Contemplation and Work, 1947

The collection includes about 100 published articles in both rough draft and printed forms. There are about 17 booklets or books in various forms of draft and print as well as roughly 44 unpublished articles or notes. There is also correspondence with various editors and publishers about Bethune's work. Materials span the years from 1933 to 1998 with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1940s to 1960s. Bethune published articles in about 37 different journals, with most being in Orate Fratres, Liturgical Arts, and Catholic Art Quarterly.

Many of the journals changed names over the years. Orate Fratres was renamed Worship in 1952. Church Property Administration was later called Catholic Property Administration, and finally renamed The Catholic Market. Christian Social Art Quarterly was renamed Catholic Art Quarterly in 1941 and finally called Good Work in 1959.