Copied article Nursing school toasts endowed chair in ethics and spirituality, UCSF Newsbreak, November 8, Volume 17, No. 21. Correspondence from Thelma Shobe Cook to Patricia Benner referencing Cook’s thoughts on the Chair in Ethics and Spirituality, December 5, 2002 Certified mail receipt for letter sent to Patricia Benner from Thelma Shobe Cook on December 6, 2002. Notes to Patricia Benner from Thelma Shobe Cook regarding the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality, November 2002 (12 pages) Personal notes Thelma Shobe Cooks notes on meeting with Dr. Benner regarding the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality, December 23, 2002 Correspondence from Thelma Shobe Cook to Patricia Benner referencing first lecture by Dr. Charles Taylor for the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethic and Spirituality, December 30, 2002 (3 pages) Printed web page advertising lecture sponsored by the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality by Dr. Charles Taylor titled “Science and Self-Understanding”, February 13, 2003 Printed flyer advertising lecture sponsored by the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality by Dr. Charles Taylor titled “Science and Self-Understanding”, February 13, 2003

This collection consists of personal papers, images and ephemera related to Thelma Shobe Cook’s career. The majority of the collection consists of the correspondence, documents and publications surrounding the establishment of the Thelma Shobe Cook Endowed Chair in Ethical Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice.

Additions: This collection consists of the contents of one scrapbook and an autobiographical book. The scrapbook contained correspondence from and to Cook from colleagues regarding the creation of the Thelma Shobe Endowment Lectureship at University of California San Francisco School of Nursing and a corresponding website created by Patricia Brenner, R. N. Ph.D., FAAN, Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair and Lectureship in Ethics and Spirituality. Cook was instrumental in every stage of planning from the mission statement to the finances and the University of California San Francisco Foundation Endowed Fund Agreement. The lecture Spirituality, Ethics, Medicine: Uneasy Partners was given by Margaret Mohrmann, MD. PhD. Also in this collection are various media articles and photos regarding Shobe and her husband, Monford Cook regarding their donations to the University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing. The scrapbook represents the years 2005 to 2007 and the various activities that Thelma Shobe Cook was involved in especially the Lectureship at the UCSF School of Nursing. The scrapbook mainly consists of correspondence was illustrates not only how involved Cook remained in every aspect and stage of planning but also how thoughtful she was of people involved in the project and thorough she was to details. The scrapbook concludes with information about Shobe Cook’s attendance at the schools Alumni Centennial April 28th, 2007 and her induction into the Wall of Fame. This collection also contains a book written by Cook called Smoother Pebbles and Prettier Shells: A Spiritual Odyssey which is both an autobiographical account of her life and an explanation of her Christian beliefs.