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Superintendent William S. Hall shovels soil at the Chapel of Hope groundbreaking ceremony while J. Rupert McGregor, Chairman of the Committee for the Chapel Fund and C. M. Tucker, Chairman of the S.C. Mental Health Commission look on.

An overall photograph of the Chapel of Hope from the day of its dedication, 1965-02-104.

Photo from dedication ceremony. Interior photo of Chapel of Hope, Ground level

Chaplain J. Obert Kempson (left) and Dr. Williams S. Hall, State Commissioner of Mental Health and Superintendent of State Hospitals participate in a cornerstone ceremony for the Chapel of Hope.

From the 121st SC State Hospital annual report detailing to whom the funds from Mrs. Grace Ensor Brown's will will go.

The blueprint showing the Chapel of Hope by Lafaye, Fair, Lafaye and Associates. Blueprint sheet A5. The perspective shows the North side with the Academy for Pastoral Education and the West side, the rear of the chapel.

The Academy for Pastoral Education occupies the northern wing of the Chapel of Hope. The center instructed clergy in the complexities of administering religion to patients in a clinical setting.

A report from the Superintendent C.F. Williams that mentions the first donations to the chapel fund coming from the patients and the Columbia community.

An excerpt from the Annual Report for the year 1909-Superintendent's Report summarizing previous annual reports in order to convey a need for a second building for African American patients.

Superintendent report showing the renovation of wooden buildings formerly used for African-American patients. The buildings were temporarily used as a chapel.