Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Office of the Stated Clerk Records

This record group contains the official files kept by Thompson during his tenure as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly from 1968-1983. The collection is divided into two series: The Office of the General Assembly; and Ecumenical Organizations. 

The Office of the General Assembly series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports related to the various General Assembly committees and commissions as well as the boards and agencies of the church. Included is general correspondence (both incoming and outgoing) by Thompson to indviduals as well as to both Presbyterian and interdenominational organizations. This is arranged alphabetically. The series also includes four boxes of subject files that contain correspondence, articles, and notes related to PC(USA) agencies or committees, affiliated organizations, and world conferences. 

The Ecumenical Organizations series documents Thompson's work with the following ecumenical organizations during his time as Stated Clerk: The World Council of Churches; The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; The World Alliance of Reformed Churches; and The Consultation on Church Union. The Consultation on Church Union began in 1960 when the UPCUSA General Assembly approved an overture to work with other Protestant denominations to explore the possibility of union. The organization became the Churches Uniting in Christ in 2002.