Department of Chaplain Services and Education Records, undated

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Summary

Creator:
Duke Hospital. Department of Chaplain Services and Education
Abstract:
Pastoral services are available at all Duke Health hospitals any time of day or night. The chaplaincy program at Duke Hospital was started by P. Wesley Aitken shortly after Aikten's graduation from Duke Divinity School in July 1956. Contains a portrait of P. Wesley Aitken. Portrait is undated.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (1 map folder)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0154

Background

Scope and content:

Contains a portrait of P. Wesley Aitken. Aitken started the chaplaincy program at Duke Hospital. Portrait is undated.

Biographical / historical:

Pastoral services are available at all Duke Health hospitals any time of day or night. The department provides support, guidance, and someone to listen when you or a loved one is in need because of sudden health challenges or end-of-life decisions, seeking guidance on ethical decision-making, or a place to focus on prayer and meditation. The Department of Chaplain Services and Education provides services to all faiths.
The chaplaincy program at Duke Hospital was started by P. Wesley Aitken shortly after Aikten's graduation from Duke Divinity School in 1956. See below for a list of the department's directors.

  • Rev. P. Wesley Aitken, 1956-1987
  • Rev. James L. Travis, III, 1987-2007
  • Deborah Morgan, Interim
  • James A. Rawlings, Jr., 2008-2018
  • John P. Oliver, 2018-present

The name of the department changed from Duke Hospital Pastoral Services to the Department of Chaplain Services and Education on July 1, 2017.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2018.062 (transferred by Ceil Matthews, August 2018)
Processing information:

Processed by Lucy Waldrop: August 2018

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Photographic Materials, undated.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Department of Chaplain Services and Education Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.