty, and guests of the University including William H. Willimon, James T. Cleland, Howard C. Wilkinson, and Waldo Beach. Registers and logbooks contains oversize bound volumes documenting Chapel attendance and weddings, baptisms, and funerals held in the Chapel. General files primarily consists of reference material used by Chapel staff: informal histories, information about chapel windows and exterior sculpture, informal patron inquiries, and various printed material. Major subjects include building and grounds, organ (Flentrop and Aeolian), tower and elevator, Chapel policies, weddings, and Chapel photo albums. Also present in the collection are programs for special services held in the Chapel observing V-E and V-J Days and the Chapel's dedication ceremony in 1935.
Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Chapels--North Carolina--Durham.
- Beach, Waldo
- Cleland, James T. (James Tough), 1903-
- Duke Chapel (Durham, N.C.)
- Duke University--Buildings.
- Duke University--Religious activities.
- Duke University. Chapel.
- Duke Universtiy. Chapel--Fund raising.
- Duke University. Chapel--Organs.
- Duke University. Divinity School.
- Sermons.
- Sound recordings.
- Universities and colleges--Sermons.
- Willimon, William H., 1946-
Separated Material
Subject files have been removed to form the Chapel Reference Collection, April 2007. "200 Bells for 200 Years" material (A94-73), Service for Elected Officials (A75-13), "Chapel Choir China Tour" videocassette (A97-6), Development Campaign material (A81-117), William Blackburn letter concerning Chapel windows (A78-139), and Brombaugh Organ Dedication (A97-81) were also incorporated into the Chapel Reference Collection.
Religious Life Staff records (A93-133), "The Weekday Chapel," a speech given by Chapel Hostess Marjorie Jones (A83-44), Stonecarving material (A84-79), and obituary of Elizabeth Lucinda Gotham (A82-68) were moved to Small Collections.
Sound recordings of sermons were moved to Chapel Sermons, 1954-2002 [sound recordings] collection.
Accessioned videocassettes "Chapel Tour" (A88-0029), Christmas Eve Service and Service for Elected Officials (A79-17), and "The Organs of Duke Chapel," were moved to the record and tape shelf.
Accessioned audio recordings Easter Broadcasts (A79-82), "Messiah," 1992 (A94-28), organ performances by David Arcus, 1997 (A98-76), ten 78rpm disc recordings of the Duke Summer School Choir from 1937-1941 (A80-62) were moved to the record and tape shelf.
Related Material
Chapel Reference Collection, 1933-ongoing
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Friends of Duke Chapel Records, 1973-1999
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Minister to the University (Dean of the Chapel) Records, 1940-1984
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Chapel Sermons, 1954-2002 [sound recording]
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Paul S. Robinson Papers, 1932-1941
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
James T. Cleland Papers, 1928-1975
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Duke Memorial Records, 1929-1936
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Horace Trumbauer Architectural Drawings Collection, 1924-1958
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Waldo Beach Papers, 1949-1986
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Facilities Management Department Records, 1990-2006
Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Contents of Collection
Administrative Files, 1949-1991, undated
The Administrative records contain material created and accumulated by the Chapel Development Officer as well as the records of various committees. Major subjects include Chapel Renovation Fund, Altar Guild, College of Bishops, and Chapel Renovation and Front Organ Committees.
1Development Campaign, 1949-1991
Development Campaign, 1957, 1981-1986
Altar Guild, 1971-1982, undated
Altar Guild, 1979-1983
Chapel Renovation Fund, 1967-1977, 1984
College of Bishops, 1982-1984
Chapel Renovation Committee, organ, 1965-1976
Front Organ Committee, 1985-1988
Front Organ Committee, 1986-1988
Front Organ Committee, printed material, 1988-1989
Exercise Progams and Bulletins, 1932-2002
The Chapel exercise programs and bulletins series is composed of printed programs from various services and exercises held in the Chapel: Sunday Service of Worship, Elementary Service, Faculty Service, various recitals, and Easter, Lenten, and Christmas services.
1Chapel Dedication, 1935
Service of Worship (20 folders), 1932-1955
2Service of Worship (22 folders), 1956-1977
16Service of Worship (20 folders), 1978-1996
17Service of Worship (7 folders) 2006-2009
3Service of Worship (8 folders), 1997-2004
29Service of Worship (11 folders), 2009-2010; Service of Worship and Resurrection: Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, 2012 Jan. 30
Other than 11AM Sunday (3 folders), 1992-2002
Recitals (other than organ), 1933-1999
Organ Recitals (5 folders), 1932-1967
Organ Recitals, 1968-2002, bulk 1968-1977
Elementary Worship (2 folders), 1984-1985
Elementary Worship, 1988-1990
Elementary Worship, 1992
4Elementary Worship (2 folders), 1993-1995
Elementary Worship, 1998-1999
Bound Programs, September 1971-August 1972
Sermons, 1937-2002
The sermons series contains transcripts of sermons performed in the Chapel by various ministers, faculty, and guests of the University. Notable speakers include William H. Willimon, James T. Cleland, Howard C. Wilkinson, and Waldo Beach.
4Sermons, 1937-1941
Sermons, 1946
Sermons, 1947, 1949
Sermons, 1950
Sermons, 1952, 1955-1956
Sermons (13 folders), 1957-1968
5Sermons (24 folders), 1969-1982
6Sermons (21 folders), 1983-2002
Sermons, undated
Carillon/Carillonneur, 1966-2003
Carillon material includes program logbooks created by the Chapel carillonneur, 1966-1973 and 1982-2002. Logs from 1974-1981 are absent. Also present is a special carillon program in honor of Terry Sanford and an encapsulated program from a special Service in Observance of V-J Day, August 1945.
7Recital log, 1966-1973
Recital logs (spiral bound notebooks), 1982-2006
Music for the Obsequies of Terry Sanford, undated
Program for Service in Observance of V-J Day, August 1945
Registers and Logbooks, 1920-2004
Bound registers and logbooks that document Chapel attendance (a required component of student curriculum in the 1920s) as well as weddings, baptisms, and funerals held in the Chapel.
8Student Chapel Attendance (2 bound logbooks), 1920-1921
9Student Chapel Attendance (3 bound logbooks), 1923-1925
10Marriage Registry, 1932-1979
Baptismal Registry, 1933-1979
Marriage and Baptismal Registry (microfilm), 1932-1979
11Register of Marriages, Baptisms, and Funerals, 1979-2004
12Chapel Register, Volume I, 1932-1933
13Chapel Register, Volume II, 1933-1934
14Chapel Register, Volume III, 1934-1935
General Files, 1933-2004
General files primarily consists of reference material used by Chapel staff: informal histories, information about chapel windows and exterior sculpture, informal patron inquiries, and various printed material including bound publications, informational brochures, periodicals, and newspaper clippings. Also included in this series are Chapel photo albums. Major subjects include building and grounds, organ (Flentrop and Aeolian), tower and elevator, weddings, and Chapel policies.
15Buildings and Grounds, 1997-2001
Organs, Aeolian Holtkamp, 1977-1981, 1996
Organs, Flentrop, 1976-1981
Statistics, 1966-1983, 1991-1992
Chapel Policies, 2000, undated
Christmas, 1996-2000
Elevator and Tower, 1996-1999, undated
Duke Information, 1933-2003, undated
Duke Information, Duke Endowment (bound), undated
Cathedrals and Chapels, undated
Duke Police, (tower/tourists/keys), 1998
Flowers, 1997-2001
Kilgo, Bishop J.C., undated
Borrowed equipment log, 1975-1992
Newspaper clippings, 1966-1985
Newspaper clippings, 1990-1997
Newspaper clippings, 1998-1999
Newspaper clippings, 2000-2003, undated
Newsletters, 1998-2004
Service programs, 1945-2002
Magazines, 1994, 1998, undated
Informational booklets (2 folders), undated
Miscellaneous
"Stones, Bricks, and Faces," by Marguerite Schumann, 1976
"Spire and Spirit," by Alice Phillips, 1974
"The Architecture of Duke University," by William Blackburn, 1946
"The Windows of the Chapel," by Alice Phillips, undated
"The Flentrop Organ Dedicated in Memory of Benjamin N. Duke," 1976
Miscellaneous reference, 1964-1980, 1992-2004
Miscellaneous reference, undated
18Copies, 1989-2007
Miscellaneous Duke Information, 2004-2009, undated
The Architecture of Duke University, 1946
Christmas Miscellaneous, 1998-2007, undated
Christmas, 2001
Christmas, 2003
Christmas, 2004
Miscellaneous Chapel Information, 1993-2009
Old Wedding Information (2 folders), 1970-1996, undated
Weddings Miscellaneous, 2005-2007, undated
Wedding Booklets (2 folders), 1995-2005, undated
Seventy Five Years of Weddings, 2008
Clippings, 1980-2007, undated
19Album, 1933-1959
20Album, 1960-1979
21Album, 1980-1999
22Album, 2000-2006
23Album, 2007-2008
Ministers, Committes, Subject Files (Accession UA2012.0018), 1980-2007
General files primarily consists of correspondence and documentation pertaining to Chapel ministers and committees.
24Brueggemann, Dr. Walter
Coakley, Sarah
Copeland, Jennifer
Davis, Ellen
Ferree, Rev. Nancy
Finnin, The Rev. Dr. Will
Forbes, Rev. Dr. James A.
Gilbert, The Rev. Dr. Paula E.
Gomes, The Rev. Dr. Peter (2 Folders)
Harvard, Rev. Joseph III
Hays, Professor Richard B.
Hillerbrand, The Rev. Dr. Hans
Hodges_Copple, Ann
Howell, James C.
Jenkins, David O. (Oli)
Jones, Bishop L. Bevel
Jones, The Rev. Susan
Jones, Gregory
Kammerer, Charlene
Langford, Andrew
Lawrence, The Rev. William B.
Lischer, Dr. Richard (2 Folders)
Long, The Rev. Dr. Thomas G.
Lundblad, The Reverend Barbara
Myers, Ched
Noren, Carol Marie
Proctor, The Rev. Dr. Samuel D.
Quash, Ben
Quick, Dr. William
Reifsnyder, Richard
Rutledge, The Rev. Fleming
Sager, Rabbi Steven
Salmon-Campbell, The Reverend Joan
Seamans, Mrs. Mary
Smith, Charles M.
Smith, The Rev. Dr. D. Moody
Stockton, Thomas B.
Storey, Peter J.
Taylor, The Rev. Barbara B.
Taylor, Rev. Dr. Gardner
Turner, William C.
Walrond, The Rev. Michael
Ward, Hope Morgan
Warlick, The Rev. Dr. Harold
Warner, Lacey
Willimon, Reverend William
Wilson, Gerald
Young, Frances (2 Folders)
Zondervan
Photos: Sam
Campus Culture Initiative
University History and Talks
Baccalaureate Details, 2006
Internet Working Group, 2007
Dean's Course, 2009
Center for Reconcilliation
Kenan Institute, 2005-2010
Race Relations Subcommittee, 2006
Jones, Greg, circa 2006
Visitor Statistics, 1995-2005
25Campus Life and Learning Project Report, 2006
Misc Minutes, Correspondence, and Documentation (4 Folders)
26Misc Minutes, Correspondence, and Documentation (2 Folders)
Linens and Alter Pieces
Scrapbook Clippings and Misc
Stations of the Cross Programs
Dean Weiss Recommendations, 2005
Same Sex Unions Documentation
75th Anniversary of Weddings, 2008
The Congregation at Duke Chapel Newsletter, 1987-2010
(2 boxes)
271987 Jan.-Dec. (except April, May)
271988 Jan.-Dec.
271989 Jan.-Dec. (except Aug.)
271990 Jan.-Dec. (except Feb.)
271991 Jan.-Dec. (except Sept.)
271992 Jan.-Dec. (except Feb., May)
271993 Jan.-Dec.
271994 Jan.-Dec. (except Feb.)
271995 Jan.-Dec.
271996 Jan.-Dec.
271997 Jan.-Dec.
271998 Jan.-Dec.
271999 Jan.-Dec.
282000 Jan.-Dec.
282001 Jan.-Dec.
282002 Jan.-Dec.
282003 Jan.-Dec.
282004 Jan.-Dec.
282005 Jan.-Dec.
282006 Jan.-Dec.
282007 Jan.-Dec.
282008 Jan.-Dec.
282009 Jan.-Dec.
282010 Jan.-July