Photograph of St. George's Hospital in Alert Bay, five years after it was built. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of St. George's Hospital in Alert Bay, five years after it was built. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of the interior of the church at Kingcome Inlet, showing the center aisle leading to the altar, with a window behind. The front of the altar is carved, and there is a carved wooden eagle with wings outstretched on a post in front of the altar.
Photograph of the interior of the church at Kingcome Inlet, showing the center aisle leading to the altar, with a window behind. The front of the altar is carved, and there is a carved wooden eagle with wings outstretched on a post in front of the altar.
Sous-fonds consists of records of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes, Administrative Records, Financial, Correspondence, Subject Files, Ephemera and Artifacts. See also Gilean Douglas fonds (1999.001) for related material.
The Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church (ca. 1949 - 1974) was a group which provided support for the the Columbia Coast Mission and the Anglican Church. From 1949 to 1961, the CCM maintained a station at Whaletown comprising a mission house, clinic building and the church of St. John the Baptist, which opened on August 13, 1950. Mission properties on Cortes Island were transferred to the Diocese in 1967.
Custodial History
Records were donated to CIMAS by the Island Women's Club in 2009.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes, Administrative Records, Financial, Correspondence, Subject Files, Ephemera and Artifacts. See also Gilean Douglas fonds (1999.001) for related material.
Photograph of the opening of St. Mary's Hospital. Standing on the verandah are Bishop Heathcote, giving the opening address; behind and to his right is Rev. Dr. John Antle.
Photograph of the opening of St. Mary's Hospital. Standing on the verandah are Bishop Heathcote, giving the opening address; behind and to his right is Rev. Dr. John Antle.
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. John Antle in the "Laverock", with the sail up. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
3 photograph prints: b&w; 15 x 10 cm and 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. John Antle in the "Laverock", with the sail up. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of Rev. John Antle (center) and the crew of the first "Columbia". (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of Rev. John Antle (center) and the crew of the first "Columbia". (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of the three buildings of a lighthouse station on the "John Antle" patrol, including the lighthouse. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of the three buildings of a lighthouse station on the "John Antle" patrol, including the lighthouse. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
File consists of printed annual reports from the annual meetings of the B.C. Women's Auxiliaries and three reports on the meetings by members of the WWA who attended as delegates.
File consists of printed annual reports from the annual meetings of the B.C. Women's Auxiliaries and three reports on the meetings by members of the WWA who attended as delegates.