The Office of Reseach and Planning covers a great deal of material from 1975-1989. In general, the materials relate to the administrative workings of the ORP and to a variety of programs or projects run by the ORP. Projects include the Mt. Carmel Guild and the merger of Associated Catholic Charities, the office of the Secretariat, Archdiocesan hospitals, and others. Administrative files pertain to organization, planning, task forces, team ministry, financial statements, ethnic studies, and correspondence. Additonally, the files contain slides, film, and a cassette tape that refer to the mission statement of the Archdiocese of Newark.