News releases, prayer letters, reports and field studies. The documents all related to the work of OMS which had workers in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America in the areas of radio broadcasting and Bible distribution. Key OMS figures featured include founder Charles Cowman, his wife, Lettie Burd Cowman, Wesley Duewel, and E.A. Kilbourne.

[NOTE: In the Scope and Content Section, the notation "folder 5-2" means "box 5, folder 2."]

The collection consists of annual reports, field studies, and news and prayer letters. [Issues of Intercesso-Gram, a prayer and praise newsletter published by the OMS monthly are in folder 1-23. Although the style and format of the Intercesso-Gram changed five times between 1963 and 1978, it nevertheless consistently contained current information from each of the mission fields in which OMS served.]

The field studies (folder 1-1) are for the countries of Haiti, India, Indonesia, Korea, and Taiwan. Each of these studies contains brief information about the history, government, population, language, religion, etc., of the country. They explain the beginning of OMS ministry as well as its ongoing ministries of evangelism, training schools and others; they contain a map of the country and a selection of national recipes.

The News Release, (folder 1-4) published by OMS from December 1966 to February 1978 includes stories on the dedication of the new world headquarters of the OMS at Greenwood, Indiana, in November 1966; revival on mission fields; inauguration of Dr. Wesley L. Duewel as OMS president, and other items of interest to supporters of OMS ministries.

Finally, the collection includes the quarterly, midyear, and annual reports of Wesley L. Duewel, president of OMS from 1969. The annual reports contain information about the major steps and accomplishments of the agency. A great bulk of the report is contained in the President's Annual Plans regarding proposals for the following year. Every major department and mission field of OMS is mentioned and goals and objectives are spelled out. The midyear and quarterly reports are actually progress reports regarding conventions, retreats, board sessions, finance, church growth, appointments, and headquarter personnel activities.