Indiana University chapel roll book, 1883-1891
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Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University.
TitleIndiana University chapel roll
book, 1883-1891
Collection No.
C638
Extent
0.3 cubic feet
(1 oversize flat box)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Throughout most of the nineteenth
century, students at Indiana University were required to attend chapel services
every morning before class. Though attendance was no longer mandatory after the
1889-1890 school year, the university chapel continued to host lectures, song
services, and religious services. This collection consists of the chapel roll book,
which documented attendance of students between 1883 and 1891.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
While there was no standalone chapel building on the campus until 1956, various
college buildings provided space for services over time. The first chapel on campus
was located inside the Seminary building, completed in 1824. The chapel subsequently
relocated to the first College Building (destroyed by fire in 1854), and then to the
first University Building (later known as the "Old College Building"). Weekday
religious services for students were held in Maxwell Hall (renamed Mitchell Hall in
1894) beginning in 1885.
Students at Indiana University were required to attend morning chapel services
throughout much of the 1800s, with the exception of students who were "specially
excused." The IU annual reports from the era listed religious services under "class
work": student attendance was "required" through the 1885-1886 school year and
"expected" through 1889-1890. By 1891, chapel attendance requirements were no longer
stipulated, and by 1907 chapel services were held only occasionally in the Student
Building.
To learn more about the chapel and student mandatory attendance see
Camille B. Kandiko’s,"Pray! Or Not to Pray: The History of Chapel at Indiana
University an Illumination of Institutional Practice and Policy," Journal of the
Indiana University Student Personnel Association (2005), pp.25-37.
Arrangement
The collection consists of a single volume in which student attendance at Chapel was
recorded. Entries are chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the chapel roll book for the years 1883-1891. The volume
details student names, class standing, date, and a tally of the students'
attendances and absences from chapel services. The roll book shows the progression
of the chapel's role on campus from a mandatory part of student life to an expected
and then voluntary activity.
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Indexing Terms
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IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
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Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 0548
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to the Trustees of
Indiana University. For more information, contact the Indiana University
Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[item], Indiana University chapel roll book, Collection C638, Indiana University
Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Laura Bell.
Completed in 24 August 2016
Container List
Box 1
Chapel roll book, 1883-1891
