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Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

61

Date Range

1906-2014

Scope and Content

Marriage license for Nicholas Thompson and Mary McLeod, 1906. Emails re: spelling of names, relationships to Mary McLeod, 2014. Mentioned: Robertson/Robinson, William; Mary Thompson; Len Thompson. Excerpt from Tidal Passages by Jeanette Taylor, 2008, re: Mary McLeod

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

4

File Number

15

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1960

Scope and Content

File contains pen and ink (pencil? charcoal?) drawings by Mary Weiler.

Storage Location

4-39

Storage Range

4-39

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.058

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1918]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w: 5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Miss Mary Pepper.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.096

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[1952?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w: 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph taken from the beach looking up at the house of Mary and Oliver Ward. It was sold in 1969 to Richard and Jean Weaver who started the Cold Mountain Institute, which after Richard's death became Hollyhock.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.742

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 9 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.238

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1933

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group of people including Mary Marquette and Alice Marquette holding a child.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.560

Accession Number

2018.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1970

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour; 12.5 x 9 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.565

Accession Number

2018.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[196-?]

Physical Description

2 photograph prints : b&w; 12.5 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Information on back of photo: Originally built by David Robertson for E. Paulson, sold to P. Morris, sold to Lloyd Stanley, sold to Oliver Ward, sold to "Cold Mountain" (R. Weaver)

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

1

File Number

16

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1971-1982

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence to May Ellingsen from her good friend Mary (Ward Mumford) Anderson.

Storage Location

1-16

Storage Range

1-16

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.245

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1921

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mary Marquette, Helen, Alice and Catherine in an orchard in Fruitvale, BC.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.203

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of (L to R) Mabel Christensen, Buster Christensen, Eve Rickenbacker, (ID), and Mary (Ward) Anderson, dining at the Christensen home on Manson's Lagoon. Mary Ward married Elton Anderson following Oliver's death in 1970, outlived him and married Len Mumford.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.743

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 10 x 8 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.243

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Charlie Housely, Mary (Marquette) Salter and other people beside a railroad track.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

O'Connor, Oonagh

Series Number

1

Item Number

1999.004.024

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

1995

Digitized Date

February 2017

Physical Description

1 cassette tape

Custodial History

Found in collection

Scope and Content

Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.

Subject Access

Fishing

Hunting

Transportation

Health care

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Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.004.002

Accession Number

2022.004

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

2000

Physical Description

2 .mp3 files : 60 MB

2 .wav files : 661 MB

Custodial History

Recorded April 4, 2022

Scope and Content

Interview of Brigid Weiler by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. The introduction to the interview is on File 1. In File 2 Brigid talks about growing up in Whaletown in the 1950s and 60s, the people who lived there and the location of their houses. (43 minutes)

Name Access

Weiler, Brigid

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Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.004.003

Accession Number

2022.004

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

2000

Physical Description

1 .mp3 file : 58 MB

1 .wav file : 625 MB

Custodial History

Recorded November 24, 2022

Scope and Content

Interview of Emilie Hansen by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. Emilie talks about moving to Canada with her husband Gunnar; moving to Cortes in 1961; different properties they lived on; making a living on the island. (41 minutes)

Name Access

Hansen, Emilie

Hansen, Gunnar

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.004.004

Accession Number

2022.004

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

2023

Physical Description

1 .mp3 file : 56.3MB

Custodial History

Recorded Sept. 19, 2023

Scope and Content

Interview of Jean Campbell by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. Jean talks about growing up, meeting Dan Campbell, his political career, moving to Cortes in the 1960s, island life, people and events. (49 minutes)

Name Access

Campbell, Jean

Campbell, Dan

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Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.004.006

Accession Number

2022.004

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

2023

Physical Description

1 .mp3 file : 48.3 MB

1 .wav file : 799 MB

Custodial History

Recorded Nov. 16, 2023

Scope and Content

Interview of Julia Rendall by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. Julia talks about moving to Canada from England; her experiences in BC and on Cortes Island including her involvement with Cortes ambulance service and aquaculture.

Name Access

Rendall, Julia

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.004.007

Accession Number

2022.004

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

2023

Physical Description

1 .mp3 file : 43.9 MB

1 .wav file : 726 MB

Custodial History

Recorded Nov. 20, 2023

Scope and Content

Interview of Paul Kirmmse by Bernice McGowan, Jill Milton and Monika Hoffman. Paul talks about moving to Cortes in 1971; various experiences on the island; the formation of the Redlands land cooperative.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

Item Number

2017.003.001

Accession Number

2017.003

Material Type

sound recording

Digitized Media Type

Audio

Date Range

1999

Digitized Date

February 2017

Physical Description

1 cassette tape

Custodial History

Donated by Ian Disney in 2017.

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