Part Of

Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2021.005

Accession Number

2021.005

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1942

Physical Description

2 letters : 12 pages

Custodial History

Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.

Scope and Content

File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.

Storage Location

Small fonds box

Storage Range

1-20

Name Access

Greene, Alan

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

Health care

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Quadra Island

Read Island

Alert Bay

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Part Of

May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.262

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph taken from Mittlenatch Island.

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0677

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mittlenatch Island, looking at the host cabin and Camp Bay. Note the sparse vegetation.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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