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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.

An architect's drawing of the Chapel of Hope.

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.

Hospital adminstrative staff use sledgehammers to lower the orginal wall surrounding the hospital and separating the campus from the Columbia community.

An excerpt from the June 30, 1958 Annual Report of the South Carolina State Hospital. showing the growth of a building fund and the growth of the chaplaincy mission.

A page from a pamphlet entitled "Mental Health: Progress and Promise 1952-1972" shows an artist rendering of how the Chapel of Hope will look when completed.

Chaplain Henry J. Fox Chaplain Annual Report from Oct. 31, 1875 shows the strain on chaplain services and the chaplain staff.

Mrs. Inez Nola Fripp, executive secretary with the S.C. State Hospital, receives a certificate for 50 years continuous service from Dr. William S. Hall, State Commissioner of Mental Health and Superintendent for the hospital. On the wall is an…

A photo shows the Chapel of Hope in use in the 1970s.

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