Correspondence, reports, minutes, manuscripts, photographs, phonograph records, and other materials relating to Eugene R. Bertermann's involvement in religious broadcasting, particularly in regard to his responsibilities as president and one of the board of directors of the National Religious Broadcasters; executive director and board member of Far East Broadcasting Company; and one of the planners of the ecumenical evangelistic effort known as Key '73.

Materials particularly focus on his responsibilities as: president and one of the board of directors of National Religious Broadcasters; executive director and board member of Far East Broadcasting Company; and one of the planners of the ecumentical nationwide evangelistic effort known as Key '73.  Persons featured include religious broadcasters like Theodore Epp, Oswald Hoffman, Clarence Jones, Stephen Olford, George Sweeting, Abe Van Der Puy, and Jack Wyrtzen; political figures like Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, Congressman John Anderson and Senator Mark Hatfield; religious figures like Ben Armstrong, Bill Bright, Paul Freed, Billy Graham, Carl Henry, Bob Jones Sr. and Thomas Zimmerman.  Numerous religious organizations are represented in the records, most of them evangelical parachurch agencies.  Subjects documented reflect issues of concern in fields of evangelism and broadcasting.