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Subseries consists of records of David Hallman (Program Coordinator: Creation/Environment, Energy/Environment) and includes some records of Richard Chambers.

Series consists of records created or collected by members of the Curry (occasionally spelled Currie) family of Norval and Chinguacousy Township, including James, John, and Samuel Curry and document their domestic affairs and well as activities within the community. Records include personal and business correspondence; legal documents pertaining to land transactions, litigation, and estates; financial and domestic account records; and petitions to council (signed versions and drafts thereof). Series also includes substantial set of penmanship and copying exercises, and records related to local religious and social organizations.

File consists of letters sent to and occasionally from members of the Curry family including James and John Curry. Many concern matters under litigation. A letter from Rebecca Laidlaw recounts the accidental death of a family member while building a shanty. A note from John Crumbie of Streetsville includes a bill for the amputation of an arm.

File consists of letters sent to and occasionally from members of the Curry family including James and John Curry. Many concern matters under litigation. Includes letter from L. Breithaupt regarding potential sites for a grist mills, saw mills, and tanneries including references to the railroad.

Files consists of legal documents, many relating to the estates of other individuals and families, especially the Craig family.

Files consists of fragmentary bookkeeping and accounting documents relating to dealings of James Curry. Includes accounting of blackmithing or farrier services rendered by Douglas Carmichael.

File consists of published Temperance Act of 1864 with annotations.

Series consists of records created or collected by members of the Clark (sometimes Clarke) family or their descendants. Records include correspondence (including letters sent between Chinguacousy and Ireland); legal and accounting documents; ephemera; photographs; school texts; and genealogical lists compiled by descendents.

File consists of letter from John Clark in Chinguacousy to Hugh Gilchrist in Sheepland, County Down, Ireland regarding life in Canada and family news. The letter was intended to be posted during an upcoming visit to "the City" to deliver butter but apparently never was mailed. Descendants have produced several typescripts which are included in the file, as is a short history of Chinguacousy written by a descendant.

File consists of typescript transcriptions of letters sent from Ireland to Chinguacousy by Hugh or James Gilchrist to Hugh Clark. Topics include emigration, family news, and conditions in Ireland. The whereabouts of the originals of these letters are unknown.

File consists of legal documents including tax assessment notices and documents related to lawsuits, estates, and complaints.

File consists of legal documents of Hugh Clark (1830-1909). File includes a marriage certificate and a criminal subpoena relating to a forgery case.

File consists of documents related to the estate of Hugh Clark, including his will.

File consists of invitation to a "Bachelors' Pic-Nic".

File consists of handwritten and typescript family histories of the Clark and Curry families produced by descendents, likely including Ida McKinney nee Clark.

Fonds consists of fourteen series: 1) Records relating to Administration and Finance, 1967-2012, 2) Records of the United Church Publishing House, 1967-2010, 3) Records of the Retail and Distribution Department/United Church Resource Distribution, 1986-2010, 4) Records of the Graphics and Print Department, 1975-2001, 5) Records relating to Resource Coordination, 1990-2012, 6) Records relating to Publicity, Education and Information, 1969-2016, 7) Records relating to Communication Education, 1968-1997, 8) Records of the Committee on Education for Mission and Stewardship/Department of Education for Mission, 1926-1997, 9) Records relating to Regional/Conference Relations, 1967-1980, 10) Records relating to Special Projects, 1968-1982, 11) Records of the Department of Audio Visuals, 1962-1974, 12) Records of the Department of Broadcasting, 1942-1978, 13) Records of the Department of Media Services and Media Resources, 1948-2007, 14) Records relating to Website Management, 1997-2013.

From its inception in 1968 the Division of Communication has been overseen by an Executive and a Secretary, later termed the General Secretary and Executive Minister. The Secretary and succeeding roles were the heads of the Division, and the Executive were responsible for communicating with other Division Secretaries as well as counterparts in other denominations. The Division Executive was comprised of members elected to that role by their Conference (1 per) and others elected according to function (such as Chair, Vice-chair, Committee/Taskforce Chairs etc.) by the General Council. The Executives were also responsible for setting policy and overall direction for the work to be carried out in the program units and by the staff of the Division. The Department of Finance and Administration was established in 1985 with responsibility for all of the accounting and budgeting within the Division. The department dissolved in 1993 and the work was adopted by the General Secretary’s office in 1994.

Series contains eight subseries: 1) Minutes, 1967-1999, 2) Reports, 1968-1990, 3) Correspondence, 1968-1983, 4) Financial Records, 1968-1998, 5) Office Files, 1967-2001, 6) Records of thee General Secretaries, 1968-2008, 7) Records of the Division Management Team, 1991-1998, 8) Records of the Communications Group, 2008-2012.

Subseries contains historical financial documents, budgets and Finance Planning Committee minutes 1968-1998.

Series contains office files concerning: Computers, Software and Websites; Division Events; Historical Documents; Inter-church Correspondence; Manuals, Policies and Guides; Objectives and Organizational Structure; Personnel and Job Descriptions; and Records Management and Archives 1967-2001.

Resources Centres were hubs for the distribution of United Church produced material. The Resource Distribution Department and UCRD worked with Presbytery and Conference resource centres and outlets across Canada to deliver a comprehensive range of United Church and other recommended resources, bringing information, advice and resource access to church members. Under the umbrella of Resources Centres were Book Rooms: retail outlets overseen by the Conferences and Presbyteries. AVEL outlets were also under this umbrella offering free AV resources to Conferences. At some point some AVEL Outlets began to sell resources in order to counteract a lack of funding.

Subseries contains records relating to the various types of Resource Centres which included administrative groups like the Retail Distribution Branch Managers, the Resource Centre Administrative Task Group, the Book Room Branch Managers, and the Retail Operations Management Team. Files and subsequent arrangement reflect the type of resources centres including Presbytery Resource Centres, Book Rooms and AVEL outlets