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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1863-2009
Scope and Content
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
19
Date Range
1863-2009
Scope and Content
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Gilean Douglas (left) aboard the "Cardena"

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas (left) sitting on the deck of the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0881
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas (left) sitting on the deck of the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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"Captain Harry Roach of the Union S.S. Line who knows Rose Spit well"

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capt. Harry Roach of the Union Steamship Line, standing on the deck of his ship.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1089
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capt. Harry Roach of the Union Steamship Line, standing on the deck of his ship.
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union Steamship schedule

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Printed schedule and bill of lading for the Union Steamship Line
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
42
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Printed schedule and bill of lading for the Union Steamship Line
Storage Location
5-29
Storage Range
5-29
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union Steamship "Chelohsin" at the Whaletown wharf, with two women about to board

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1948
Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Byers family
Fonds Number
2020.003
Item Number
2020.003.009
Accession Number
2020.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1948
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
[1940s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph taken by a Vancouver street photographer. Note the neon sign in the background for Rooster Lunch.
Part Of
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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Clarence Byers standing beside a logging truck loaded with one huge fir log, Seaford, Cortez Island

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
This is a reprint, not the original.
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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Scotty McKenzie and Clarence Byers beside a logging truck loaded with one huge fir log, Cortez Bay

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1939
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.
Part Of
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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"Von Donop Creek family logging camp (5 houses)"

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
[ca. 1943]
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a group of people who lived at the Von Donop creek logging camp (buildings not shown). Back: Scotty McKenzie, Clarence Byers, Henry Byers, Ken Hansen Seated: Ervin McKay, Florence McKay, Ruth Byers End at right: Hazel Hansen, Amy McKenzie Babies: Irene and Lorraine Byers
Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Byers family
Fonds Number
2020.003
Item Number
2020.003.004
Accession Number
2020.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1943]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a group of people who lived at the Von Donop creek logging camp (buildings not shown). Back: Scotty McKenzie, Clarence Byers, Henry Byers, Ken Hansen Seated: Ervin McKay, Florence McKay, Ruth Byers End at right: Hazel Hansen, Amy McKenzie Babies: Irene and Lorraine Byers
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Subject Access
Logging
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Henry and Ruth Byers at their 60th wedding anniversary

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1972
Part Of
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
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
cartographic material
ephemera
Accession Number
1999.001
Date Range
1904-1993 (predominant 1948-1993)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the personal records of Gilean Douglas which were produced and received during her personal and literary activities. There is some material dating from Douglas's early life, but the bulk of it dates from 1948 to 1993 and directly concerns her life on Cortes Island. Because of Douglas's involvement in the public life of the island, and her interest in local history, her papers contain a great deal of information about the political, community and social life of Cortes Island, particularly the Whaletown area. Fonds is composed of eighteen series: Manuscripts; Correspondence; Literary Records; Regional Director for Area I (Cortes Island); Women's Institute; Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church; School District #72; Whaletown Community Club; Channel Rock; Research; "The Log" of the Columbia Coast Mission; Journals and Notebooks; Illustrations and Sketches; Ephemera; Clippings; Maps; Albums; Photographs.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Douglas, Gilean
Fonds Number
1999.001
Accession Number
1999.001
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
cartographic material
ephemera
Date Range
1904-1993 (predominant 1948-1993)
Physical Description
1.9 m of textual records; ca. 2,352 photographic records (1147 prints : b&w and col. - ca. 560 negatives : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm and 14 x 11 cm or smaller - 645 slides : col. slides ; 35 mm); 1 cm of graphic material; 8 maps.
Extent
1.9
History / Biographical
Gilean Douglas was born in Toronto, Ont. In 1900. Orphaned at the age of 16, she began to work as a free-lance writer and photographer. Over her lifetime her work appeared in more than 200 publications, often published under pseudonyms (Grant Madison, Armoral Kent and Jill MacLean). Douglas published eight books of poetry and three books of non-fiction, and, from 1961 to 1992, wrote a regular column, “Nature Rambles”, for the Victoria Times-Colonist. In 1939, following the collapse of her third marriage, Douglas moved from Ontario to an isolated cabin in the mountains near Hope, B.C. Her first two books of nature writing (one published under the name Grant Madison) document her life there. Her cabin was destroyed by fire in 1947 and two years later she moved to a 138-acre waterfront homestead on Cortes Island with her fourth husband, Philip Douglas, (née Major). Her marriage ended in 1953, but she remained there until her death in 1993. Her home at Channel Rock was isolated, with no road access and no electricity. Douglas had a large garden, and supplemented her writing income by selling produce and plants. She was a volunteer Weather Observer for Environment Canada for 33 years, receiving several awards for her service. Starting in the 1960s, her writing centered increasingly on her life at Channel Rock. Her "Nature Rambles" columns and book "The Protected Place" reflect her life on the island. During her years on Cortes Island, Douglas took a leading role in community affairs and local politics. She held office in several community organizations and acted as a school trustee. As a member of the Women's Institute, she held local, district, provincial and national office, edited a book on its history, and was awarded a Life Membership in 1989. Douglas was a member of the first Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission and represented Cortes on the Regional Board of Comox-Strathcona as Alternate Director from 1968 to 1973 and as Director from 1973 until 1977. List of Book Publications: 1952 Now the Green Word (Wings Press, Mill Valley, Ca.) 1953 Poetic Plush (The Story Book Press, Dallas, Texas) 1953 River For My Sidewalk (by “Grant Madison”; J. M. Dent & Sons, Toronto, Ont.) 1954 The Pattern Set (Quality Press, Montreal, Quebec) 1959 Modern Pioneers (a history of the Women's Institute, ed. by Douglas; Evergreen Press) 1967 Seascape With Figures (Prairie Press, Iowa City, Iowa) 1973 Now In This Night (Harlo Press, Detroit, Mi.) 1978 Silence Is My Homeland (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pa.) 1979 The Protected Place (Gray’s Publishing, Sidney, B.C.) 1982 Prodigal (Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C.) 1984 River For My Sidewalk (by Gilean Douglas; Sono Nis Press) 1985 Kodachromes at Midday (Sono Nis Press) 1992 Seascape With Figures - Poems Selected and New (Sono Nis Press)
Custodial History
Upon Douglas’ death in 1993 her papers were gathered from her house by her literary executor, Gillian Milton. Douglas’ will directed that her papers and photographs be turned over to the University of British Columbia (Douglas’ primary beneficiary), after being examined and used for literary purposes including publication or biography. Accordingly, Milton inventoried the records, and with Andrea Lebowitz made use of them for a biography and anthology of the writings of Douglas, "Gilean Douglas: Writing Nature, Finding Home" (Lebowitz and Milton, Sono Nis Press, 1999). The textual records were turned over to University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections in December 1999; the photographic records in 2002. By agreement with UBC, the records and photographs which have to do primarily with Cortes Island were turned over to the Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society (Manson's Landing, B.C.) in 1999.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the personal records of Gilean Douglas which were produced and received during her personal and literary activities. There is some material dating from Douglas's early life, but the bulk of it dates from 1948 to 1993 and directly concerns her life on Cortes Island. Because of Douglas's involvement in the public life of the island, and her interest in local history, her papers contain a great deal of information about the political, community and social life of Cortes Island, particularly the Whaletown area. Fonds is composed of eighteen series: Manuscripts; Correspondence; Literary Records; Regional Director for Area I (Cortes Island); Women's Institute; Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church; School District #72; Whaletown Community Club; Channel Rock; Research; "The Log" of the Columbia Coast Mission; Journals and Notebooks; Illustrations and Sketches; Ephemera; Clippings; Maps; Albums; Photographs.
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Columbia Coast Mission
Community Associations
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Related Material
Gilean Douglas fonds at the University of British Columbia Library (Special Collections) Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds Gorge Harbour Community Hall fonds Whaletown Community Club fonds Whaletown Women's Institute fonds Regional Director of Electoral Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Copyright
Copyright for Douglas's published writings is held by the University of British Columbia. Permission to use Douglas's manuscripts for publication purposes must be obtained from the University of British Columbia or from Gillian Milton, literary executor for the estate of Gilean Douglas.
Arrangement
Wherever possible, Douglas’ system of arrangement has been retained, and original groupings of material have been maintained. Other material has been arranged according to type.
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Vandell family on the deck of a floathouse, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men, one holding a child, and a woman on the deck of a floathouse in a logging camp in Seymour Inlet. See also #1999.001.1084.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1118
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men, one holding a child, and a woman on the deck of a floathouse in a logging camp in Seymour Inlet. See also #1999.001.1084.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
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Group of people visiting Clarence and Etta Byers in Von Donop

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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1942
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.
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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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1940s-2012
Scope and Content
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
16
Date Range
1940s-2012
Scope and Content
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1946-2016
Scope and Content
Midge Calwell talks about Von Donop Creek, as told to Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2001, with photographs scanned from the Von Donop album, 1946-1949; Emails with Bernice regarding Calwell family, 2016
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
20
Date Range
1946-2016
Scope and Content
Midge Calwell talks about Von Donop Creek, as told to Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2001, with photographs scanned from the Von Donop album, 1946-1949; Emails with Bernice regarding Calwell family, 2016
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1916-2020
Scope and Content
Craig family photo, 1916 forwarded by Dorothy Yada, 2020.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
24
Date Range
1916-2020
Scope and Content
Craig family photo, 1916 forwarded by Dorothy Yada, 2020.
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
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File
Date Range
1963-2019
Scope and Content
Co-operative Fire and Casualty Company info regarding request to insure a property, Mr and Mrs Ellingsen, 1963. Licensing and insurance papers for E. Ellingsen, 1968-1970. Info on residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and investment real estate, "Growing with Vancouver," featuring Bruce Ellingsen, 1974. Excerpts from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Andersen, 1982. Receipts from Mansons Landing Store for May and Elmer Ellingsen, 1982-1987. Old notebook cover, Elmer Ellingsen, undated. Info on memorials: Elmer Ellingsen, 2002; May Ellingsen, 2012; and Virginia Hazel Ellingsen, 2019. Letter from Etta to CIMAS, 2012. Invoice for art purchased by CIMAS from David Ellingsen, 2017. Info on The Last Stand, D. Ellingsen, 2019. Info on Cortes Connection, 2019. Photo of Dianne Hentschel, Nellie Jeffrey, May Ellingsen, undated.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
27
Date Range
1963-2019
Scope and Content
Co-operative Fire and Casualty Company info regarding request to insure a property, Mr and Mrs Ellingsen, 1963. Licensing and insurance papers for E. Ellingsen, 1968-1970. Info on residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and investment real estate, "Growing with Vancouver," featuring Bruce Ellingsen, 1974. Excerpts from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Andersen, 1982. Receipts from Mansons Landing Store for May and Elmer Ellingsen, 1982-1987. Old notebook cover, Elmer Ellingsen, undated. Info on memorials: Elmer Ellingsen, 2002; May Ellingsen, 2012; and Virginia Hazel Ellingsen, 2019. Letter from Etta to CIMAS, 2012. Invoice for art purchased by CIMAS from David Ellingsen, 2017. Info on The Last Stand, D. Ellingsen, 2019. Info on Cortes Connection, 2019. Photo of Dianne Hentschel, Nellie Jeffrey, May Ellingsen, undated.
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
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File
Date Range
1941-2012
Scope and Content
Logging Donkey Engineer Certificate addressed to Wilfred George M. Freeman, 1941; Union Steamships Limited order form, 1941 or 1951; photographs of Eva Freeman and Lotti McDevitt, undated. Memorial info for Wilfred Freeman, 2012
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
31
Date Range
1941-2012
Scope and Content
Logging Donkey Engineer Certificate addressed to Wilfred George M. Freeman, 1941; Union Steamships Limited order form, 1941 or 1951; photographs of Eva Freeman and Lotti McDevitt, undated. Memorial info for Wilfred Freeman, 2012
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2011
Scope and Content
Chart map with hand written notes on it from Chloe Gregg. Photograph of kayakers in Smelt Bay
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
32
Date Range
2011
Scope and Content
Chart map with hand written notes on it from Chloe Gregg. Photograph of kayakers in Smelt Bay
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1970s
Scope and Content
Memorial note about George Griffin in WNE, undated; clippings of 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs Griffin, 1973 and memorial service for Griffin son, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
34
Date Range
1970s
Scope and Content
Memorial note about George Griffin in WNE, undated; clippings of 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs Griffin, 1973 and memorial service for Griffin son, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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