Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
The Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry Records, 1956-2016, document the organization's decades on North Carolina State University's campus. A significant portion of the papers are meeting minutes, but brochures, correspondence, administrative files, documentation from events, photographs, and news clippings are also included. All materials are organized alphabetically and retain the group's original filing system.
North Carolina State University's Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry traces its origins to the 1950s when the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was based in the King Religious Center (where Kamphoefner Hall now stands). At this time, there was a group of twelve denominational chaplains known as the Campus Ministry, granted all the rights and privileges of faculty and staff. In the 1960s, the Campus Minsitry gained some autonomy from the YMCA when the position of Coordinator of Religious Affairs was established under the Division of Student Affairs. This first coordinator, Oscar Wooldridge, adopted many of the activities that would become the Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry, including acting as a liaison for the campus chaplains, organizing a faculty retreat, and providing grief counseling.
Over decades, the organization changed names from Campus Ministry to Cooperative Campus Ministries, to the Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, the organization sponsored events such as the weekly forum, a beach retreat for members, a faculty retreat, and weekly breakfasts. It established a meeting place called The Nub and made plans for a Spiritual Life Center, though never realized. The chaplains represented different denominations such as the Baptist Campus Ministry, the Catholic Campus Ministry, Hillel, Lutheran Campus Ministry, and the Wesley Foundation (United Methodist). An Interfaith Coalition representing Buddhism, Latter-Day Saints, and Islam was also created. The mission was to support individual faith through dialogue and inquiry, while respecting the religious convictions of others.
The Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry Records, 1956-2016, document the organization's decades on North Carolina State University's campus. A significant portion of the papers are meeting minutes, but brochures, correspondence, administrative files, documentation from events, photographs, and news clippings are also included. All materials are organized alphabetically and retain the group's original filing system.
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Chaplains’ Cooperative Ministry Records, UA 021.522, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transfer from North Carolina State University, Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry, 2016 January 26 (Accession 2016.0017)
Processed by: Taylor de Klerk, 2016 August
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Chaplains’ Cooperative Ministry Records, UA 021.522, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.