Series consists of material accumulated by May Ellingsen during her activities as a founding member of the Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society. It includes notes from the Cortes Island Historic Committee, correspondence between May Ellingsen and the Campbell River Museum regarding a historic photograph project, and CIMAS material: notes, minutes of meetings, flyers, and lists of artifacts.
Series consists of material accumulated by May Ellingsen during her activities as a founding member of the Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society. It includes notes from the Cortes Island Historic Committee, correspondence between May Ellingsen and the Campbell River Museum regarding a historic photograph project, and CIMAS material: notes, minutes of meetings, flyers, and lists of artifacts.
Series consists of material, predominately relating to Cortes Island and coastal B.C., which was gathered by Douglas for research purposes or personal interest. It includes correspondence, notes, newsletters, clippings and pamphlets.
Series consists of material, predominately relating to Cortes Island and coastal B.C., which was gathered by Douglas for research purposes or personal interest. It includes correspondence, notes, newsletters, clippings and pamphlets.
Series consists of records of Elmer Ellingsen's personal and business activities, which included logging, operating heavy equipment and supplying gravel, real estate, and film distribution. Business records include correspondence, financial records, legal records, receipts and invoices, mortgage agreements, and receipts and invoices. Personal records include correspondence, financial records, ephemera, and some records relating to his father's estate. Series is arranged in five sub-series: 3.1 Logging records; 3.2 Elmay film distribution records; 3.3 Backhoe and gravel business; 3.4 Real estate; 3.5 Personal activities
Series consists of records of Elmer Ellingsen's personal and business activities, which included logging, operating heavy equipment and supplying gravel, real estate, and film distribution. Business records include correspondence, financial records, legal records, receipts and invoices, mortgage agreements, and receipts and invoices. Personal records include correspondence, financial records, ephemera, and some records relating to his father's estate. Series is arranged in five sub-series: 3.1 Logging records; 3.2 Elmay film distribution records; 3.3 Backhoe and gravel business; 3.4 Real estate; 3.5 Personal activities
Series consists of nine albums (binders) holding 554 photographs of Cortes Island and nearby islands, including Twin Islands and Hernando Island, with accompanying descriptions and with additional textual information such as pre-emption records, reminiscences and newspaper clippings. Most of the photographs date from the early decades of the 20th century, depicting homes and buildings, pioneer families, community activities, schools, wharves, boats, logging and marine activity. The majority of the photographs are copies, as indicated by the numbers assigned to them by the Campbell River Museum & Archives. There are 72 original photographs in the albums.
Nine photograph albums (binders) holding 554 photographs with accompanying descriptions.
Custodial History
May Ellingsen put this collection together in the mid 1980s. She collected hundreds of old photographs from 30 donor families which were then copied and catalogued by the Campbell River Museum in 1985, with funding from the Canada Council and Canada Works. (see "Musings", a publication of the CR Museum & Archives Society, Vol. IV #1, March 1985) The Campbell River Museum made negatives and two copies of the photographs; the originals were then returned to the donor families. One copy of each photo was given to May, who arranged them in albums and added her commentary. She continued to add to the albums through the 1990s, adding 72 original photographs and more descriptions. She kept the albums in the library in the Manson's Hall and then in the Cortes Museum when it opened in 1999. The albums were officially donated to CIMAS in 2004.
Scope and Content
Series consists of nine albums (binders) holding 554 photographs of Cortes Island and nearby islands, including Twin Islands and Hernando Island, with accompanying descriptions and with additional textual information such as pre-emption records, reminiscences and newspaper clippings. Most of the photographs date from the early decades of the 20th century, depicting homes and buildings, pioneer families, community activities, schools, wharves, boats, logging and marine activity. The majority of the photographs are copies, as indicated by the numbers assigned to them by the Campbell River Museum & Archives. There are 72 original photographs in the albums.
Item level finding aid is available for the 72 original photographs.
Copyright
The Campbell River Archives has negatives for the copied photographs in the Collection and makes prints on request for a charge according to their policy and according to the wishes of the donors. Donor/source cards were filled out by each family donating photographs and include restrictions on use in some cases. They are on file at the Campbell River Archives.
CIMAS holds the copyright on the 72 original photographs in these albums.
Series consists of records created or collected by Nursall during his term as Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) on the Comox-Strathcona Regional Board. It includes minutes of Advisory Planning Commission meetings, community plans and maps, correspondence, background material and ephemera. It is arranged in five subseries following Nursall's original ordering: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; and Subject Files - Cortes Affairs.
Physical location of these records is in the Ralph Nursall fonds boxes (Box 1,folder 1 to Box 3,folder 3).
Series consists of records created or collected by Nursall during his term as Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) on the Comox-Strathcona Regional Board. It includes minutes of Advisory Planning Commission meetings, community plans and maps, correspondence, background material and ephemera. It is arranged in five subseries following Nursall's original ordering: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; and Subject Files - Cortes Affairs.
Physical location of these records is in the Ralph Nursall fonds boxes (Box 1,folder 1 to Box 3,folder 3).
Storage Location
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box 1 to Box 3
Storage Range
1-1 - 3-3
Related Material
Regional Director of Cortes Island Electoral Area fonds
