Photograph, composed of two prints taped together, shows a view of fenced fields surrounded by forest; Gunflint Lake in the background. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island". (Needs ID of location of farm)
Photograph, composed of two prints taped together, shows a view of fenced fields surrounded by forest; Gunflint Lake in the background. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island". (Needs ID of location of farm)
Photograph of a view of the end of the lake near the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a view of the end of the lake near the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of fields and a house against the forest line at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of fields and a house against the forest line at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a man on a tractor plowing a field in the foreground. Behind is a house and an orchard on a slight rise. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a man on a tractor plowing a field in the foreground. Behind is a house and an orchard on a slight rise. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a field with several hay drying racks. The house is just visible at the left of the photo. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a field with several hay drying racks. The house is just visible at the left of the photo. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
File contains a collection of material about Elton Anderson and includes a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson; Nancy Anderson's notes about him; two newsletters of the Federation of BC Naturalists (Sept. 1975 and June 1977); a page from the Vancouver Sun (July 15, 1969) with an article written by Anderson; and a BC Outdoors magazine (Jan/Feb 1995) with a short biography.
File contains a collection of material about Elton Anderson and includes a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson; Nancy Anderson's notes about him; two newsletters of the Federation of BC Naturalists (Sept. 1975 and June 1977); a page from the Vancouver Sun (July 15, 1969) with an article written by Anderson; and a BC Outdoors magazine (Jan/Feb 1995) with a short biography.
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.
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.
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