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Woman in First Nations attire

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman dressed in First Nations attire.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.191
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman dressed in First Nations attire.
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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Five women holding First Nations baskets

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-?]
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.717
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17.5 x 12 cm
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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Violet Herrewig and two other people, one in First Nations attire

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Herrewig with two other people, one of them dressed in First Nations attire.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.190
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Herrewig with two other people, one of them dressed in First Nations attire.
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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Correspondence regarding Klahoose First Nation concerns over logging in Squirrel Cove

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Accession Number
2017.003
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and a map of Smelt Bay Park.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May & Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
1
File Number
56
Accession Number
2017.003
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and a map of Smelt Bay Park.
Storage Location
1-56
Storage Range
1-56
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
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Elton Anderson - Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
File contains a Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by Elton Anderson with hand-written notes on some of the pages.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
35
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
File contains a Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by Elton Anderson with hand-written notes on some of the pages.
Storage Location
5-35
Storage Range
5-35
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Memoir of Captain Frederic Vernon Vosper, 1935-2016

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
textual records (electronic)
Date Range
2017
Scope and Content
This memoir, written by Captain Frederic (Fred) Vosper, contains family history, photographs, clippings and stories of Vosper's life on Cortes and in coastal British Columbia. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of Patricia Vosper.
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
3
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
textual records (electronic)
Date Range
2017
Physical Description
1 coil-bound book : 168 pages 1 file: .pdf
History / Biographical
Frederic (Fred) Vernon Vosper (1935-2016) was born in Vancouver BC and grew up on the coast, always around boats and water. Occupations included tug boat captain and owner, hard-hat salvage diver, and hand logger. Fred married Patricia in 1956, and they had six children. The Vospers lived in Cortes Bay from 1975 to 1982, and returned to Cortes in 1990, after Fred retired.
Custodial History
A copy of the book was donated to CIMAS in 2021 by Patricia Vosper, who gave permission for the book to be scanned and made available online.
Scope and Content
This memoir, written by Captain Frederic (Fred) Vosper, contains family history, photographs, clippings and stories of Vosper's life on Cortes and in coastal British Columbia. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of Patricia Vosper.
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Captain Frederic Vernon Vosper, 1935-2017.pdf

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Queen Elizabeth on her visit to Vancouver Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, seated in a car, on a visit to Vancouver Island.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.109
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour: 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, seated in a car, on a visit to Vancouver Island.
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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Visit of Lt. Governor Bell-Irving to Cortes Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1982
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, a schedule re the visit of the Lt. Governor to Cortes Island aboard the "Restigouche". See also Photograph 2007.001.749 (in Ellingsen Oversized Box).
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
32
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1982
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, a schedule re the visit of the Lt. Governor to Cortes Island aboard the "Restigouche". See also Photograph 2007.001.749 (in Ellingsen Oversized Box).
Storage Location
7-32
Storage Range
7-32
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Visit of Lt. Governor Bell-Irving to Cortes Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1982
Scope and Content
File contains notes for organizing invitations, food and activities for the visit of Lt. Governor Bell-Irving to Cortes Island on "HMS Restigouche".
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
33
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1982
Scope and Content
File contains notes for organizing invitations, food and activities for the visit of Lt. Governor Bell-Irving to Cortes Island on "HMS Restigouche".
Storage Location
7-33
Storage Range
7-33
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Map of Vancouver, BC

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Content
File contains an "Indexed Guide Map to the City of Vancouver and Suburbs", published by The Vancouver Map and Blue Print Co.
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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
21
Date Range
[ca. 1920]
Scope and Content
File contains an "Indexed Guide Map to the City of Vancouver and Suburbs", published by The Vancouver Map and Blue Print Co.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
Geographic Access
Vancouver
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The Mission Manson family, on the beach during their Cortes Island visit

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Mission Manson family on the beach during their Cortes Island visit
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.177
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Mission Manson family on the beach during their Cortes Island visit
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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"The Log" - BC Gilwell camp

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.019
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a bound copy of a publication from the Gilwell camp for Scout leaders which Elmer Ellingsen participated in and two cloth badges.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.5
File Number
83
Accession Number
2019.019
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a bound copy of a publication from the Gilwell camp for Scout leaders which Elmer Ellingsen participated in and two cloth badges.
Storage Location
4-24.5
Storage Range
4-24.5
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Museum exhibits

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
electronic records
Scope and Content
This series contains catalogs and other records of Museum exhibits.
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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
2
Material Type
electronic records
Physical Description
2 files : .pdf
Scope and Content
This series contains catalogs and other records of Museum exhibits.
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Von Donop Creek, Volume 2.pdf

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"The Acquisition of Crown Lands in BC" pamphlet

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967
Scope and Content
File contains Land Series Bulletin #11, published by the Province of BC, 48 pages with a fold-out map.
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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
20
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967
Scope and Content
File contains Land Series Bulletin #11, published by the Province of BC, 48 pages with a fold-out map.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
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Museum reference library

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records (electronic)
electronic records
Scope and Content
This series contains material donated to the Library. It includes memoirs, and research and writings on aspects of Cortes Island social and natural history.
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
3
Material Type
textual records (electronic)
electronic records
Scope and Content
This series contains material donated to the Library. It includes memoirs, and research and writings on aspects of Cortes Island social and natural history.
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Electrical service: BC Hydro maps and contracts

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1984-1985
Scope and Content
File contains BC Hydro maps and contracts with Elmer Ellingsen.
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
48
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1984-1985
Scope and Content
File contains BC Hydro maps and contracts with Elmer Ellingsen.
Storage Location
7-48
Storage Range
7-48
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Mary Marquette, Helen, Alice and Catherine, Fruitvale BC

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1921
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Marquette, Helen, Alice and Catherine in an orchard in Fruitvale, BC.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.245
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1921
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Marquette, Helen, Alice and Catherine in an orchard in Fruitvale, BC.
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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First Annual Seafood Festival

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1991
Scope and Content
File contains posters and flyers from the first Seafood Festival.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
37
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1991
Scope and Content
File contains posters and flyers from the first Seafood Festival.
Storage Location
8-37
Storage Range
8-37
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Baby Magnonie, 6 months old, Union Bay BC

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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.)
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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
Photo box 4
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BC Indian Language Project and How to Write the Comox Language

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964-1971
Scope and Content
File contains two publications: "BC Indian Language Project" (60 pages, 1964) and "How to Write the Comox Language" 911 pages, 1971).
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
78
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964-1971
Scope and Content
File contains two publications: "BC Indian Language Project" (60 pages, 1964) and "How to Write the Comox Language" 911 pages, 1971).
Storage Location
5-78
Storage Range
5-78
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