This series consists of material pertaining to the creation, organization, and outputs of the 50th Anniversary Secretariat. Included are final and draft versions of the institutional statement of purpose, vision statement, vision paper ("Learning from the Past, Embracing the Future"), and other documents produced by this secretariat. The series also includes various records received from groups providing input to the secretariat, such as: an approach paper; vision statements from several regional vice presidents and senior managers; notes on interviews, retreats, and brainstorming sessions; and work on the Bank's corporate identity produced by the Schmertz Company, a consulting firm. Also included is material related to the dissemination of the statements and outputs of the secretariat, including translations of the vision paper in Arabic, French, German, and Spanish.

This series also includes material pertaining to the creation of a series of essays called "The Evolving Role of the World Bank," also referred to as the Development Record, published as an official output of the 50th Anniversary Secretariat. The introduction by K. Sarwar Lateef provides an overview of the World Bank's evolution in its first 50 years of development work. The seven essays analyze the Bank's historic and contemporary approach to major development challenges its borrowing countries have faced. Included are draft and final versions of the essays and related documents.