We reaffirm the collecting policy adopted for the archives by the board of the BGC in May, 1977 and particularly emphasize the following points:
1. The documents of Billy Graham, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and the people associated with his
ministry are of especial importance to collect and form the nucleus of the archives' holdings.
2. The records of other individuals and organizations (save for exceptions listed below) are collected only if
they have a direct importance for the history of North American, Protestant, nondenominational evangelism and
missions.
3. The files of international meetings relevant to evangelism and missions, such as the Amsterdam '83 conference,
may be collected, since no one nation has a claim on them.
4. Similarly, the files of the international office of evangelistic organizations may be collected, but not the files of the
national branches of the same organization (except for North American branches). Thus, for example, the archives
could collect the files of the international office of Overseas Missionary Fellowship, but not the files of the British
branch.
5. The archives may acquire microfilmed collections of documents that relate to missions or evangelism, but which
are not necessarily North American, Protestant or nondenominational. Thus, for example, it could acquire the microfilm
of Baptist Missionary Society files offered by the Southern Baptist Historical Commission, microfilm that includes the
letters of William Carey and Adoniram Judson.
6. When the archives acquires the records of existing organizations other than the BGEA, those organizations
should be charged at least part of the cost for shipping, storage and/or processing in return for the record management
services the archives provides.
7. Acquisitions should be limited to whatever extent necessary to maintain adequate space and maintenance for
all BGEA archives now and in the foreseeable future.
Approved by the BGC Committee of the Wheaton College Board of Trustees
February 15, 1985