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Chaplain Edwin Abiel Bolles report describes the move of the Chapel to the Babcock building. Referred to as the New Asylum Chapel.

State newspaper story about the dedication of the chapel.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health Annual Report for 1961 provides details of the growing chaplaincy mission and the momentum for building the chapel including the success of acquiring funds from the SC General Assembly.

The contents of the chapel's cornerstone includes several historical documents and religious text illustrating the intent for the chapel to be a multi-denominational facility.

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.

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 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.

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

Superintendent Williams S. Hall, far left, stands with students of the Academy for Pastoral Education

A news story from the State Newspaper about the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Chapel of Hope with projected costs.