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Charles Noble Slides

An inventory of his slides at the Syracuse University Archives

Finding aid created by: Sasha Solomon
Date: 2024

Revision history:

Biography

Charles Noble (1898-1968) was Dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University from 1945 to 1967. He received his B.A. in 1921 from Williams College and his Bachelor of Divinity in 1924 from Union Theological Seminary. He held positions at various churches in New York and Connecticut before coming to Syracuse University. As part of his duties, Noble performed Protestant services, counseled students both individually and in groups, established religious policies on behalf of the University, and offered spiritual leadership to the students. In addition to his responsibilities with the University, he was involved in a number of organizations, including the New York State Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the National Advisory Committee on Camping.

Scope and Content Note

The Charles Noble Slides consists of photographic slides taken during Noble's time as Dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. They include images of the Syracuse University campus and events such as Spring and Colgate weekends as well as social events. The collection contains both film and glass slides, with the film slides in color and the glass slides primarily in black and white.

Many of the social event slides depict either Pinebrook Conference Center or Casowasco Camp and Retreat Center. Pinebrook was a Syracuse University-owned conference center in the Adirondacks that was used as a host site for the Student Leaders Conferences run by the University and as a summer retreat for faculty. Casowasco is a retreat center on Owasco Lake that is owned and operated by the United Methodist Church. Due to the difficulty in determining which unlabeled slides show Pinebrook or Casowasco, these slides may be mixed together.

This collection contains imagery of the Saltine Warrior, a racist caricature of Native Americans that users may find objectionable. The representation contained in this collection was prevalent at the time of its creation although no less harmful and inaccurate than it is today. The collection is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

The University Archives holds clipping files and a portrait file for Charles Noble, as well as the Syracuse University Slide Collection.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Noble, Charles.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Chapels.
College campuses.
College sports.
Student activities.
College chaplains.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Slides (photographs)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Charles Noble Slides,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Margaret Thickstun in 2023.

Processing Information

Film slides were placed in archival sleeves, folders, and box. Glass slides were placed in an archival box.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by format (film and glass) and subject.

Table of Contents

Slides

Inventory