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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_012

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Scope and Content

(L to R): Isolde Ruthenberg, Sheril Matthews, Gloria Jorg and Paul Kirmmse performing "Hit the Road Jack" at a Gorge Hall Variety Night.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_013

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Scope and Content

(L to R): Isolde Ruthenberg, Sheril Matthews, Gloria Jorg and Paul Kirmmse performing "Hit the Road Jack" at a Gorge Hall Variety Night.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_014

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

File

Series Number

2

File Number

34

Scope and Content

Historical info on the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, the building of the Gorge Harbour Hall in 1933, and the Gorge Harbour Young People's Dramatic Socety, 1930s. Clippings about Gorge Hall events, taxes and community resources, 1962-2013. Broadway Musical Comedy itinerary, Gorge Hall, 1972. Vintage looking poster "Songs for Winter," Gorge Hall, undated.

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Drawer 2

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_002

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1973]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : b&w

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS information files

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File

Series Number

4

File Number

62

Date Range

1869-2018

Scope and Content

Info on the history of whaling on Cortes, dating back to 1869. Excerpts from Evergreen Islands by Doris Anderson, and On the Northwest by Robert Webb. Binders titled "Whaling - Whaletown: 1868-1872" and "Dawson Whaling: Len Clay." Additional keywords: James Dawson Whaling Company; schooner Kate; Douglass; killer whales in Von Donop Lagoon; Coal Harbor; Japanese whalers. Excerpts from "Seeking A Fortune:Historical Biography of Alexander Dawson Donaldson" by Elaine Clay (from the final proof of the manuscript, 2022. An electronic copy of the book is on the CIMAS main computer, D:\CIMAS_Docs\ARCHIVES DOCS\A.D.Donaldson-book).

Storage Range

Drawer 4

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CIMAS information files

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File

Series Number

2

File Number

35

Date Range

1898-2019

Scope and Content

Historical information on Gorge Harbour, people, properties, info dating back to 1898. Clippings with tourist info, proposed Klahoose oyster license, Island Sea Farms aquaculture, and resort upgrades from Dr. Richard and Michelle Glickman, 2007-2019. Gorge Harbour map from Hubert Steghaus, 2008. Floathouse Restaurant menu, 2011. Obituary for Mrs S.E. Corneille, 2016. Info on Gorge Government dock and tree falling, 2017. Gorge Harbour brochures, undated. Poster for talk with sailors Amanda and Barry Glickman at Gorge gazebo, undated. Photos (copies) of Gorge Marina, store and restaurant,1974.

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Drawer 2

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

Description Level

File

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

1971-[ca. 1980s]

Physical Description

14 images (electronic) : b&w and col

Scope and Content

Photographs of Paul Kirmmse; Redlands dwellings and people; Cortes Island places and events.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_001

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

1973

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Scope and Content

Photograph of Paul Kirmmse's dome at Redlands, a 160-acre land cooperative at the north end of Robertson Road. Redlands is the name given to the property by the original pre-emptors, the David and Alice Robertson family.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_003

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1975]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Scope and Content

Note the dome in the background, which belonged to Ralph and Shelley Frank.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

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Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_008

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1974]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : b&w

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_006

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1975]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : col

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Kirmmse, Paul

Fonds Number

2021.001

Series Number

5

File Number

3

Item Number

PK_010

Material Type

graphic material (electronic)

Date Range

[ca. 1975]

Physical Description

1 image (electronic) : b&w

Scope and Content

This and the 3 preceding photos were likely taken in Vancouver, where Redlands shareholder meetings were sometimes held.

Name Access

Kirmmse, Paul

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0791

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Gorge wharf in the winter, looking across to the far shore.

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Gilean Douglas fonds

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Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0722

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 19??]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the house of Duncan and Pat Robertson, by the water in Gorge Harbour.

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Gilean Douglas fonds

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Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0780

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 12 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Peter Police, standing on the foreshore of his property at the western end of Gorge Harbour.

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Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level

File

Creator

Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Fonds Number

2017.011

Series Number

6

File Number

1

Accession Number

2017.011

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1989-1999

Scope and Content

File contains materials related to the establishment of a Forestry-1 Zone on Cortes Island, including correspondence, newsletters, and public notices.

Storage Location

1-22

Storage Range

1-22

Name Access

Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Gilean Douglas fonds

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Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.2397

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1965

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a cabin located near the water's edge in a bay with big maple trees. "Maple Terrace" was the home of Ned Breeze from ca. 1910 to 1948.

Storage Location

Slide box 1

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS information files

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File

Series Number

4

File Number

51

Scope and Content

Transcripts with info on Von Donop for album #1

Storage Range

Drawer 4

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CIMAS information files

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Series

Series Number

1

Material Type

textual records

Storage Range

Drawer 1

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