Guide to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Special Topics Records

Descriptive Summary

Title

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Special Topics Records

Inclusive Dates

1951-1970

Call Number

NCC RG 17

Quantity

9.00 cubic feet (9 boxes)

Language

Materials in English

Restrictions on Access

Open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History

When the National Council of Churches was founded in 1950 the agencies of which it was composed were located in eight buildings in New York City and in Chicago. The Constituting Convention in Cleveland directed the General Board

…to appoint a special committee…to study the question of Headquarters Location, and…to weigh carefully in that study the advantage and possibility of establishing such headquarters in an area reasonably adjacent to the population center of the United States.

An initial committee made general recommendations, proposing that New York be the temporary headquarters and that one or two centers be chosen for permanent location. A Headquarters Committee of Ten was then instructed to make final proposals. It met until 1954, engaging in extensive research and intensive discussion. In 1954 New York was chosen as the site for the single headquarters and subsequently 475 Riverside Drive, adjacent to Riverside Church, was chosen as the location on land given by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Rockefeller provided a loan of $15,000,000 toward the building costs.

In 1956 the Protestant Center, Inc. renamed itself The Interchurch Center, Inc. and prepared to build the new headquarters building with the National Council and several denominational agencies as stockholders. Groundbreaking was on November 17, 1957 and President Eisenhower laid the cornerstone on October 12, 1958. Tenants began to occupy the building a year later, and the dedication of the entire eighteen story structure was held on May 29, 1960.

The building, which cost in excess of $20,000,000 housed when it opened 43 agencies, nine of them denominational offices. There was intense controversy over the location of the headquarters and the site chosen in New York. There were also many complexities in organizing an institution with many diverse tenants. It is important to remember that although the Interchurch Center was the result of the need for a unified headquarters for the NCC, the Council was not the owner but a tenant in a building owned by an independent corporation.

In 1955 Walter Van Kirk of the Department of International Affairs, NCC, proposed an NCC delegation to visit the churches of the Soviet Union. This proposal was expressed as an implementation of the appeal of the second General Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1954:

…to the representatives of the churches in those countries between which tension exists to visit one another, so that they may gain a better understanding of one another, and of the countries in which they live, and thus strengthen the bonds of fellowship, and promote the reconciliation of the nations.

Later authorization for these exchanges was also claimed from President Eisenhower's "People to People" program.

National Council delegations visited churches in the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1962 and return visits were paid by Soviet church leaders in 1956 and 1963. An exchange of theological students was also arranged as a result of these visits.

The setting which made these visits occasions of drama included both the Cold War and the initial hostility of the Eastern European Orthodox churches, led by the Russian Orthodox Church, to the World Council of Churches, which they saw as the ecclesiastical counterpart of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An especially important incentive for the American visit was to dispel the impression that the American churches opposed disarmament and the easing of international tensions. This impression was common in Eastern Europe as a result of the refusal of the National and World Council of Churches to endorse the First Stockholm Peace Appeal, sponsored by the World Peace Council.

The exchanges proved lively, thought provoking and fruitful. Personal contacts proved their usefulness during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1961 the Russian Orthodox Church led the other Eastern European Orthodox churches into the World Council of Churches. The opposition of right wing groups in this country to the exchanges was the only significant obstacle and that did not finally detract from their value and significance.

The NCC and its predecessors were regularly attacked by opponents of church unity, liberal social or theological views, and modern translations of the Bible. In the late 1930's the Research Department of the FCC began keeping files on those who published attacks on the Council, and this practice was carried over into the NCC. Much of the biographical material came from the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith.

Although other attacks before and since have been more damaging, the peak of NCC's "media visibility" came through its vigorous response to the Air Force Training Manual, 45-0050 Incr. V Vol. 7, in January 1960. The manual stated, "From a variety of authoritative sources, there appears to be overwhelming evidence of Communist anti-religious activity in the United States through the infiltration of fellow-travelers into churches and educational institutions" (15-14). The statement on "Communism in Religion" attacked the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, and names many clerical "fellow-travelers", especially E. Stanley Jones and Harry F. Ward.

Prompt action led to the withdrawal of the Manual and public apologies by Thomas S. Gates, the Secretary of Defense, and Air Force Secretary Dudley Sharpe. A counter-attack by Francis Walter of the House Un-American Activities Committee renewed the controversy, which included debate in Congress and much press comment lasting until June. The controversy brought new attention to longtime critics of FCC and NCC, whose writings were the real sources of the Manual's assertions; notably Carl McIntire, Edgar C. Bundy, and Billy James Hargis.

Complete responsibility for NCC's response to the Manual was delegated to Judge James W. Wine of Kentucky. He was appointed to the new office of Associate General Secretary for Public Interpretation in January 1959. His office was specifically created to deal with the rising intensity of right-wing criticism of the Council in the late 1950's. His background as a laymen, lawyer, and World War II infantry colonel strengthened his hand in dealing with this essentially political issue. In August 1960 Mr. Wine resigned from the Council to join J.F. Kennedy's presidential campaign staff.

The most tangible contribution of the National Council to the churches has been the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. The complete Bible was published in September 1952, early in the life of the Council, with the pomp characteristic of that period. Since then the Apocrypha and the Catholic Edition of the RSV have appeared.

NCC received the RSV from a predecessor body, the International Council of Religious Education, whose work was continued by the Division of Christian Education of the Council. The ICRE acquired the copyright to the American Standard Version of the Bible (1901) in 1929, and in 1930 decided that a revision was called for. Preliminary work on a new translation was suspended in 1932 for financial reasons. The Standard Bible Committee was formed in 1937, and continuous work by 15 scholars resulted in the publication of the New Testament in 1946, the complete Bible in 1952, and the Apocrypha in 1957.

In a campaign which began in 1953, British Roman Catholic biblical scholars succeeded in having the text of the RSV, with minor changes and added notes, accepted as an official Roman Catholic Bible, despite the explicit canon forbidding the general use of bibles translated by non-Catholics. The RSV Catholic Edition received the imprimatur of the Archbishop of Edinburgh in 1963 and world-wide authorization by the approbation of the Holy Office in 1964. A copy was presented to Pope Paul VI, and Luther Weigle received the Papal Knighthood of St. Gregory for his efforts on its behalf.

This great ecumenical triumph was marred by a legal case brought by three of the licensed publishers of the original RSV who maintained that the exclusive 20 year contract granted Thomas Nelson & Sons to publish the Catholic Edition infringed their agreements with the Council. The arbitrators found for the plaintiffs, but merely authorized them to publish the revised text itself, without the notes, introductory material or imprimatur, and assessed no damages. These painful proceedings, thus, had little effect on the publication of the new Catholic Bible.

The Standard Bible Committee consisted of the translators themselves. The Committee on the Use and Understanding of the Bible and the Department of English Bible promoted the use of the RSV. All three agencies were financed by royalties on the sale of this Bible.

Collection Overview

The Special Topics records, 1951-1970, are arranged in the following four series:

Series I: The Interchurch Center, 1951-1970
Series II: Exchange Visits with Soviet Churchmen, 1955-1964
Series III: Attacks on the National Council of Churches
Series IV: The Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1953-1967

The records of the Interchurch Center are not a unified set of files, but rather papers drawn from the files of various staff members of NCC at some time. The initial series found in Box 1 appear to come from the files of the General Secretary, but the remainder of the material is from a number of sources and have been recorded in a simple alphabetical sequence of topical files. Prominent names in these records, in addition to the General Secretary, Roy G. Ross, are Edmund F. Wagner, President and Francis Harmon, Vice President of The Interchurch Center, Inc., and such NCC staff members as J.E. Luton, H.L. Brininger and Emerson Brown. Also very important is Dana S. Creel of Mr. Rockefeller's staff.

Series II consists of files of a number of individuals who went on these visits: the two General Secretaries of the period, Roy G. Ross and Edwin R.H. Espy; the Secretary of the Department of International Affairs, Walter Van Kirk (who died in mid-1956); Donald C. Bolles of the Department of Public Relations; and Paul B. Anderson of the YMCA, an expert on the Orthodox Church since his service in the YMCA in Russia 1917-18. Also important in these papers is Eugene Carson Blake, who led the first delegation as president of NCC and participated in all four. Also, Donald A. Lowrie, another Russian expert who organized the Soviet return visit in 1956, and the two Russian predated [?] who successively headed the Orthodox Church's Department of External Affairs, Metropolitans Sergeii [?] and Nikodim.

These papers have been collected from a number of different sources, and no clear order was discernible. They are arranged in a rough sequential-topical order.

The Guide folder also contains a number of documents illustrating the content of these exchange visits.

Of the 227 files on individuals or organizations in Series III, 198 represent right-wing critics of the Council, and many have associations with the Rev. Carl McIntire. Professor George Albert Coe of Columbia and Robert Cummins of the Universalist Church could be described as left-wing critics. 14 files represent either issues or sources of information or support. These are: Anti-Defamation League; Communist Delegates at Evanston; Conference on Church & Economic Life; Congressional Quarterly; Alger Hiss; J. Edgar Hoover; Gerald Knoff; Miscellaneous; Paul, S. Rees; Religious Freedom Committee; Walter Reuther et al, Revised Standard Version; Jane Russell; and U.S. Navy Intelligence Report.

On the other hand, 13 files represent left-wing interests which the Council wished to avoid, namely: American Youth Congress; Dorothy Brewster; Committee on Militarism in Education; Kenneth de Courcy; Ellis H. Dana; Episcopal League for Social Action; Kenneth Leslie; National Council of American-Soviet Friendship; People's Institute of Applied Religion; "The Protestant;" Claude C. Williams; "Witness;" and World Youth Congress.

A copy of the "Air Force Manual" is filed with the Series III Guide.

The Revised Standard Version of the Bible (Series IV) was a major object of attack by the right-wing critics of NCC (SEE Group "Attacks on NCC"). A curious specimen of this assault is preserved in the folder "Dan Gilbert Affair" (Box 1 Folder 6). Another unusual collection of material is contained in "The Bible in Public Life, Survey, 1962" (Box 1 Folder 21). It consists of letters from senators, congressmen, cabinet members and governors responding to a questionnaire on their personal use of the Bible.

Since the NCC owned the copyright to the RSV much of the material in this group is related to publication rights. The persons who dominate this material are Luther A. Weigle (1880-c.1976), Chairman of the Standard Bible Committee; Gerald A. Knoff (1907-) General Secretary of the Division of Christian Education NCC; and J. Carter Swaim (1904-), Secretary of the Committee on the Use and Understanding of the Bible.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

The archives of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America were processed in 1980-1984 through two grants awarded to the Presbyterian Historical Society by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Work under the first grant was performed by Dr. Alan Thomson and under the second grant by Donald L. Haggerty.

The archives of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America have been dated from 1950 to 1972; however, there is material dating from before and after this time period. Documents from the predecessor organizations date from as early as 1839. There is also a small amount of material found in the files from as late as 1975. The year 1972 was selected as a cutoff date for the archives because of the major reorganization which the NCC underwent at this time. The archives are arranged in the following record groups:

NCC RG 1: Planning Committee for the NCC, 1941-1951
NCC RG 2: General Assemblies, 1952-1972
NCC RG 3: General Board, 1950-1972
NCC RG 4: General Secretary, 1950-1973
NCC RG 5: Deputy General Secretary, 1947-1975
NCC RG 6: Division of Christian Life and Mission, 1945-1973
NCC RG 7: Division of Home Missions, 1950-1964
NCC RG 8: Division of Overseas Ministries, 1914-1972
NCC RG 9: Division of Christian Education, 1897-1974
NCC RG 10: Division of Christian Unity, 1935-1973
NCC RG 11: Office of Administration, 1938-1973
NCC RG 12: Assistant General Secretary for Executive Operations, 1950-1966
NCC RG 13: Washington Office, 1951-1966
NCC RG 14: Office of Planning and Program, 1943-1973
NCC RG 15: Department of Information, 1951-1974
NCC RG 16: Broadcasting and Film Commission, 1923-1974
NCC RG 17: Special Topics, 1951-1970
NCC RG 18: Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, 1894-1952
NCC RG 19: International Council of Religious Education, 1839-1953
NCC RG 20: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1901-1952
NCC RG 21: National Protestant Council of Higher Education, 1911-1951
NCC RG 22: United Stewardship Council, 1917-1950
NCC RG 23: Inter-Council Field Department, 1935-1950
NCC RG 24: Association of Council Secretaries, 1915-1971
NCC RG 25: Church Executive Development Board, 1960-1974
NCC RG 26: Home Missions Council of North America, 1903-1951
NCC RG 27: Foreign Missions Conference of North America, 1887-1951
NCC RG 28: Scrapbooks, 1915-1963

Catalog Note
In the society's electronic catalog, all 28 NCC record groups are cataloged together as the records of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Guide to NCC RG 17

		SERIES I: THE INTERCHURCH CENTER, 1951-1970

1	2	Interchurch Center Board of Trustees, 1948, 1955-1959
1	3	Building Committee Minutes, 1955-1959
1	4	Joint Com on United Church Center, 1955-1959; Advisory Committee to the Architects, 1958-1959; By-Laws, 1956; Operating Committee, 1959
1	5	Headquarters, 1953 (General Secretary’s Files)
1	6	Miscellaneous
1	7	Headquarters, 1954; Correspondence
1	8	Miscellaneous
1	9	Dr. Barnes' Files
1	10	Reports on Headquarters Location (I)
1	11	Reports on Headquarters Location (II)
1	12	Headquarters, 1955. Protestant Center, Inc.
1	13	Headquarters, New York: Correspondence
1	14	Headquarters, New York: Miscellaneous
1	15	Headquarters, Chicago; Reference Materials
1	16	Headquarters, 1956; Moving Chicago Staff; Name of Building
1	17	Office Space

2	1	Combined Topical Files, 1957-1970: American Baptist Convention, 1957-1958; Book of Remembrance (contributors to ICC)
2	2	Architect's Drawing, 1957
2	3	Board of Trustees, 1954-1957
2	4	Board of Trustees, 1960-1968 (missing 1967)
2	5	Board of Trustees, 1969-1970
2	6	Building Committee, 1956-1957
2	7	Building Committee, 1958-1960
2	8	Building Management Committee, 1959-1960; Cafeteria, 1959; Chapel, 1961 (dedication)
2	9	Chicago (move to New York; Midwest Office; as location for ICC), 1954-1958
2	10	Commitment Letter (NCC participation in ICC), 1956-1957
2	11	Common Facilities, 1960; “Laying the Cornerstone,” 1959
2	12	Cornerstone (news releases, correspondence, etc.), 1958
2	13	Dedication Committee, 1960; Exhibits, 1961; Exterior Design, 1956-1959
2	14	Financial; Financial Statements, 1961-1963
2	15	Financial-Special Gifts, 1958-1960
2	16	Financial-Rockefeller, (1954), 1956-1959
2	17	Fund Raising, 1956-1960; Fund Raising-American City Bureau, 1957
2	18	General, 1955-1960
2	19	General Correspondence, 1956-1961
2	20	Groundbreaking, 1957; Joint Facilities, 1956
2	21	Lease, 1957

3	1	Library, 1956
3	2	Mortgage, 1958; Name for ICC, 1955-1956
3	3	NCC Participation in ICC
3	4	Nominating Com, 1962; Officers, 1961-1963; Reports: Appraisal of Sites, 1955; To ICC, Inc., 1956
3	5	Operating Committee, 1959-1960
3	6	Operating Committee, 1961-1963
3	7	Planning & Interpretation Committee, 1959, 1962; Public Interpretation, 1959; Rockefeller Grant-Moving Midwest Office, 1955-1956
3	8	R.G. Ross (tribute to) 1959; Roster (of NCC churches listed on ICC wall), 1960; Services Building, 1958-1959
3	9	Space Advisory Committee, 1957-1959; Space Needs, 1955-1961
3	10	Symbolism, Committee on, 1958-1959

4	1	Guide to NCC RG 17

		SERIES II: EXCHANGE OF VISITS WITH SOVIET CHURCHMEN, 1955-1964

4	2	Deputation to U.S.S.R., March 9-23, 1956-Files of Walter Van Kirk. Papers for DIA, 1955-1956
4	3	Enabling Resolution, GB, June, 1955; Dr. Blake’s Statement to GB, Feb. 1956; Meetings regarding Deputation to Russia; Correspondence with WCC
4	4	Meetings-State Dept. & Soviet Embassy, Dec. 1955; Biographical Sketches of Delegation; Correspondence with NCC officers
4	5	Correspondence with Publishers, Seminaries & Churchmen; Gifts for Russian Leaders; Briefing Session, Mar 1956 (note G.F. Kennan Letter); Proposed Questions for Discussion
4	6	Log of Deputation; People Met in Russia; Presentation by Deputation; P.B. Anderson's Note on Trip
4	7	Press Releases from Moscow; Memos on Publicity; Correspondence with Deputation Members; Correspondence with Russian Church men
4	8	Correspondence with State Dept.; Miscellaneous Correspondence
4	9	Distribution of Delegation Statement; Van Kirk's Christian Science Monitor Article; Jewish Concerns; Correspondence with Am. Friends Service Com.; Correspondence with Meth. Bd. for World Peace
4	10	Travel Arrangements; Finance; Russian-American Relations (Truman, 1953); Moscow Patriarchate Letter to WCC (1955); Russian Delegation to United Church of Canada
4	11	Drafts of Papers by Van Kirk; Narrative by Van Kirk
4	12	Reference Material for Deputation
4	13	Other Materials. Cables from Russia (D.C. Bolles' Files)
4	14	Deputation to Russia (R.G. Ross's Files)
4	15	Return Visit to U.S., June 4-13, 1956-Files of W. Van Kirk. Correspondence with Russian Churchmen; Correspondence regarding Schedules, etc.
4	16	Materials for Log; Waldorf-Astoria Dinner, June 2Folder 16
4	17	Conversations at Seabury House, June 4-5
4	18	Presentation at UN, June 11; Conservation at Waldorf, June 12; Final Communique; Film on Visit to USSR
4	19	Department of Public Relations; Budget
4	20	Miscellaneous Correspondence; Addresses
4	21	Memos-D.A. Lowrie; Biographical Sketches of Delegation; Correspondence with State Department; Correspondence with Interpreters
4	22	Correspondence with E. European Organizations; Correspondence on T Translations; Thank You Letters; Correspondence with American Delegation
4	23	Return of Delegation (Ross's Files); Dinner, June 12 (Ross’s Files)
4	24	Proposed Russian Youth Visit
4	25	Committee on Relations with Churches in the Soviet Union, 1958
4	26	Committee, 1959, 1960
4	27	Committee, 1961
4	28	Committee, 1962
4	29	Visit to Moscow, Blake, Espy, Anderson, Dec., 1961
4	30	NCC Visit to USSR, Aug-Sep 1962 (Epsy’s Files). Nikodim Correspondence; Report to GB; Communications to NCC Delegation
4	31	Texts of Papers by NCC Delegation
4	32	Reports & Articles on Visit; Russian Orthodox Delegates (biographies & Correspondence)
4	33	Assignment of Papers, NCC Delegation; Russian Papers
4	34	Program & Travel Arrangements
4	35	P.B. Anderson-Correspondence; Orders for Prayer Books & Crosses

5	1	Biographical Sketches; Blake Correspondence
5	2	Briefing Session; Budget; Communications with Delegation Members; Gifts
5	3	Invitations & Acceptances of Delegation Members; Misc. Items; News Releases & Clippings; Copenhagen Meeting
5	4	Papers by Delegates-U.S. & U.S.S.R.
5	5	Russian Texts of Discussion Papers
5	6	P.B. Anderson, 1963; Proposed 1963 Visit to U.S.; Budget; Future Exchanges; Letter from Carl McIntire
5	7	Correspondence: Nikodim, Buyevsky et al.
5	8	Soviet Visit to U.S., Feb. 27-Mar. 21, 1963 (Epsy’s Files). Papers by Participants
5	9	Clippings of Visit; Biographical Sketches; E.C. Blake; Budget
5	10	Evaluations & Reports; General Board Meeting
5	11	General Plans; Correspondence with Heads of Soviet Churches; Nikodim Correspondence
5	12	Invitations to Participate in Program; Itineraries; Archbishop John (Exarch); E.O. Kennedy; J.I. Miller
5	13	Groups 1-5, Arrangements; Miscellaneous
5	14	New York City (incl. presentation by American Bible Society)
5	15	Washington D.C.; Jewish Contacts (incl. dialogue with Denver Rabbinate)
5	16	Princeton Seminary; Seabury House; Protest Letters
5	17	Publicity
5	18	State Department; Thank You Letters
5	19	Miscellaneous; Theological Education Exchange
5	20	Materials Distributed to U.S. Delegation Members (I)
5	21	Distributed Materials (II)
5	22	Distributed Materials (III)

6	1	Guide to NCC RG 17

		SERIES III: ATTACKS ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

6	2	Research Dept. Attacks Files, 1938-1958. “A”
6	3	"B"
6	4	"C"
6	5	"D"; "E"
6	6	"F" (extensive material on John T. Flynn)
6	7	"G"
6	8	"H"; "I"; "J"
6	9	"K"
6	10	"L"; "M"
6	11	"N"; "O"
6	12	"P"
6	13	"R"
6	14	"S"
6	15	"T"; "U"; "V"
6	16	"W"; "Z"
6	17	Attacks File, R.P. Barnes
6	18	Disaffected Prospects (financial)
6	19	Air Force Manual Issue (1960). Duplicated Material
6	20	Materials from Other Sources
6	21	Denominational Correspondence, Resolutions & Actions
6	22	Pertinent Materials
6	23	Defense Department
6	24	Editorials; Press Correspondence; Miscellaneous
6	25	Sermons; Addresses
6	26	Statements by R.G. Ross & J.W. Wine; List of Correspondents
6	27	Orders for Publicity Materials
6	28	Broadcasts; Lay Leaders' Statement; The Gray Book

7	1	Executive Staff Memoranda; City & State Councils; Press Releases
7	2	Replies-R.G. Ross, S.A. Feke; Responses from Clergy
7	3	Letters from Congress
7	4	"The Truth..." (NCC pamphlet)
7	5	Correspondence, J.W. Wine, 1959
7	6	Correspondence "Pro", J.W. Wine, 1960
7	7	Staff Comments
7	8	Radio & Television; Editorials; Press
7	9	Articles in Church Press
7	10	Church & Council Statements

8	1	Guide to NCC RG 17

		SERIES IV: THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE, 1953-1967

8	2	DCE Files. RSV Agreements; Copyright Matters
8	3	Use of RSV Royalties
8	4	Reports, 1956-1967
8	5	RSV Apocrypha
8	6	Dan Gilbert Affair
8	7	Children's and Students' Bible
8	8	Pamphlets & Releases
8	9	Observance of Publication Date (1952); Publication Rights; Program Projects
8	10	Thomas Nelson & Sons: Contract Matters; Misc. Correspondence (1953-1955); Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1954); Canadian Project (1956-1959)
8	11	Dept. of English Bible: Historical Material; "New English Bible"; Miscellaneous Correspondence (1959-1964)
8	12	Standard Bible Committee: Officers (1953-1954); Membership (1953-1960); Millar Burrows’ “Diligently Compared;” International Greek New Testament Project; McGraw- Hill (1963); Statements
8	13	Standard Bible Committee: Miscellaneous, 1953-1964
8	14	RSV Concordance; Interpreter's Bible; Missouri Synod & Dr. Arthur Katt
8	15	Committee on Use & Understanding of the Bible: Reports, Minutes, Agendas,1956-1959; 1962
8	16	Reports, Minutes, Agendas, 1953-1955
8	17	Use & Understanding of the Bible: "Aids to Worship" Meeting with RSV Publishers; Miscellaneous
8	18	RSV 10th Anniversary Committee: Minutes, Correspondence
8	19	10th Anniversary: Finance; Dinner; General
8	20	Bible Exhibit; "New English Bible"; Attacks on RSV
8	21	The Bible in Public Life, Survey, 1962
8	22	Ecumenical Institute, Lake Junaluska, 1957, 1958
8	23	RSV Policies Committee, 1962-1964
8	24	Policies Committee, 1958-1961
8	25	Policies Committee: 1956-1957; F.H. Pease

9	1	Some Annotated Proofs of RSV Pages
9	2	RSV Catholic Edition, 1964-1966 (legal case). Correspondence, Knoff, Weigle
9	3	Knoff-Grumblett Correspondence
9	4	Correspondence with Thomas Nelson & Sons
9	5	Correspondence with Roman Catholics; U.S. RSV Publishers
9	6	Correspondence with Attorneys
9	7	Arbitration Proceedings; Legal Fees; Gift Copies of RSV-Catholic Edition
9	8	Legal Proceedings (transcripts)
9	9	Briefs (I) (legal size-side of box)
9	10	Briefs (II)
9	11	Agreements, Copyrights
9	12	Background & History-Events Leading to Arbitration, 1954-1956
9	13	Background & History, 1957-1960
9	14	1961-1963
9	15	Jan.-Sept., 1964
9	16	Oct.-Dec., 1964
9	17	Jan.-May, 1965
9	18	June-Dec., 1965
9	19	1966-1967
9	20	Revised Standard Version Bible Observance, Sept 1952
9	21	Revised Standard Version Bible Observance, Sept 1952
9	22	Revised Standard Version Bible Observance, Sept 1952

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Guide to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Special Topics Records