Church World Service records, 1925 -- 1969

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Series 1: Administrative records, 1925 -- 1950

This series is open for research.

0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes

This series contains administrative material of CWS, including meeting minutes, by laws, reports, and financial papers.

This series is unarranged.



Box 1 Folder 1 By-Laws and Historical Information, 1946


Box 1 Folder 2-4 Minutes, 1945 -- 1950


Box 1 Folder 5 Japan, Korea, Okinawa Committee Meeting Minutes, 1947 -- 1948


Box 1 Folder 6 South East Asia Committee and India Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, 1947 -- 1948


Box 1 Folder 7 Annual Meeting, 1949-02-16


Box 1 Folder 8-9 Monthly Reports, 1946 -- 1947


Box 1 Folder 10 Treasury Reports, 1946 -- 1947



Box 2 Folder 1 Summary of Aid Shipped and Received, 1945 -- 1947


Box 2 Folder 2 Committee Reports and Briefings, 1946 -- 1947


Box 2 Folder 3 Reports by Country, 1945 -- 1947


Box 2 Folder 4 Reports and Correspondence, 1925 -- 1949

Series 2: Publications, 1937 -- 1969

This series is open for research.

0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes

This series contains newsletters, articles before they were published along with their published counterparts, posters, flyers, brochures and pamphlets, and general materials that were used to help market the Organization's goals and programs. This series also contains information about the Displaced Persons Program and One Great Hour of Sharing. Also included are official letters that were sent by the CWS leaders along with some confidential reports that were to remain unpublished.

This series is unarranged.



Box 3 Folder 1-5 Material to be published, 1937 -- 1951


Box 3 Folder 6 News release, 1949


Box 3 Folder 7 Confidential reports, 1947


Box 3 Folder 8-9 Addresses, 1946 -- 1951


Box 3 Folder 10 Church World Service News, 1946 -- 1949



Box 4 Folder 1 Brochures, Pamphlets, Information Sheets, 1944 -- 1950


Box 4 Folder 2 Church World Service News and Other Newsletters, 1943 -- 1950


Box 4 Folder 3 Programs and Events, 1947 -- 1950


Box 4 Folder 4 Displaced Persons Program, 1946 -- 1950


Box 4 Folder 5 Collaborative Organization Publications: Interchurch Newsletter, 1969


Box 4 Folder 6 Posters, circa 1940 -- 1949

Series 3: Personal accounts, 1946 -- 1951

This series is open for research.

0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

This series contains personal stories from those who worked for CWS and their experiences of helping those who needed aid. Members of note include Abbe Livingston Warnshuis, who was Executive Vice President. The accounts originate from various locations in Europe and Asia.

This series is arranged in rough chronological order.



Box 5 Folder 1-4 Personal stories, 1946 -- 1951


Box 5 Folder 5 Letters of gratitude, 1950


Box 5 Folder 6 Pleas from countries, 1946 -- 1948