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Correspondence re provincial tax assessment for Cortes properties

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Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
File consists of a letter to Alice Collinge from the Provincial Assessor re valuation of properties for the four school districts on Cortex (sic) Island.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
File consists of a letter to Alice Collinge from the Provincial Assessor re valuation of properties for the four school districts on Cortex (sic) Island.
Storage Range
1-3
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence of William Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11949
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1923
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and property tax notices from Delia, Ab.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1923
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and property tax notices from Delia, Ab.
Storage Range
1-4
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Aftermath of steam donkey explosion on Hague Lake

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1923
Scope and Content
"One man (operator) was killed. One piece of donkey went through the air and landed on other side of lake (near where Bert Hansen now lives)." (Item #2007.001.234 is a duplicate.)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.697
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1923
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
"One man (operator) was killed. One piece of donkey went through the air and landed on other side of lake (near where Bert Hansen now lives)." (Item #2007.001.234 is a duplicate.)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Personal correspondence of William Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11944
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1924
Scope and Content
File consists of letters to Whiting from his niece Lula Planitz with two photographs.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
6
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1924
Scope and Content
File consists of letters to Whiting from his niece Lula Planitz with two photographs.
Storage Range
1-6
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence re election and a printed Voter's List for the Whaletown Polling Division, 1924

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Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1924
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
7
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1924
Storage Range
1-7
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence of William Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11966
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1925
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and property tax notices.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1925
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and property tax notices.
Storage Range
1-8
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence of William Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11950
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and bills of lading. It includes a letter re a title search of his Cortes property and a mention of correspondence problems because of the sinking of a mail boat.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
9
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and bills of lading. It includes a letter re a title search of his Cortes property and a mention of correspondence problems because of the sinking of a mail boat.
Storage Range
1-9
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence of William Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11943
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1927
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, bills of lading and property tax notices for Alberta property.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
10
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1927
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, bills of lading and property tax notices for Alberta property.
Storage Range
1-10
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence of Muriel Whiting, incoming and outgoing

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11951
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1927
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence re settling the estate of William Whiting, and letters of condolence.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
12
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1927
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence re settling the estate of William Whiting, and letters of condolence.
Storage Range
1-12
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Jim Palmer, less than 1 year old, propped on a chair in front of a building on the Gibson homestead in Squirrel Cove

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14530
Part Of
Donald Palmer fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.002
Date Range
1927
Part Of
Donald Palmer fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Donald
Fonds Number
2020.002
Item Number
2020.002.001
Accession Number
2020.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1927
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 6 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photo box 3
Name Access
Palmer, Donald
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Squirrel Cove
Images
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Correspondence of Muriel Whiting - incoming and outgoing

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11930
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1928
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence on local matters, personal matters, and regarding William Whiting's Alberta property and settling the estate after his death. It includes a letter advising Muriel Whiting she must use her legal name Muriel Alice Horner in all legal matters.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
13
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1928
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence on local matters, personal matters, and regarding William Whiting's Alberta property and settling the estate after his death. It includes a letter advising Muriel Whiting she must use her legal name Muriel Alice Horner in all legal matters.
Storage Range
1-13
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence to Muriel Whiting

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11952
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1929
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
14
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1929
Storage Range
1-14
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence re Basil Whiting

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Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1929
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence re Basil Whiting's stay in Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River and in the Queen Alexandria Solarium for Crippled Children in Victoria and includes letters from Basil.
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
15
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1929
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence re Basil Whiting's stay in Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River and in the Queen Alexandria Solarium for Crippled Children in Victoria and includes letters from Basil.
Storage Range
1-15
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission

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Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2021.005
Date Range
1942
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2021.005
Accession Number
2021.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
2 letters : 12 pages
Custodial History
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
1-20
Name Access
Greene, Alan
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Quadra Island
Read Island
Alert Bay
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Correspondence to Muriel Whiting

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Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1945
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
1
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1945
Storage Range
1-16
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Official Woodworker's Time Book"

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Part Of
James Layton fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
File consists of a 64 page Time Book published by the International Woodworkers of America, BC District Council No. 1. The booklet contains ads, information and a fold-out map with the locations of BC mills and logging camps. Layton, a member of Local Union 1-71, has entered a record of his income on page 62.
Part Of
James Layton fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Layton, James
Fonds Number
2019.020
File Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Physical Description
1 notebook, 10 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a 64 page Time Book published by the International Woodworkers of America, BC District Council No. 1. The booklet contains ads, information and a fold-out map with the locations of BC mills and logging camps. Layton, a member of Local Union 1-71, has entered a record of his income on page 62.
Name Access
Layton, James
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Von Donop Inlet
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Three loggers sitting in a clear-cut (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.500
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Spar tree in a logged area with yarded logs at its base (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.501
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Log being loaded onto a logging truck using the frame on a spar tree (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.502
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Heavily-loaded logging truck on the main road (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
(Possible duplicate: 2019.023.025)
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.503
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
(Possible duplicate: 2019.023.025)
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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