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The Writings series contains articles, books, essays, manuscripts and other materials as well as related content (reviews, publicity, page proofs, and some royalty statements). By and large, these works deal with questions of faith, Jewish culture, the nature of a meaningful existence, and the creation and practice of Humanistic Judaism. Many of the essays appear to have been used as the basis for lectures, but exact dates and venues are not known. Wine's publications include the books Humanistic Judaism; Judaism Beyond God; Celebration; High Holidays for Humanists; and Staying Sane in a Crazy World as well as contributions to collections such as Judaism in a Secular Age: An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought and Radical Theologians in Conversation. His articles appeared in a variety of journals, including Humanistic Judaism, Free Inquiry, The Humanist, and American Rationalist. The series furthermore includes an extensive collection of "The Rabbi Writes," Wine's regular column from the Birmingham Temple's newsletter (The Jewish Humanist). The series also contains A Life of Courage: Sherwin Wine and Humanistic Judaism (compiled by Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Harry T. Cook, and Marilyn Rowens), a volume that honors Wine's contributions to the movement and presents his personal assessment of his life's work.

Parts of some titles in this series were previously stored on digital media: Jews without Abraham, Moses or God, Jews: A Provocative People , Tough Minds-Tender Hearts.

The Sound Recordings series consists mainly of cassettes of various lectures delivered at the Center for New Thinking. While these materials are unarranged, a tape index in the Center for New Thinking series provides a detailed list of subject matter and dates. This series also contains additional recordings (on compact disc) of Wine speaking.

The Visual Materials series contains photographs, videotapes, and publicity posters. The photographs are largely of Wine (from youth to adulthood and in professional as well as leisure activities) and Center for New Thinking events; the videotapes document Wine and others speaking on humanism and Humanistic Judaism; and the posters include one announcing Wine's retirement celebration at the Birmingham Temple. This series also includes a digital video recording of a oral history interview with Wine.