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Records in this fonds primarily relate to Von Pischke's work at the WBG between the 1970s and 1990s. Most of the records relate to knowledge products, learning events, and presentations from Von Pischke's work in the Economic Development Institute (EDI), Asia Technical Department (AST), and Asia Regional technical and country departments. Training and presentation materials relate to assorted topics and countries. Chronological files covering various periods of his career at the WBG are also included. Records consist of office memoranda, correspondence, travel documents, workshop/seminar materials, training materials, working papers, presentation materials, and published articles.

Series consists of records relating to training sessions, workshops, and conferences participated in or attended by J.D. Von Pischke during his time at the World Bank Group (WBG). Many of the instructional activities were undertaken in support of the WBG's Economic Development Institute (EDI), but others were offered in his capacity as a sector or operations staff member or consultant.

Materials relate to a broad range of topics. Of the most common are rural finance and agricultural credit, specifically debt capacity and loan repayment performance, credit policy frameworks, small and medium enterprise (SME) finance, credit guarantee schemes, farm investment analysis, project finance and basic financial analysis, and portfolio and loan quality control. There are also country/project-specific materials tied to India (Tamil Nadu projects, rural credit terms), Bangladesh (fertilizer credit and poverty alleviation projects), Sudan mechanized farming, Yemen rural development, agricultural credit workshops in Ghana, Nigeria rural financial policy, and transition-era banking reform training in Moscow and Uzbekistan. Conference and seminar presentations on credit unions, cooperative financial institutions, and financial reform are also included.

Record types include case studies, exercises, outlines, workbooks, presentation notes, and transparencies as well as what appear to be reference materials (reports, articles, and notes).