{"value"=>"<p>The subseries, <span class=\"title\">Affiliated Bodies and Activities,</span>1937-1989, is arranged alphabetically. The represented bodies are boards, commissions, committees, departments, divisions, and publications. The folders contain correspondence, minutes, agendas, printed matter, and souvenir journals. Those containing material concerning the College of Bishops, Publishing Board, and the General Board of Christian Education are especially large. Bunton was the president of the College of Bishops and the Publishing Board and involved with the General Board of Christian Education.</p> <p>Also of interest in this subseries are two folders devoted to publications of the C.M.E. Church, <span class=\"title\">C.M.E. Chronicle</span>and <span class=\"title\">Christian Index,</span>official organ of the C.M.E. Church and \"The Second Oldest Negro periodical.\" They contain correspondence, a 1967 souvenir journal celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of the <span class=\"title\">Index</span>and a copy of the 1977 issue which featured Bunton in a guest editorial, an interview with him, a biographical article on Alfreda Gibbs Bunton, and seven pages of photographs of twenty-four congregations which were founded under Bunton's bishopric. There is also a list of questions for the interview with Bunton in the folder as well as clippings from the <span class=\"title\">Index.</span>Also of note are the folders pertaining to the Missionary Council, the Woman's Missionary Council and the Division of Research and History. The two Missionary Councils are the same body but appear under different names. These two bodies reflect strong female activity. The folder pertaining to the Division of Research and History contains an outline of and a report on a research project on the history of the C.M.E. Church. Bishop Bertram W. Doyle was authorized in 1970 to undertake this project, however, he died in 1980. Also of note are the folders pertaining to Bunton's efforts in uniting the C.M.E. Church with other Methodist churches and the folder containing material about his work in establishing the C.M.E. Church in Haiti.</p>"}