Founded in 1968 as "an independent association of Episcopal college and university chaplains, faculty and friends devoted to vigorous ministry in higher education," the Episcopal Society for Ministry to Higher Education was a leading organization in campus ministry until its closing out of operations in 2004. The group held regional and joint conferences, produced case studies, and presented to General Convention both independently and with other consultations a platform for programs for ministry in higher education. In 1973 ESMHE began publishing a quarterly journal, Plumbline: A Journal of Ministry in Higher Education. The records date from 1966 to 2004 and document the group’s early organizational endeavors. The Archives holds a substantial, although incomplete, run of Plumbline.
