Series 1: Administrative records, 1953 -- 2004
This series is open for research.
2.25 linear feet; 2.25 linear feet; 5 boxes
This series contains documents relating to the structure of the organization from its inception as the Professors of Ecumenics. Included are detailed minutes and other documents relating to the foundation of the group. Membership records include general membership, those that attended the conferences, and membership lists including those who served on various committees.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1 Folder 1
Clippings, 1992
Box 1 Folder 2
Financial Records, 1966 -- 2002
Box 1 Folder 3
Institutional History by Robert Tobias, 1954 -- 1986
Box 1 Folder 4
Proposed Constitution, 1966
Box 1 Folder 5
Proposed Formation of NAAE, 1967
Box 1 Folder 6
Library Committee, 1974 -- 1976
Box 2
Membership, 1960 -- 1989
Box 3
Membership, 1990 -- 2004
Box 4
Minutes and reports, 1953 -- 1989
Including Fellowship of Professors of Missions; Professors of Ecumenics, Oberlin Conference; Professors of Ecumenics, Montreal Conference; Formation of NAAE; Inaugural NAAE Conference.
Box 5
Minutes, 1990 -- 1999
Series 2: Correspondence, 1957 -- 2002
This series is open for research.
2 linear feet; 2 linear feet; 4 boxes
This series contains correspondence relating to the NAAE. The earliest letters deal with the establishment of the Association of Professors of Ecumenics and the creation of the organization, as well as putting out a call for members. The letters discuss a variety of issues and represent many members. Also included is President's Correspondence from Father Ernest R. Falardeau.
This series is arranged roughly chronologically.
Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence and Syllabi, Oberlin, 1957 -- 1959
Box 6 Folder 2
Correspondence, Professors of Ecumenics, 1959
Box 6 Folder 3-4
Correspondence, 1960 -- 1969
Box 6 Folder 5-6
Correspondence, Third Faith and Order Conference, Montreal, 1962 -- 1963
Box 6 Folder 7
Correspondence, Proposal for Formation of NAAE, 1963 -- 1967
Box 6 Folder 8-10
Circular Letter and Replies Regarding Formation of NAAE, 1964
Box 7 Folder 1
Correspondence Regarding Membership in Proposed Academy of Ecumenists, 1966
Box 7 Folder 2-12
Correspondence, 1966 -- 1969
Box 8
Correspondence, 1970 -- 2002
Box 9
President's Correspondence, Father Ernest R. Falardeau, 1991 -- 1995
Series 3: Conferences, 1957 -- 2011
This series is open for research.
2.25 linear feet; 2.25 linear feet; 5 boxes
This series contains conference materials, including planning records, participant lists, reports, pamphlets, agendas, and notes. Conferences discuss the work of the past year and where the organization hopes to grow in the upcoming year, as well as current issues in the field of Ecumenics.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Box 10
North American Faith and Order, Oberlin, Ohio, 1957-09
Box 10 Folder 1-2
Pre-Conference Meeting, Ecumenics in Seminary, 1957
Box 10 Folder 3
Pre-Conference Arrangements, 1957
Box 10 Folder 4
Conference Participants, 1957
Box 10 Folder 5
Syllabi, Professors of Ecumenics, Oberlin, Ohio, 1957 -- 1958
Box 10 Folder 6
Tobias Notes, Agenda and Documents from Conference, 1957
Box 10 Folder 7
Summary Notes for AATS Meeting, "What the World Church Means for Theological Education," Boston University, 1958-06
Box 11
North American Faith and Order, Denver, 1960-12
Box 11 Folder 1
Pre-Conference Reports, Bossey, 1960
Box 11 Folder 2
Pre-Conference Draft Agenda and Participants List, 1960
Box 11 Folder 3-4
Pre-Conference Sample Letters to Invitees, 1960
Box 11 Folder 5
Pre-Conference Speaker Invitations and Responses, 1960
Box 11 Folder 6-7
Pre-Conference Study, "Ecumenics in the Seminary Curriculum: A Survey and Appraisal", 1960
Box 11 Folder 8
Pre-Conference Survey on Ecumenics in Seminary Curricula, 1960
Box 11 Folder 9-11
Developments, Notes and Agenda, 1960
Box 12
Inaugural North American Conference on Theological Education for Ecumenical Dialogue, 1967
Box 12 Folder 1-7
Pre-Conference Planning, 1966 -- 1967
Box 12 Folder 8
Theme Discussion: Ecumenical Theology, 1966
Box 12 Folder 9
Registrants, 1967
Box 12 Folder 10-11
Conference Documents, 1967
Box 12 Folder 12
Workshop on Church History, 1967
Box 13 Box 14
Other conferences, 1970 -- 2011
Box 13 Folder 1-15
Second through Sixteenth conference, 1970 -- 1984
Box 13 Folder 16-22
Annual conferences, 1985 -- 1991
Box 14
Annual conferences, 1992 -- 2011
Series 4: Ecumenical Education and Theology, 1950 -- 1969
This series is open for research.
0.5 linear feet; 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
This series contains the original materials relating to the establishment of NAAE when it was known as the Association of Professors Teaching in Ecumenics. Highlights include materials from Bossey, Switzerland which discuss the advances made in introducing ecumenical studies to theological schools; the Dirks Report, which emerged from the desire to establish an institute in the Western Hemisphere dedicated to ecumenical study, thought and education; and syllabi from courses gathered at the meeting of the Professors of Ecumenics in 1957.
This series is arranged roughly chronologically.
Box 15 Folder 1
Conference Materials from Switzerland, 1954 -- 1959
Box 15 Folder 2
Dirks Survey, NCC Special Committee on Study of Ecumenical Education report to NCC General Board, 1956
Box 15 Folder 3-9
Syllabi and Readings, Courses in Ecumenics from United States Schools, 1950 -- 1966
Box 15 Folder 10
Summary Report, Preliminary Study of Ecumenical Education for the Special Committee on the Study of Ecumenical Education, NCCCUSA, 1956
Box 15 Folder 11
Theological Education, The Christian Centur, 1957
Box 15 Folder 12
North American Regional Report to the Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies, Bossey, 1959
Box 15 Folder 13
Notes, Professors of Ecumenics Discussion between Ehrenstrom and Tobias, 1959
Box 15 Folder 14
Roman Catholic Seminaries and Religious Houses of Formation in the United States, 1966
Box 15 Folder 15
Statistical Survey, Protestant and Roman Catholic Seminaries, 1967
Box 15 Folder 16
Theological Bibliography, 1963
Box 15 Folder 17
Tobias, "Ecumenical Theology", circa 1950 -- 1959
Box 15 Folder 18
World Council of Churches Source Material, Study on the Authority of the Bible, 1969