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This series contains the first of the three packets of papers recovered by W. W. Rockwell from different scattered sources. The first packet contained the small group of records of the American Institute of Christianity (AIC), formerly known as the Institute for the Advancement of Christian Knowledge until fall in 1923. This series includes records of the 1923 meeting, a "Minute book of the Corporation which tried to publish the American Encyclopaedia of Christianity, 1923-26" including financial reports from the Institute, a sequence of Executive minutes, and a group of Historical Church Papers form a survey of denominations across America (these were the work of Professor Williston Walker 1860-1922, American Church historian at Yale University).

This series contains correspondence, editorial minutes, plans and drafts, and promotional items. Rockwell's replies to letters may be found among the correspondence files. The series begins with the second and third groups of papers received by Rockwell concerning the work towards production of the Encyclopaedia recovered from other members of the committees. Rockwell's own files as secretary to the Editorial Board follow these initial sections and are retained in the alphabetical order which was his personal method of file arrangement. The correspondence also includes carbon copies of replies by Rockwell and his annotations on letters received.