Part Of

Byers family fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Item Number

2020.003.002

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

L to R: Art Hayes, Nerine Hayes, Frank Hayes, Florence McKay, Gwen Campbell, Fraser Campbell. Front: Bobby Hayes, Irene Hayes, Clarence Byers and Queenie the dog.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

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Byers family fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Item Number

2020.003.005

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[1940s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph taken by a Vancouver street photographer. Note the neon sign in the background for Rooster Lunch.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

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Byers family fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1937-1972

Physical Description

10 photographs

History / Biographical

Henry and Ruth Byers, Ervin and Florence (Manson) McKay, Clarence and Etta (McKay) Byers, Ken and Hazel (McKay) Hansen, Scotty and Amy (Byers) McKenzie moved to Von Donop Inlet in 1939, where they ran a logging operation.

Custodial History

Found in Information Files folder (Byers family), August 1, 2020 and transferred to Archives.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of ten photographs (nine black and white; 1 coloured) depicting members of the extended Byers/ Manson families, logging at Seaford and Von Donop Inlet, and the Union Steamship Chelohsin.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

Storage Range

Photo box 5

Name Access

Byers, Henry and Ruth

Byers, Clarence and Etta

Hansen, Ken and Hazel

McKay, Ervin and Florence

McKenzie, Scotty and Amy

Subject Access

Logging

Union Steamship Company

Transportation

Water transport

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Von Donop Inlet

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Byers family fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Item Number

2020.003.010

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1972

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 5

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

File Number

69

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1952-1959

Scope and Content

Letters for the years 1952 (2 letters), 1953, January 1953, 1954-1959

Storage Location

2-3

Storage Range

2-3

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

File Number

70

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1960-1969

Scope and Content

Letters for the years 1960-1969

Storage Location

2-4

Storage Range

2-4

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

File Number

71

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1970-1979

Scope and Content

Letters for the years 1970-1979; printing invoice from 1976

Storage Location

2-5

Storage Range

2-5

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

File Number

72

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1980-1989

Scope and Content

Letters for the years 1980; 1983-1989

Storage Location

2-6

Storage Range

2-6

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

File Number

73

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1991

Scope and Content

Letter for 1991

Storage Location

2-7

Storage Range

2-7

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Sub-series

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.4

Sub-series Number

1.4

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1952-1991

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of printed copies and some carbon copies of Douglas's annual Christmas Letter, a two to four page letter sent yearly to over 200 friends and correspondents. The letters contain details of life at Channel Rock with observations of natural history and the garden; accounts of Douglas's community and political activities; records of her travels and philosophical musings.

Storage Range

2-3 - 2-7

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

14

File Number

1

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[ca. 1950 - ca. 1989]

Scope and Content

Christmas cards from Cortes Island residents

Storage Location

6-1

Storage Range

6-1

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.5

Sub-series Number

1.5

File Number

74

Material Type

textual records

Scope and Content

Articles used for "River For My Sidewalk"

Storage Location

2-8

Storage Range

2-8

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

1.5

Sub-series Number

1.5

File Number

77

Material Type

textual records

Scope and Content

"Silence Is My Homeland" typescript, 130 pages

Storage Location

2-11

Storage Range

2-11

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

3

File Number

3

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[ca. 1960]

Scope and Content

"For my literary executor" - lists of her writings compiled by Douglas

Storage Location

3-13

Storage Range

3-13

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

12

File Number

7

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1924-[ca. 1970s]

Scope and Content

A small 36 page notebook (4 x 6 inches); cover is blue with a gilt art nouveau design. There are pages for "First Hims", "Childhood Hims" etc. in which Douglas has listed her significant relationships, from her childhood through the years on Cortes Island.

Storage Location

5-55.1

Storage Range

5-55.1

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

9

File Number

13

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1954, 1959, 1989-[199-]

Scope and Content

Lists of Christmas cards, letters and gifts sent by Douglas

Storage Location

4-13

Storage Range

4-13

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

9

File Number

14

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1955-1964

Scope and Content

Small notebooks containing lists of Christmas cards and gifts sent by Douglas

Storage Location

4-14

Storage Range

4-14

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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Part Of

Byers family fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Item Number

2020.003.007

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1939

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This is a reprint, not the original.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

Subject Access

Logging

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Byers family fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Item Number

2020.003.008

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1939

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ;

Scope and Content

Verso: "Truck logging at Seaford, Cortez Isld. Scotty McKenzie with pike pole. Clarence Byers truck driver. Hayes Anderson truck. Moved to Von Donop Oct 1st, 1939. Five families: 1. Henry and Ruth Byers 2. Ervin and Florence McKay 3. Clarence and Etta Byers 4. Scotty and Amy McKenzie 5. Ken and Hazel Hansen Ervin and Florence were parents of Etta and Hazel. Henry and Ruth were parents of Amy and Clarence.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

Subject Access

Logging

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

9

File Number

9

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[196?]

Scope and Content

Hand-written list of Douglas's library at Channel Rock

Storage Location

4-9

Storage Range

4-9

Name Access

Douglas, Gilean

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