Commonweal records. (1) Correspondence (alphabetical) 1987; (2) Manuscript Reports (critiques by readers of manuscripts submitted to Commonweal) 1985-1988.

Commonweal records. (1) Correspondence files 1988; (2) Manuscripts 1989-1990.

Alphabetical correspondence file (letters to editor, including cover letters for articles).

Alphabetical correspondence 1990; financial records (bank statements); manuscripts for publication and related correspondence, 1991.

Letters received by Peter Steinfels as editor of Commonweal, 1984-1987; eulogy for Edward Skillin, 1994; "What Is Commonweal?" file, 1968; "Commonweal Conferences on the Future of Liberal Catholicism" file, 1968.

Editorial correspondence of Peter Steinfels and Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, 1978-1983, 1991; original manuscripts of authors, 1992 and 1993; Permissions, Internships, Readers' Surveys, Appeal Letters, Associates Newsletters.

Article Proposals and Correspondence, 1985, 1986, 1990-1993; Manuscript Entries of Logbook (Authors Information), 1989-1993; Material from Religion and Media Forums with related issues of Commonweal; personal files of Peter Steinfels; Manuscript Green Slips used for Editors' Comments, 1987-1992; Cash Disbursement Books, 1953-1954, 1954-1956, 1969-1971, 1972-1973, 1975-1982; Cash Receipt Books, 1948-1950, 1965-1966, 1973-1977, 1977-1983; Catholic Press Association Awards and Certificates, 1965-1972; Edward Skillin Calendar Note Books, 1965, 1966, 1985, 1986.

Press Release, 1995; Permission Paid, 1995; Permissions Free, 1994-1995; Permission Paid or Cancelled, 1994; Permission Paid with Pass Along Share, 1994; Pass Along Share, 1995.

Correspondence 1996; manuscript report sheets 1992-1993; final drafts of the magazine 1994-1996.

Commonweal Budget; Manuscript Green Sheets 13800-15399 (13 December 1993 - 29 January 1996); Board Minutes; Manuscript Correspondence (1997).

Editor's alphabetical correspondence file.

Submissions to the Young Catholics Essay Contest (1991) with some evidence editorial reaction; and manuscripts accepted for publication (1998-1999), arranged issue by issue, with related correspondence and evidence of interaction between editors and authors.

Alphabetical regrets, 1999; permissions; subscription services and other financial business; application for 501(c)(3) status for the Commonweal Foundation.

Subscribers' Survey.

Commonweal files on special issues and events: Religion and Media symposia in New York, Washington DC, and Chicago, 1994; Celebration for Robert Hoyt, 1996; Grant for conference on physician-assisted suicide, Portland, OR, 1997; website, computer equipment, phones, ca. 1995-1997; meeting on politics of abortion, 16 March 1990; Mary Beth Celio / Mark Chavez imbroglio, 1997; Bosnia editorial file, 1994; Opus Dei / John Coleman imbroglio, 1989-1990; Rainbow Coalition and sex issues with archdiocese; Catholic League vs. Commonweal re the play Corpus Christi; Clergy Committee for Commonweal, headed by George Higgins, late 1970s; Fund-raising files from Peter Steinfels era -- 1980s.

Manuscript submissions, January - December 2000; green manuscript report slips 15400-16900; historical letterhead design and artwork; historical database of Commonweal associate member giving, 1987-1997; proto-sample issue project, 1994; historical list rental pricing; general accounting ledger.

Bob Hoyt's files, including the Art File (mostly cartoons), 1970s-1980s; Associate Letter File, 1960s-1990s; Renewal Notices, 1970s-1980s; Christmas Gift Cards, 1970s-1980s; and Board Meetings, 1996-2002; with some advertising information, promotions, and press releases.

Manuscripts accepted for publication with related correspondence, arranged issue by issue, for the year 2000.

Readers' survey returns (multiple choice forms, often with brief free-form comments from readers on the last page).

Manuscripts of articles published in Commonweal in 2001, some for 2002, with related correspondence.