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World Council of Churches (WCC), 1915-1979

16 boxes
Restrictions may apply.
Collection Creator:
Florovsky, Georges (1893-1980)
Dates:
1915-1979
Extent:
16 boxes
Languages:
and
Scope and Contents

Consists of materials relayed to the World Council of Churches, including correspondence, documents, committee materials, the Bible and the Church's Message, History of the Ecumenical Movement, Department on Immigration and Migration, and the U.S. Conference of the World Council of Churches, as well as other materials.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Teaching materials (housed in Boxes 5-7) are closed for 75 years from the date of creation due to the presence of student records.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

World Council of Churches (WCC); Georges Florovsky Papers, C0586, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 46-61
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 1995. Finding aid written in 1995. Correspondence was reprocessed by Lindsay Ceballos (GS) in 2014. Arrangement and description were enhanced and selective reprocessing was conducted by Kelly Bolding and Faith Charlton in 2016, with assistance from Isabella Litke (GS) and Fiona Bell '18.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of materials relayed to the World Council of Churches, including correspondence, documents, committee materials, the Bible and the Church's Message, History of the Ecumenical Movement, Department on Immigration and Migration, and the U.S. Conference of the World Council of Churches, as well as other materials.

Arrangement

Arranged into twenty-three file groups: Invitation to Convene a World Council on Faith and Order, Early Mss & Correspondence, Provisional Committee: Documents and letters, Central Committee: Documents and letters, Executive Committee: Documents and letters, General WCC Mss and Correspondence, Study Department, Commission on Faith and Order, The Universal Church in God's Design, The Bible and the Church's Message, Department of the Laity, The Bible and the Church's Message on Work, Scandinavian Theology, The Church and Society, History of the Ecumenical Movement, Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Church Council on International Affairs (C.C.I.A.), World Council of Churches and Orthodoxy, Department on Immigration and Migration, Department of Inter-Church Aid and Service to Refugees, WCC Background Information on Various Communist Countries, WCC Releases and Period Press, and U.S. Conference of the World Council of Churches.

Collection History

Appraisal

No materials were separated from the collection during 2014 reprocessing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 1995. Finding aid written in 1995. Correspondence was reprocessed by Lindsay Ceballos (GS) in 2014. Arrangement and description were enhanced and selective reprocessing was conducted by Kelly Bolding and Faith Charlton in 2016, with assistance from Isabella Litke (GS) and Fiona Bell '18.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Teaching materials (housed in Boxes 5-7) are closed for 75 years from the date of creation due to the presence of student records.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

World Council of Churches (WCC); Georges Florovsky Papers, C0586, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 46-61