Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
File contains a collection of material about Elton Anderson and includes a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson; Nancy Anderson's notes about him; two newsletters of the Federation of BC Naturalists (Sept. 1975 and June 1977); a page from the Vancouver Sun (July 15, 1969) with an article written by Anderson; and a BC Outdoors magazine (Jan/Feb 1995) with a short biography.
File contains a collection of material about Elton Anderson and includes a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson; Nancy Anderson's notes about him; two newsletters of the Federation of BC Naturalists (Sept. 1975 and June 1977); a page from the Vancouver Sun (July 15, 1969) with an article written by Anderson; and a BC Outdoors magazine (Jan/Feb 1995) with a short biography.
Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
Ken Slater (1905-1970) was a long-time resident of Cortes Island, a commercial fisherman and boat builder who was also an accomplished carver and cartoonist. His boatworks was located on the site now occupied by the Whaletown Post Office. Ken built the "Sylva Jane", launched in 1946, for Reg and Sylvia Walsh. He also built a model of the ship, which is in the collection of the Cortes Museum. Ken moved to Cortes Bay in 1962. His cartoons, artwork and wood carvings were displayed and sold at many island affairs.
Custodial History
The three coloured cartoons were given to Mark Appleyard by Gary and Velma Bergman for donation to CIMAS [ca. 2015]. Provenance of the two pencil drawings is unknown. There is no accession record; an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number has been given based on the date of processing.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
