Father Morrow (1948-2020) was pastor of St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, on the West Side of Grand Rapids, west of the Grand River. Father Morrow grew up on the West Side, and had a deep knowledge of the history of this area in particular, as reflected in his slide presentation included in this collection, which documents the areas lost to that community, through the 1950's 131 Freeway Construction Project. Additionally, Father Morrow had an extensive interest in the buildings of Grand Rapids, and included in this collection numerous images of structures gathered through his research, and also through his activities as Chaplain for the Police and Fire Departments.

As Archivist for the Diocese Archives since 1976, he built the historical files of that Archives related to the area Catholic Churches, but also acted as a volunteer at the Grand Rapids Public Library Archives. He routinely served as agent to bring new items to the GRPL collections in general.