The St. Luke's Chapel Records, dates, consists of 93 folders of files relating to the building now known as St. Luke's Chapel at the Medical University of South Carolina (hereafter MUSC). The records are arranged in 8 series: Porter Military Academy (hereafter PMA) Acquisition, Historic Preservation, Hurricane Hugo Restoration, Rededication post-Hugo, Post-Hugo, Dr. Worthington's St. Luke's Chapel Birth and Rebirth, National Register Information, and Photos. Series 1: Porter Military Academy Acquisition, consists of 10 folders, dating from 1912 to 2004. This series contains information about the acquisition of PMA by MUSC such as minutes and notes, a sketch of the Charleston Arsenal, correspondence on the acquisition and on the Charleston arsenal, clippings, correspondence with the Waring Historic Library, addresses of the members of the PMA class of 1912, the 1920 Annual for PMA and histories about the arsenal and PMA. The materials in this series include magazines, correspondence, photocopies of pictures and sketches, newspaper clippings, questionnaires and architectural drawings. Series 2: Historic Preservation comprises of 12 folders, dating from 1963 to 1992. The Preservation series contains information on St. Luke's Chapel from after the acquisition until Hurricane Hugo such as acquisition and preservation articles, writings and correspondence from 1964 to 1971 and from 1966 to 1992, the application for Jean Paschal Restoration Award, information for the dedication ceremony for the Chapel, Dr. Clay Evatt's preservation efforts, Organ details, and Preservation Committee notes. The materials in this series consist of correspondence, newspaper articles, committee minutes and notes, histories of St. Luke's Chapel, photos and business documents for St. Luke's Chapel. Series 3: Hurricane Hugo Restoration consists of 32 folders, dating from 1944 to 1994. The Restoration series contains information about the restoration of St. Luke's Chapel after the destruction by Hurricane Hugo, for instance, the publicity and articles on the restoration, correspondence about the restoration, the Restoration Committee and Sub-committee minutes and notes, notes from the 1960s' Preservation, Project Director Von Kolnitz's notes, the government's actions to the restoration of the chapel, fund-raising, information from the architect, information for restoring the pews and woodwork, the paintings, the organ, and the stained glass. The materials in this series include newspaper articles, correspondence, minutes, agendas, financial records, architectural blueprints, contracts, memorandums, pictures of the Chapel's paintings, proposals, slides, and published text on St. Luke's stained glass windows. Series 4: Rededication, post-Hugo contains 4 folders, 1994. This series includes only information from the Rededication ceremony of St. Luke's Chapel, such as, correspondence about the ceremony, copies of The Catalyst, the organ dedication ceremony, and copies of Auctus Magazine's article on the Rededication. The materials in this series consist of correspondence, articles, invitations, the ceremony's pamphlet and magazines. Series 5: Post-Hugo consists of 3 folders, dating from 1994 to 2000. This series contains information on events in or about St. Luke's Chapel, for example, correspondence about the Chapel artifacts, files on the Carolopolis Award, and chapel business after Hurricane Hugo. The materials in this series consist of correspondence, nomination information, and drafts for the Chapel charter, Chapel policies and procedures, and agreement form for reserving the Chapel. Series 6: Dr. Worthington's St. Luke's Chapel Birth and Rebirth comprises of 8 folders, 1996. This series contains information about Dr. Worthington's book, St. Luke's Chapel Birth and Rebirth, such as, Chapel histories, handwritten notes, articles and papers about the Chapel, pages and entire copies of the book, edited copies of the book, and illustrations for the book. The materials included in this series are notes, articles, papers, photos, slides, and copies of St. Luke's Chapel Birth and Rebirth. Series 7: National Register Information series contains 4 folders, dating from 1969 to 1995. This series contains information about the National Preservation Award, the application for the National Register and background information for the National Register nomination. The material in this series includes, nominations, photos, correspondence, and Chapel histories. Series 8: Photos consists of 20 folders and 2 oversized documents, dating from 1965 to 2000. This series contains photos of the Chapel and its artifacts, for instance, photos of the Chapel before Hurricane Hugo, Chapel photos by Rocz, the destruction of the Chapel after Hugo, the Chapel in various stages of cleanup after Hugo, photos of the roof of St. Luke's, photos of the Chapel's artifacts, photos of the windows, a drawing of St. Luke's by Sylvia Savage. The oversized documents are a large photo of the Chapel and a framed photo of St. Luke's from winter 2000. The materials in this series include slides, film, black and white photos, colored photos, and photocopied pictures.
