File consists of correspondence; it also includes a copy of the bylaws, communications from the provincial and federal WIs, a bulletin from Dominion Experimental Farms and a BC Public Service bulletin.
File consists of correspondence; it also includes a copy of the bylaws, communications from the provincial and federal WIs, a bulletin from Dominion Experimental Farms and a BC Public Service bulletin.
File consists of correspondence. It also includes a bulletin of the Dominion Experimental Farms (peony recommendations), reports of the provincial and federal Women's Institutes, a government report on Oriental activity, and material on the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children.
File consists of correspondence. It also includes a bulletin of the Dominion Experimental Farms (peony recommendations), reports of the provincial and federal Women's Institutes, a government report on Oriental activity, and material on the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children.
File consists of correspondence, including letters renewing the lease of the library building (now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown) from the Farmer's Institute.
File consists of correspondence, including letters renewing the lease of the library building (now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown) from the Farmer's Institute.
File consists of correspondence. It includes letters documenting the first use of the Farmer's Institute building for the library sponsered by the WWI, now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown.
File consists of correspondence. It includes letters documenting the first use of the Farmer's Institute building for the library sponsered by the WWI, now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown.
Sous-fonds consists of records created by the Whaletown Women's Institute. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes Series, Financial Series, Administrative Records Series, Reports Series, Correspondence Series, Projects Series and Ephemera Series.
The Whaletown Women's Institute was formed in 1920 as the Friendship Circle, became a branch of the Women's Institute in 1923, and disbanded in 1963. During its years of activity, the WWI actively worked for local improvement. Projects included initiating a library service, donating books to the school, arranging for regular visits of a doctor and dentist, hosting an annual Christmas party and providing gifts for all the Whaletown children, maintaining the cemetery, fund-raising for a school playground, financing firefighting equipment and installing an emergency telephone network.
Custodial History
Records were donated to CIMAS by the Island Women's Club in 2009.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records created by the Whaletown Women's Institute. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes Series, Financial Series, Administrative Records Series, Reports Series, Correspondence Series, Projects Series and Ephemera Series.
File consists of three copies of the Handbook of BC Women's Institutes; the BCWI News (3 issues 1960; 4 issues 1964); Notice of Meeting cards (blank); two copies of the Institute Ode; the WI prayer; constitution and by-laws. Material was originally in the possession of Gilean Douglas.
File consists of three copies of the Handbook of BC Women's Institutes; the BCWI News (3 issues 1960; 4 issues 1964); Notice of Meeting cards (blank); two copies of the Institute Ode; the WI prayer; constitution and by-laws. Material was originally in the possession of Gilean Douglas.
File consists of printed WI reports and newsletters with articles by or news about Gilean Douglas, and one typed manuscript of Douglas' report as Publicity Convenor for the provincial WI.
File consists of printed WI reports and newsletters with articles by or news about Gilean Douglas, and one typed manuscript of Douglas' report as Publicity Convenor for the provincial WI.