Guide to the Stanford University, Office for Religious Life, Records SC1057

Daniel Hartwig & Jenny Johnson
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
August 2011
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Office for Religious Life, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC1057
Physical Description: 17.5 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Physical Description: 22937.6 megabyte(s)
Date (inclusive): 1973-2019
Abstract: The materials consist of administrative files, event programs and audiorecordings, publications, course materials, and videorecordings documenting activities of the Office for Religious Life.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.

Access to Collection

Open for research. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Acquisition Information

The materials were transferred from the Office for Religious Life, 2011-2016.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in nine series: Series 1. Administration; Series 2. Events; Series 3. Fellowships; Series 4. Music; Series 5. Programs; Series 6. Publications; Series 7. Stanford Associated Religions; Series 8. Teaching; Series 9. Audiorecordings.

Biographical / Historical

The Office for Religious Life & Spiritual Life, formerly Office for Religious Life, oversees and provides support for Stanford Associated Religions (SAR), more than thirty religious organizations that offer their spiritual services to the campus.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Stanford University, Office for Religious Life, Records (SC1057). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Contents

The materials consist of administrative files, event programs and audiorecordings, publications, course materials, and videorecordings documenting activities of the Office for Religious Life.

Publication Rights

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Lectures.
Students -- Religious life.
Programs, church.
Sermons.

 

Series 1. Administration

Box 10

Register of the Rite of Marriage 2011 Jun 4-2013 Mar 2

Box 10

Memorial services record 1973 Sep 5-2000 Nov 21

 

Series 2. Audio recordings 1982-2004

Box 1

Floyd Tompkins - Sermon at Dinkelspiel 1989 Dec 10

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama: "Of Feeble Knees and Fearful Hearts." Dinkelspiel. 1989 Dec 17

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Sunday service at Stanford Memorial Church. "Back to Basics." Louis Smedes. 1989 May 7

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama - Ordination at Stanford (Part 1) 1989 Apr 25

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama - Ordination at Stanford (Part 2) 1989 Apr 25

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Robert Gregg - "Standing and Portable Truth." 1988 Mar 13

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Anthem: Salvation is Created (Tchesnokov). Ernie Young Sermon: "Giving Thanks" (11/20); Maurice Wiles Sermon: "Advent" (11/27) 1988 Nov 20, 27

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Sandra Ragan-Kelly: "Christ the King" (11/24); Robert Morgan (12/1) 1985 Nov 24, Dec 1

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Installation of the Dean, Rev. Robert Clark Gregg 1987 Oct 25

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Daniel Cloete: "Perfect through Power?" 1985 May 19

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Barbara Brown Zikmund: "Worship: A Joy that Makes us Strong" (8/12); William Harter: "Back to the Land" (8/19) 1984 Aug 12, 19

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Frank Geer: "...to See the Stars" (1/16); Bernard Brown: "Our Rightful Minds" (1/30) 1983 Jan 16, 30

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Frank Geer: "The Hardest Line" (7/24); Don Caughey: "Christian Materialism" (7/31) 1983 Jul 24, Jul 31

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

David Read - Baccalaureate 1983 Jun 11

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ray Brown: "Gospel of John..." (3/14); Frank Geer: "Moment of Decision" (3/21) 1982 Mar 14, 1982 Mar 21

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Bishop Stuart: "A Tale of 2 Cities" (8/8); Don Caughey: "The Grace of Work" (9/5) 1982 Aug 8, 1982 Sep 5

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Don Caughey: "Vocation of Marriage" (9/19); S.M. Ogden: "... As You Desire" (10/10) 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Oct 10

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Bishop Stuart "A tale of two cities" (8/8); Don Daughey "The grace of social work' (9/5) 1982 Aug 8, 1982 Sep 5

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

[both sides unlabeled] 1977 Jun 11, 1977 June 19

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Thich Nhat Hanh 1989 Apr 23

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Memorial Church Sunday service: Thich Nhat Hana "Dharma Talk" 1989 Apr 23

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Rabbi Richard Block (10 a.m. service) 1989 Apr 30

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ernle W.D. Young: "Authentic Discipleship" 1989 May 21

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama: "The Secret of Death" 10 am, third Sunday after Pentacost 1989 Jun 4

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ernle Young: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" 1989 Jun 11

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ernle Young Sermon 1989 Jun 25

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ernle Young Sermon: "An Essentially Non-Coercive God" (7/2/89); Diana Akiyama: "Who is My Neighbor?" (7/9/89) 1989 Jul 2, 1989 Jul 9

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Sermons at Stanford Memorial Church: Dean R. Gregg. Prayer I: "Finding the Words" (7/23); Prayer II: "Body English" (7/30) 1989 Jul 23, 1989 Jul 30

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Robert C. Gregg: "Shaken...Unshaken" 1989 Aug 27

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama: "When God Makes Your Face To Shine" (8/6); "When is the Kingdom?" (8/13); "Consideration for Discipleship" (9/10) 1989 Aug 6, 1989 Aug 13, 1989 Sep 10

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Ernle Young: "On Being Lost and Found" (9/3); "What Do We Really Want?" (9/16) 1989 Sep 3, 1989 Sep 16

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Interfaith Service 1989 Sep 24

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Robert Gregg: "Fat Cat in Flames" 1989 Oct 1

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Walter Breuggermann: "A Shameless Faith" (10/8); Rev. Floyd Thompkins, Jr. "The Captivity of a Queen" (10/15) 1989 Oct 8, 1989 Oct 15

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Richard Keeling: "Now, More Than Ever" 1989 Oct 29

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Steve Roos: "Rapture Today!" Memorial Church at Dinkelspiel Auditorium 1989 Nov 19

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

Diana Akiyama: "Daring to Hope, Daring to Die" 1989 Nov 26

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Faith, Philosophy, and Our Relationship to the Natural Environment" 10:00am Service 1989 Jan 22

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Faith, Philosophy, and Our Relationship to the Natural Environment" 10:00am Service 1989 Jan 22

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

Easter Service at Stanford Memorial Church 1989 Mar 26

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

Churc Service 1989 Apr 2

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Passion of the Christ," tape 1 2004 Apr 15

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Passion of the Christ," tape 2 2004 Apr 15

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Passion of the Christ," panel discussion at Cubberley Auditorium, tape 1 2004 Apr 15

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Passion of the Christ," panel discussion at Cubberley Auditorium, tape 2 2004 Apr 15

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Love and Life in SF," Mabel Teng & Rick Yuen, tape 1 2004 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 2

"Love and Life in SF," Mabel Teng & Rick Yuen, tape 2 2004 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
 

Series 3. Facilities 2013-2015

 

Series 4. Fellowships 2010-2015

 

Series 5. Music 2010-2015

 

Series 6. Programs 1990-2015

 

Baccalaureate 2011-2015

Box 1U

Baccalaureate 2014 2014

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
 

Cathlic Community Bulletin 2010-2015

 

Compline 2011-2015

 

Co-sponsored events 2011-2015

 

Grief and loss 2011-2015

 

Harry's Last Lecture for a Meaningful Life 2014-2015

 

Robert W. Heyns Lecture 1996-2015

 

Labyrinth 2011-2015

 

Memorial Services 2011-2015

 

Non-Office for Religious Life events

 

President's Higher Education Community Service Challenge 2013-2015

 

Special services 2011-2015

 

Students Organizing Unique Liturgical Settings (SOULS) 2014

 

What Matters to Me & Why 2002-2015

 

Pizzo, Philip, Dean of the School of Medicine 2002 Nov 6

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 11.1U

Carstensen, Laura 11.1 2005 Jan 12

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Berger, Jonathan 2005 Dec

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Ross, Janice 2006 May 17

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.2U

Everett, Shirley 11.2 2006 Oct 25

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.3U

Matson, Pamela 11.3 2006 Nov 8

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.4U

Quickley, Jerry 11.4 2007 Feb 7

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.5U

Strober, Myra 11.5 2007 Apr 18

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.6U

Shachter, Ross D. 11.6 2007 May 16

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.7U

Reich, Rob 11.7 2007 Oct 24

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.8U

Bilfield, Jenny 11.8 2007 Nov 7

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.9U

Shaw, Richard 11.9 2007 Jan 17

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.10U

Diamond, Larry 11.10 2008 Jan 23

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.11U

Simms, Winona 11.11 2008 Feb 20

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.12U

Hayes, Aleta 11.12 2008 Apr 9

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
Box 11.13U

Siegel, Bob 11.13 2009 Jan 21

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Golder, Deborah, Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Residential Education 2010 Feb 24

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Rakove, Jack, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford 2010 Apr 28

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Murray, Anne Firth, Consulting Professor in Human Biology 2010 May 12

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (wav)
 

Karlan (audio) 2011 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (ncd)
 

Karlan (flyer) 2011 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (pdf)
 

Yalom, Irving (audio) 2011 May 4

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (ncd)
 

Yalom, Irving (flyer) 2011 May 4

Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (pdf)
Box 11.14U

Edelman, Marian Wright 11.14 2011 Nov 30

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
 

University Public Worship 1990-2015

Box 1

1990-1992

Box 2

1993-1996

Box 3

1997-1999

Box 4

2000-2001

Box 5

2002-2003

Box 6

2004-2005

Box 7

2006-2007

Box 8

2008-2009

Box 9

2010-2011

 

Series 7. Publications 2010-2015

 

Series 8. Stanford Associated Religions 2010-2011

 

Series 9. Teaching 2011-2015

 

Addenda, 2015-110 Accession ARCH-2015-110

 

Register of the Rite of Marriage 2011 Jun 4-2013 Mar 2

Box 1

BJ Overbaugh Memorial 1_01 1998 Apr 2

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (vhs)
Box 1

Satan and His Angels: A Talk by Elaine Pagels 1_02 1996 May 23

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (vhs)
Box 1

Harry's Last Lecture On a Meaningful Life: Garry Trudeau 1_04 2014 Apr 28

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
Box 1

Baccalaureate 1_05 2013

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
Box 1

Centennial Chat: Betsy Koester (Wedding Coordinator) 1_10 2003 Oct 16

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Centennial Chat: Leslie Bone (Conservator at Memorial Church, co-author "Glory of Angels" 1_11 2003 Dec 9

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Centennial Chat: Robert Huw Morgan, University Organist 1_23 2003 Nov 12

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Tour Susan #2 1_12 2003 Jan 31

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Tour Susan Christiansen #1 1_13 2003 Jan 31

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Palo Alto Alumni Tour 1_14 2003 Jan 23

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Philip Pizzo, Dean of the School of Medicine 1_03 2002 Nov 6

Physical Description: 1 audiocassette(s)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Shirley Everett 1_15 2006 Oct 25

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Janice Ross 1_16 2006 May 17

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Jonathan Berger 1_17 2005 Dec 7

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Laura Carstensen 1_18 2005 Jan 12

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? 1_09 2009 James Steyer

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Deborah Golder 1_06 2010 Feb 24

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Jack Rakove 1_07 2010 Apr 28

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

What Matters to Me and Why? Anne Firth Murray 1_08 2010 May 12

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

Conversation with Paco Peña and Scotty Mclennan 1_19 2004 Jan 29

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

A Celebration of the Life of Jacques Mequet Littlefield 1_20 2009 Mar 2

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

A Celebration of the Life of George D. Gulevich, MD 1_21 2009 May 28

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 1

SAR Meeting 1_22 2006 Jan 19

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
 

Addenda, 2015-165 Accession ARCH-2015-165

Box 1

Register of the Rite of Marriage 2013 Feb 2-2014 Oct 4

 

Harry's Last Lecture--What Matters to Me & Why

 

Winfrey, Oprah 2015 Apr 20

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
 

Addenda, 2016-125 Accession ARCH-2016-125

Box 1

Stanford University Baccalaureate 1.1 2016-06-11

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
Box 1

Contemplation by Design Inner Strength and Kindness: Practices for a Wise Life with Jack Kornfield Memorial Church 1.2 2015-11-10

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (dvd)
Box 1

Highlights from Letter from a Birmingham Jail Anna Deavere Smith with Robert McDuffie - violin Anne Epperson - piano Memorial Church 1.3 2015-10-21

 

Addenda, 2017-007 Accession ARCH-2017-007

Box 1

Register of the Rite of Marriage 2014 Oct 4-2016 Sep 3

 

Addenda, 2017-069 Accession ARCH-2017-069

Box 1

Ecumenical Good Friday Service program 2016-3-25

 

Addenda, 2017-115 Accession ARCH-2017-115

Box 1

Order of Service 2016 Oct 23

 

Addenda, 2018-157 Accession ARCH-2018-157

Box 1, folder 1

Memorial Church Brochure after 2003

Box 1, folder 2

Memorial Church Self-Guided Tour 2010

 

Addenda, 2019-093 Accession ARCH-2019-093

Box 1

Register of the Rite of Marriage 2016 Sep 3-2019 Mar 23

 

Addenda, 2019-156 Accession ARCH-2019-156

Box 1

Register of Church Services 2014 Nov 30-2018 Dec 25