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Series consists of records relating to Bob Burrows’ ministry in Marine Missions and at First United Church in the context of its radio ministry. Record types include reel-to-reel sound recordings relating to the Thomas Crosby mission boat and the community of Hartley Bay.

Series consists of records relating to the establishment of a fund for ministry to isolated Indigenous communities the northwest coast. Records include report and recommendation of the Central Mainland Marine Mission Endowment Fund Committee, correspondence and appeals, excerpts from Conference Executive minutes, and terms of reference for the Thomas Crosby Fund.

Fonds consists of records relating to the Rev. Bob and Joan Burrows and of Joan’s parents, the Rev. Frank and Marguerite Fidler. Includes the following series: Frank and Marguerite Fidler correspondence and other material (1923-1995); Frank and Marguerite Fidler photographs (1928-1974); Bob Burrows research material and interviews (1962-2010); Joan Fidler Burrows church leadership and committee materials (1960-1984); Burrows family memorabilia (1961-1987); Burrows family photographs (1991); and Bob Burrows audio recordings (1961-1967).

The fonds consists of a fair copy in four volumes and the second and third drafts (each in one volume) of the Uttermost parts of the sea, completed in 1984 or late in 1983; seven ink drawings of mission boats, labelled copies of which appear in the fourth volume of the fair copy, ca. 1980-1983; correspondence with Joan Homewood regarding corrections to the manuscript, November 1983; and index to the fair copy above, in three card files; photographs gathered in the preparation of the book; and twelve audio cassette tapes of interviews conducted in preparation for the book. Most of the material in the fourth volume of the fair copy was not published; this includes indexes with point form notes on missionaries who served on the Indian and marine mission fields for the Methodist, Presbyterian and United churches in B.C., on mission stations of the United Church in B.C., of the mission boats in B.C., and two church aircraft.

The fonds consists of minutes of the Committee, 1929-1966.

Fonds consists of a single record series: M.V. Thomas Crosby V photographs.