These records comprise the working files of the House of Bishops Secretary and include correspondence, press releases, meeting materials, and committee reports.

These records reflect the working papers of Bishop Scott Field Bailey during his tenure as Secretary of the House of Bishops and earlier records passed on to him in that position. Included are correspondence, information concerning bishops, and information pertaining to officers of the General Convention, committees and commissions, and the General Conventions of the years he was in office. Also included are magnetic tape recordings of all the annual meetings of the House of Bishops from 1970 to 1984.