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Annabelle Smith collection

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Part Of
Annabelle Smith collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Scope and Content
These photographs depict people ((Needs ID) and houses in Whaletown Bay, to the west of the present-day ferry landing. They are labelled "Whaletown B.C., my Dad's place".
Part Of
Annabelle Smith collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2008.003
Item Number Range
2008.003.001-2008.003.015
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Physical Description
2 loose pages from a photograph album containing 15 black and white photographs
History / Biographical
(Obituary from the Powell River Peak: http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2012/12/04/community/obituaries/doc50b6568a6c710870190038.txt) Annabelle Jane Smith (née Graham), April 10, 1940 – November 19, 2012 Annabelle passed away in Quesnel, BC. She is survived by her daughters Darlene (Dan) Johnson and Paulene Smith, and two granddaughters Brittney and Brooke. She also leaves behind her sisters Penny (Harold) Tuck, Bonnie Skoropad, and Marilyn (Jim) Schmor, brother Robert and many nieces and nephews.
Custodial History
These photographs were mailed to CIMAS in 2008. There is no signed donation form.
Scope and Content
These photographs depict people ((Needs ID) and houses in Whaletown Bay, to the west of the present-day ferry landing. They are labelled "Whaletown B.C., my Dad's place".
Storage Location
Oversize Photo Box
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Auction held by the SCCA with the Old Age Pensioners organization

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1981
Scope and Content
File consists of lists of items auctioned and monies received.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
5
File Number
10
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1981
Scope and Content
File consists of lists of items auctioned and monies received.
Storage Range
2-33
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Baby Magnonie, 6 months old, Union Bay BC

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[191-?]
Scope and Content
"Robina (Manson) Freeman's picture of baby Magnonie (Magnone?) (6 months old) of Union Bay, Vancouver Island. (Mother a girlhood friend when the Mike Manson family lived there.)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.643
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[191-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph postcard: b&w; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
"Robina (Manson) Freeman's picture of baby Magnonie (Magnone?) (6 months old) of Union Bay, Vancouver Island. (Mother a girlhood friend when the Mike Manson family lived there.)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Burning the remains of the shack and an old boat hull at Carrington Bay

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic
Accession Number
2023.003
Date Range
1996
Scope and Content
L to R: Kyoshi Kosky, Justin Stirn Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.257
Accession Number
2023.003
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
1996
Physical Description
1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
L to R: Kyoshi Kosky, Justin Stirn Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Cabin on Eve & Dewey Rickenbacker's property on Cortes Island (Old Henry Hague property)

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.007
Date Range
[194-?]
Scope and Content
One of Eve's sisters lived in this building until she died; it was then used as a garage.
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.057
Accession Number
2019.007
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[194-?]
Physical Description
1 digital print : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
Custodial History
Dennis Newsham and Frances Guthrie donated after Peggy Newsham's death.
Scope and Content
One of Eve's sisters lived in this building until she died; it was then used as a garage.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Name Access
Newsham, Peggy
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Children on and inside an old car in front of the Whaletown church

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Part Of
Maclean family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.023
Date Range
1951
Scope and Content
Verso inscription reads "Vacation school 1951".
Part Of
Maclean family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.023
Item Number
2019.023.001
Accession Number
2019.023
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Verso inscription reads "Vacation school 1951".
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Kerr, Janice Maclean
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Christmas concert at the Gorge Hall - two children dressed as old people

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s/early 1970s]
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.245
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1960s/early 1970s]
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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CIMAS audiovisual collection

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1978-2016
Scope and Content
The CIMAS audiovisual collection consists of sound and video recordings on various media. Subject matter includes interviews with residents of Cortes Island and nearby islands, events which occurred on the island and musical and theatrical performances by island artists and groups. Material is arranged in three series according to physical type: Audio tapes; CDs and DVDs, and VHS tapes. Items which do not have accession records have been given an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number depending on their date of processing.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1978-2016
Physical Description
54 cassette tapes ; 11 CDs ; 17 DVDs ; 21 VHS tapes
Scope and Content
The CIMAS audiovisual collection consists of sound and video recordings on various media. Subject matter includes interviews with residents of Cortes Island and nearby islands, events which occurred on the island and musical and theatrical performances by island artists and groups. Material is arranged in three series according to physical type: Audio tapes; CDs and DVDs, and VHS tapes. Items which do not have accession records have been given an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number depending on their date of processing.
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
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CIMAS ephemera collection

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1916-2007
Scope and Content
Collection consists of ephemera relating to the history of Cortes Island. Ephemera not belonging to another fonds or collection in the Archives have been described as part of this collection.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1916-2007
Physical Description
15 cm of ephemera
Custodial History
Donor information is described at the file level where it is known; however the provenance of many records in this collection is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of ephemera relating to the history of Cortes Island. Ephemera not belonging to another fonds or collection in the Archives have been described as part of this collection.
Storage Location
Ephemera box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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CIMAS - May Ellingsen's explanation of the origin of the Cortes Island photograph collection

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1985]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
9
File Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1985]
Storage Location
7-53
Storage Range
7-53
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CIMAS photograph collection

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920] - [ca. 2012]
Scope and Content
Collection consists of photographs of Cortes Island people, places and events. Photographs not belonging to another fonds or collection in the Archives have been described as part of this collection.
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2019.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920] - [ca. 2012]
Physical Description
156 photographs : b&w and colour
Custodial History
Photographs have been donated to or collected by Cortes Island Museum & Archives. Where it is known, provenance is described at the item level.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of photographs of Cortes Island people, places and events. Photographs not belonging to another fonds or collection in the Archives have been described as part of this collection.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Close-up of the rose growing on the old chicken coop in the garden at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2367
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
[1960s]
Scope and Content
File consists of 3 tins used for collecting funds for missionary activities, issued to "Hammond" and "Joan Titus".
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church
Fonds Number
2009.001.2
Sous Fonds Number
2
Series Number
7
File Number
1
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1960s]
Scope and Content
File consists of 3 tins used for collecting funds for missionary activities, issued to "Hammond" and "Joan Titus".
Storage Location
2-20
Storage Range
2-20
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Correspondence - "Cortes Island Seniors' Complex, Bill Olds"

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Part Of
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2013.005
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
FIle contains correspondence between Bill Olds and various CISBS contacts, regarding the Seniors' Complex.
Part Of
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society
Fonds Number
2013.005
Series Number
2
File Number
7
Accession Number
2013.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
FIle contains correspondence between Bill Olds and various CISBS contacts, regarding the Seniors' Complex.
Storage Location
1-12
Storage Range
1-12
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Manson's Landing
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Correspondence re: garbage collection and disposal

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1968-1974
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
5
File Number
25
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1968-1974
Storage Location
2-32
Storage Range
2-7
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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Correspondence re: garbage collection and disposal

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975-1977
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
5
File Number
26
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975-1977
Storage Location
2-33
Storage Range
2-8
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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Correspondence re: OAPO (Old Age Pensioners' Organisation)

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Correspondence re: OAPO (Old Age Pensioners' Organisation). File includes a list of Whaletown residents and information sent to them about the OAPO.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
File Number
31
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Correspondence re: OAPO (Old Age Pensioners' Organisation). File includes a list of Whaletown residents and information sent to them about the OAPO.
Storage Location
3-10
Storage Range
3-10
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Cortes Island Old Age Pensioner Organization - minutes and correspondence

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1986-1991
Scope and Content
File contains minutes of meetings and correspondence of the Cortes OAP organization.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
11
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1986-1991
Scope and Content
File contains minutes of meetings and correspondence of the Cortes OAP organization.
Storage Location
7-11
Storage Range
7-11
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Cortes Old Timers band dance

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.003
Date Range
[ca. 1980]
Scope and Content
Gordie Carr, Art Monk, unknown, Dan Campbell, Elmer Ellingsen, Jeanie Campbell
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.017
Accession Number
2019.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Gordie Carr, Art Monk, unknown, Dan Campbell, Elmer Ellingsen, Jeanie Campbell
Storage Location
Oversize photographs box
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Elton Anderson collection

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Part Of
Elton Anderson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.004 2019.005
Date Range
1957-1995
Scope and Content
Collection contains a file of material about Elton Anderson including a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson, and a notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip.
Part Of
Elton Anderson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2019.004
Accession Number
2019.004 2019.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-1995
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Elton Anderson (1908 -1975) was a naturalist and conservationist. He was born in Victoria and lived for some years on Cortes Island. A former logger, Anderson became a leader in conservation work in BC. He served as president of the Federation of BC Naturalists, was an honorary life member of the Vancouver Natural History Society and the Victoria Natural History Society, and a member of the Canadian Nature Federation.
Custodial History
Provenance of these files is unclear and there are no accession records. They have been given arbitrary fonds numbers based on date of processing and described as the Elton Anderson Collection.
Scope and Content
Collection contains a file of material about Elton Anderson including a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson, and a notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
Small fonds box, 1-6 - 1-7
Name Access
Anderson, Elton
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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