This fonds comprises records of four Cortes Island women's service organizations, including minutes, financial records, administrative records, correspondence, photographs, ephemera and artifacts. It is arranged in four sous-fonds according to the creator of the records: Whaletown Women's Institute (2009.001.1); Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church (2009.001.2); Cortes Island Women's Institute (2009.001.3); and Island Women's Club (2009.001.3). Related material in CIMAS archives may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds (1999.002), the Gilean Douglas fonds (1999.001), and the May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds (2007.001).
The Island Women's Club was formed in 2000, when the members of the Cortes Island Women's Institute withdrew from the British Columbia Women's Institute in order to focus their efforts locally. It was the successor to previous women's service organizations on Cortes, local branches of the Women's Institute and the Anglican Church Women's Auxiliary. Activities included awarding bursaries to graduating high school students, contributing to school projects such as printing yearbooks, sponsoring sports teams and building playground equipment, supporting the community halls and organizing memorial teas on behalf of bereaved families. They disbanded in 2016.
Custodial History
After they disbanded, records of the Whaletown Women's Institute and the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary passed into the hands of the Cortes Island Women's Institute and its successor, Island Women's Club, who donated them to CIMAS in 2009. The organizational records created by the Island Women's Club were donated to CIMAS in 2018.
Scope and Content
This fonds comprises records of four Cortes Island women's service organizations, including minutes, financial records, administrative records, correspondence, photographs, ephemera and artifacts. It is arranged in four sous-fonds according to the creator of the records: Whaletown Women's Institute (2009.001.1); Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church (2009.001.2); Cortes Island Women's Institute (2009.001.3); and Island Women's Club (2009.001.3). Related material in CIMAS archives may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds (1999.002), the Gilean Douglas fonds (1999.001), and the May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds (2007.001).
File consists of thirty-nine pages of correspondence addressed to Mrs. Robertson of the Whaletown Women's Institute, and three envelopes, one containing a photograph of Doris McLean (nee. Lancaster).
39 pages of textual records
3 envelopes
1 photograph
Scope and Content
File consists of thirty-nine pages of correspondence addressed to Mrs. Robertson of the Whaletown Women's Institute, and three envelopes, one containing a photograph of Doris McLean (nee. Lancaster).
File consists of correspondence, including letters regarding the local CIWI leaving the provincial WI; a letter from Gilean Douglas outlining the history of the Whaletown Women's Institute; four photographs taken at Manson's Hall (need identification).
File consists of correspondence, including letters regarding the local CIWI leaving the provincial WI; a letter from Gilean Douglas outlining the history of the Whaletown Women's Institute; four photographs taken at Manson's Hall (need identification).
File consists of 7 photographs. 2009.001.002-.005 were marked "Letters, 1988-89, 3-17" and 2009.001.006-.007 were marked "Loose I.W. Box 3, 1989". Image captions are as follows:
2009.001.006
"Iris James (Campbell River president) (signing book compiled on North Island Women's Insts.) at meeting in Nanaimo.
Leis worn are recycled plastic.
Pearl Hopper, Pres. Cortes W.I., & Lorena Teames attended."
2009.001.007
"Pioneer Room of Manson's Community Centre set up for Women's Institute (1989) luncheon with invited guests--members of former institutes on Cortes Island -- (Whaletown and Cortez Island)
People in picture: L-R: Nellie Jeffery -- Leona Meuller -- Mary Munro -- Jessie Mould -- Lorena Teames -- Mary Bernard -- Eva Freeman (seated) -- Penny Hansen
Picture taken: June 1989"
2009.001.008
"Picture taken at Meuller home, Cortes Bay
Shelagh Baillie, Mary Brown, Flo. Dickson, Nesta Stackhouse, Eve Rickenbacker, May Ellingsen, Henrietta Barnard, Leona Mueller"
File consists of 7 photographs. 2009.001.002-.005 were marked "Letters, 1988-89, 3-17" and 2009.001.006-.007 were marked "Loose I.W. Box 3, 1989". Image captions are as follows:
2009.001.006
"Iris James (Campbell River president) (signing book compiled on North Island Women's Insts.) at meeting in Nanaimo.
Leis worn are recycled plastic.
Pearl Hopper, Pres. Cortes W.I., & Lorena Teames attended."
2009.001.007
"Pioneer Room of Manson's Community Centre set up for Women's Institute (1989) luncheon with invited guests--members of former institutes on Cortes Island -- (Whaletown and Cortez Island)
People in picture: L-R: Nellie Jeffery -- Leona Meuller -- Mary Munro -- Jessie Mould -- Lorena Teames -- Mary Bernard -- Eva Freeman (seated) -- Penny Hansen
Picture taken: June 1989"
2009.001.008
"Picture taken at Meuller home, Cortes Bay
Shelagh Baillie, Mary Brown, Flo. Dickson, Nesta Stackhouse, Eve Rickenbacker, May Ellingsen, Henrietta Barnard, Leona Mueller"
Page 2 - 4 photographs of Oliver and Mary Ward on Manson's Landing wharf; 1 photograph of a group of people on the wharf, including Eve Rickenbacker and Maurice Dronsfield.
Page 2 - 4 photographs of Oliver and Mary Ward on Manson's Landing wharf; 1 photograph of a group of people on the wharf, including Eve Rickenbacker and Maurice Dronsfield.
Five (5) images of people on the Cortes Bay dock. Includes Marg DeMarris, Oliver & Mary Ward, Maurice Dronsfield, Eva Freeman. Midge [?], Cliff [?], Buster Christensen
Five (5) images of people on the Cortes Bay dock. Includes Marg DeMarris, Oliver & Mary Ward, Maurice Dronsfield, Eva Freeman. Midge [?], Cliff [?], Buster Christensen
Two (2) images of people at the Cortes Bay dock. Two (2) images from a party at the Jenkins home, showing Mary Ward, Lottie McDevitt, Nancy Jenkins and Eva Freeman.
Two (2) images of people at the Cortes Bay dock. Two (2) images from a party at the Jenkins home, showing Mary Ward, Lottie McDevitt, Nancy Jenkins and Eva Freeman.
Five (5) images of a bon voyage party for Lynn (Robertson) Summers and Kenny Summers, showing the couple. Also pictured: Duncan Robertson, Doreen Reedel, and Beth Graham.
Five (5) images of a bon voyage party for Lynn (Robertson) Summers and Kenny Summers, showing the couple. Also pictured: Duncan Robertson, Doreen Reedel, and Beth Graham.
Five (5) images from a bon voyage party for Lynn (Robertson) Summers and Kenny Summers. Also pictured: Bertha Jeffery, Jimmie Hill (playing guitar and piano), and Bert Summers.
Five (5) images from a bon voyage party for Lynn (Robertson) Summers and Kenny Summers. Also pictured: Bertha Jeffery, Jimmie Hill (playing guitar and piano), and Bert Summers.
Three (3) images of (maybe?) a party at Smelt Bay, showing Gladys and Otto Ellingsen, Buster Christensen, Real Dufresne, Bill Block, Mary Block, Lottie McDevitt, and Dianne Hansen.
2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Three (3) images of (maybe?) a party at Smelt Bay, showing Gladys and Otto Ellingsen, Buster Christensen, Real Dufresne, Bill Block, Mary Block, Lottie McDevitt, and Dianne Hansen.
Five (5) images of a party, perhaps at Smelt Bay, showing Jim & Diane Hansen, George and Elsa Fronz, Jean & Bill Jenkins, Otis & Merv Coulter, and Robert & Judy Christensen.
Five (5) images of a party, perhaps at Smelt Bay, showing Jim & Diane Hansen, George and Elsa Fronz, Jean & Bill Jenkins, Otis & Merv Coulter, and Robert & Judy Christensen.
Five (5) images from a picnic at Otto & Gladys Ellingsen's home on Smelt Bay, showing George Franz, Bridget, the Stitch family (Bushi, Tony, Rudi and Hermi), MaryAnn, Denis Newsham, Peggy Newsham, Real Dufresne, and Marie.
Five (5) images from a picnic at Otto & Gladys Ellingsen's home on Smelt Bay, showing George Franz, Bridget, the Stitch family (Bushi, Tony, Rudi and Hermi), MaryAnn, Denis Newsham, Peggy Newsham, Real Dufresne, and Marie.
