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The various City Councils of Churches were ecumenical organizations that focused on Christian and church unity at the local level. Among the materials included in the collection are annual reports, bulletins and newsletters, and pamphlets.

The Church World Service (CWS) was founded in 1946, merging three pre-existing organizations, and continues to provide aid and support worldwide after merging with the National Council of Churches in 1965. The collection contains administrative material, including meeting minutes, by laws, reports, and financial papers; publications, including newsletters, published and unpublished articles, promotional materials, reports, and correspondence; as well as personal stories from those who worked for CWS.

Joan Brown Campbell served as the General Secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ from 1991 to 1999. The collection contains speeches, sermons, and interviews given by Joan Brown Campbell while serving as the General Secretary of the NCCC, as well as audiotapes of some of those appearances. Additional materials include biographical files, news releases, and press clippings.

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.