Office of the Chancery records

Collection

Identifier: A-01-1031

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Office of the Chancery records includes administrative records, bookkeeping records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence regarding advisory boards and committees, education, financial transactions, and the permanent diaconate, from 1854-2004. The advisory boards and committees' material include the ad hoc committee on sexual misconduct, a committee created to develop policies regarding matters of conscience and discipline. The education series includes histories of schools, together with photographs, programs, newspaper articles, and yearbooks. The financial records series contains bookkeeping records, including receipts and expenditures, and collections for various accounts, such as Peter's Pence. Material regarding the Office of the Permanent Diaconate includes correspondence and publications.

Dates

Created: 1854-2004, 2015, undated
Other: Date acquired: 06/03/2009

Creator

Catholic Church. Diocese of Charleston (S.C.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is restricted; consult repository for details.

Conditions Governing Use

The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Diocese of Charleston, the episcopal see for the Roman Catholic Church in South Carolina, was established in 1820 as the sixth diocese in the country. It originally encompassed 142,000 square miles and extended over three states: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Today the diocese comprises the entire state of South Carolina, with the majority of administrative offices, also known collectively as the chancery, located in Charleston. The Office of the Chancery records are a collection of administrative material that accumulated in the chancery building attic over time.

Note written by

Extent

5.40 Linear Feet (4 document boxes; 1 slim box; 1 card box; 24 registers; 27 yearbooks)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Administrative records, bookkeeping records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence regarding advisory boards and committees, education, financial transactions, and the permanent diaconate; created for the Diocese of Charleston by administrative offices.

Arrangement Note

I. Advisory boards and committees II. Education III. Financial records IV. Office of the Permanent Diaconate V. Miscellaneous

Custodial History

06/03/2009: This accession (2009.019) contains original and photocopied materials transferred to the archives from the Chancery office throughout various dates without accession. The collection was officially accessioned on 3 Sept. 2009. 5/26/2010: This accession (2010.011) was part of records recovered from the second floor attic of the downtown Chancery building (119 Broad Street) and transferred to the archives for processing in February 2010.

Method of Acquisition

Transfer

Separated Materials

Bookkeeping records, 1854-1963 School yearbooks, 1972-2003

Processing Information

Processed by Jennifer E. Neal 2009 and 2010; and by Melissa Bronheim December 2013.

Subjects

Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Bookkeeping records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Catholic Church -- Administration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Catholic Church -- Education -- South Carolina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Catholic schools -- South Carolina -- Administration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Deacons -- Catholic Church Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Newsletters Subject Source: Lcnaf
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Programs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
School yearbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus