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The Biographical series contains material relating to Wine's academic, professional, and personal lives. Content includes academic files from Wine's studies in philosophy and theology at the University of Michigan and Hebrew Union College; daily agendas from the 1970s and 1980s; and clippings related to Wine's career as well as the growth of the Birmingham Temple and other associated organizations. The series also encompasses personal tributes to Wine from members of this congregation, eulogies and funeral materials, and background information on Wine and his family (including his sister and brother-in-law, Lorraine and Ben Pivnick, major benefactors of the Humanistic Judaism movement).

The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically and contains letters written to and by Wine as well as a selection of the many greeting cards sent to Wine by friends and admirers. The correspondence covers a variety of topics: questions about the Birmingham Temple and its practices and beliefs; moral support and congratulations for Rabbi Wine; planning for the temple and its publications; requests for speaking engagements; and Wine's involvement in a range of organizations.