The series of writings and course material consists of articles, drafts, speeches, letters to the editor, travel logs, diaries, lecture notes and course preparation materials either written or prepared by Father Marx. Here again, most of the manuscripts cover the period beginning with Marx's move from Collegeville in 1979. There are some important exceptions. One diary chronicles Marx's trip to Europe in 1959; several files contain a set of course materials on marriage and family planning arranged in the early 1970s.