Guide to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Office of Administration Records

The papers of the Office of Administration, 1938-1973, detail the structure and activities of the Office. The papers, dating primarily from 1950 to 1973, are organized in three series. Materials within the series are arranged alphabetically by subject category. Items within files are arranged chronologically by year, month, and day. Partially dated items are placed at the end of the month or year; undated documents are placed after all dated material. Enclosures are placed after their letter of transmittal. Newspaper clippings, unless enclosed with correspondence, are placed at the end of subject files.

The Office of Administration is organized in the following series:

• Series I: Associate General Secretary for Administration, 1950-1973
• Series II: Financial Development Department, 1951-1972
• Series III: Legal Department, 1938-1971

The Associate General Secretary for Administration, 1950-1973, files date primarily from the 1960s. The files are chiefly those of H. Leroy Brininger. There are also files of Johnston E. Luton. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject, name of individual, and name of organization. Items within the files are arranged chronologically by year, month, and day; undated documents are placed after all dated material.

The files consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, budgets, financial statements, press releases, dockets, bills, invoices, newsletters, surveys, résumés, calendars, lists of addresses, government documents, legal documents, blueprints, pamphlets, leaflets, and newspaper clippings.

The files of this series detail the day-to-day business activities of the NCC. The files concern the various divisions, departments, and commissions of the NCC, as well as various committees such as the Accounting and Auditing Committee, Business and Finance Committee, Investment Committee, Personnel Committee, Publication Services Committee, and the Structure and Function Committee.

There are numerous files concerning the departments of the Office of Administration including the Business Services Office, Financial Development Department, Financial Management Department, the Organization and Management Department, the Personnel Office, Publication and Distribution Office, and the Treasury and Accounting Office. There are also extensive files concerning the Interchurch Center and the NCC's relationship to it. In addition there are files detailing the budget and financing of the NCC.

The Financial Development Department, 1951-1972, series II files date primarily from the 1960s. The files are chiefly those of Donald F. Landwer with a small amount of material belonging to Richard B. Smith. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject, name of individual, and name of organization. Items within the files are arranged chronologically by year, month, and day; undated documents are placed after all dated material.

The files consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial statements, lists of donors, receipts, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the files concern the various denominational contributions to the NCC.

The Legal Department, 1938-1971, files date primarily from the 1960s. The papers are principally those of Ferdinand H. Pease with additional material of Percy Miller. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject, name of individual, name of organization, and case. Items within the files are arranged chronologically by year, month, and day; undated documents are placed after all dated material.