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Creator: Warnshuis, A. L (Abbe Livingston), 1877-1958
Abstract Or Scope: Includes correspondence; diaries; notes for lectures; sermons; articles, minutes, memoranda, and other papers related to Warnshuis' work with the International Missionary Council, the National Council of Churches of China, the World Council of Churches and the Reformed Church in America; and numerous international committees on religious liberty.

Creator: Van Dusen, Henry P (Henry Pitney), 1897-1975
Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, 1931-1974; material related to World Council of Churches, Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, and American Association of Theological Schools; articles; manuscripts of books; notebooks; and newspaper clippings.

Creator: Hoogstraten, Jan Samuel Francois van
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains the papers of Jan S. F. van Hoogstraten, the former Chief of Mission for the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration, Bonn. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, photographs, publications and reports, travel materials, and other materials largely documenting Hoogstraten's work with and on behalf of refugees, especially in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia, and with organizations including the National Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, and the Church World Service.

Creator: Russell, Letty M.
Abstract Or Scope: Letty Mandeville Russell was a renowned theologian and Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School (YDS) and an alumna of Harvard Divinity School and Union Theological Seminary, who worked in East Harlem Protestant Parish, was a director of Religious Education at Church of the Ascension, and a PCUSA home missionary. The collection includes syllabi, notes and course material relating to her tenure at YDS; manuscripts, notes and correspondence relating to her publications; reports, minutes and correspondence concerning work on denominational bodies, ecumenical task forces and committees, nonprofit organizations, and professional associations; correspondence; and memorabilia.

Creator: World Council of Churches
Abstract Or Scope: Records and documents relating to commissions, committees, conferences, and General Assemblies of the World Council of Churches including pre-Amsterdam, 1948 World Council of Churches in process. Includes various committees and commissions, including Life and Work, Faith and Order, Evangelism, World Council of Churches and International Missionary Council merger, Churches and International Affairs, Laity, Women in the Church, World Christian Youth, Church and Society, Churches Participation in Development, Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, and History of the Ecumenical Movement.

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