Documents dating circa 1921 to circa 1993, divided into five general categories: International, National, Grailville, Special Projects, and Publications; including lectures presented by Grail founder, Jacques van Ginneken, S.J., and international and U.S. Grail leaders; correspondence and program material from Grail teams and centers located in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin American, Europe, and the Middle East; program material from U.S. city centers and three major U.S. residential centers (Loveland, OH, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, and San Jose, CA); reflections on the purpose and goals of a group of celibate members known as the “nucleus”; magazines, books, and pamphlets published by the Grail, documenting contributions to the lay apostolate, the role of women, liturgical renewal, ecumenism, and rural life; documentation of the changes from exclusively Roman Catholic membership to inclusion of women from other faiths and from a hierarchical to lateral structures; documentation of para-liturgies, dramas, songs, and celebratory rituals; and documentation of a progressive development towards feminist theology and feminist undergraduate and graduate education.

This is a preliminary inventory, based on finding aids or packing lists sent by the donor. Gaps in numbering generally correspond to boxes that have not yet been sent.