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Gilean Douglas memorial service program

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
A program from Gilean Douglas' memorial service, held in the Gorge Hall in 1994.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
14
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
A program from Gilean Douglas' memorial service, held in the Gorge Hall in 1994.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-14
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1971-2018
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings and full issues from Campbell River about Campbell River history, the first cruise ship to come to Campbell River, animal pest control, and city development, 1971, 2007, 2015, 2018; Canadian West magazine, 1986; last full issue of Courier-Islander, 2015; CR Discovery Guides, 2015, undated (very recent); Issue of Progress, 2015; pamphlets, business cards
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
30
Date Range
1971-2018
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings and full issues from Campbell River about Campbell River history, the first cruise ship to come to Campbell River, animal pest control, and city development, 1971, 2007, 2015, 2018; Canadian West magazine, 1986; last full issue of Courier-Islander, 2015; CR Discovery Guides, 2015, undated (very recent); Issue of Progress, 2015; pamphlets, business cards
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Campbell River & C.R. Museum

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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2009-2018
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings about the CR Museum and sponsored boat tours from 2009-2018; emails between CIMAS and CR Museum re: on-site training and repatriation of baskets woven by Norman Harry's mother, Gablemann Family, 2017; promotional material for CR Museum, brochures, magazine article, 2012, and four issues of Musings, Museum at Campbell River from 2016-2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
31
Date Range
2009-2018
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings about the CR Museum and sponsored boat tours from 2009-2018; emails between CIMAS and CR Museum re: on-site training and repatriation of baskets woven by Norman Harry's mother, Gablemann Family, 2017; promotional material for CR Museum, brochures, magazine article, 2012, and four issues of Musings, Museum at Campbell River from 2016-2018
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1920s-1960s
Scope and Content
Historical Canadian and US maps and travel info, 1920s-1960s.
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
69
Date Range
1920s-1960s
Scope and Content
Historical Canadian and US maps and travel info, 1920s-1960s.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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CIMAS information files
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File
Date Range
1904-2018
Scope and Content
Gilean Douglas fonds info, 1904-1993. Letter, The Whaletown Women's Institute, 1952. Clippings with info on Gilean's life, writing, and home on Chanel Rock, 1960s-2009. Clippings of Gilean's writing in various newspapers including her "Nature Rambles," 1961-1992. Clippings from WNE featuring Gilean Douglas, 1990-1993. Info on: Gilean's memorial, 1993; The Gilean Douglas Project, 1994; Gilean Douglas: Writing Nature, Finding Home, Gillian Milton and Andrea Lebowitz, 1999-2000; and Gilean Douglas featured at CIMAS. Excerpts: From My Window, Gordon Wagner, 1988 and Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill, 1994. Pages of magazines from The Country Gentleman, 1978 and Country Journal, 1988. Vintage cards, clippings related to homecare, undated
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
26
Date Range
1904-2018
Scope and Content
Gilean Douglas fonds info, 1904-1993. Letter, The Whaletown Women's Institute, 1952. Clippings with info on Gilean's life, writing, and home on Chanel Rock, 1960s-2009. Clippings of Gilean's writing in various newspapers including her "Nature Rambles," 1961-1992. Clippings from WNE featuring Gilean Douglas, 1990-1993. Info on: Gilean's memorial, 1993; The Gilean Douglas Project, 1994; Gilean Douglas: Writing Nature, Finding Home, Gillian Milton and Andrea Lebowitz, 1999-2000; and Gilean Douglas featured at CIMAS. Excerpts: From My Window, Gordon Wagner, 1988 and Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill, 1994. Pages of magazines from The Country Gentleman, 1978 and Country Journal, 1988. Vintage cards, clippings related to homecare, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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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.
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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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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Scope and Content
Articles used for "River For My Sidewalk"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
1.5
Sub-series Number
1.5
File Number
74
Material Type
textual records
Scope and Content
Articles used for "River For My Sidewalk"
Storage Location
2-8
Storage Range
2-8
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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William M. Douglas notebooks

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1889-[ca.1910]
Scope and Content
File contains six small leather-bound memo books with entries and jottings by Wm. Douglas which include such things as household accounts, trip diaries, appointments, and golf scores.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
12
File Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1889-[ca.1910]
Scope and Content
File contains six small leather-bound memo books with entries and jottings by Wm. Douglas which include such things as household accounts, trip diaries, appointments, and golf scores.
Storage Location
5-55.2
Storage Range
5-55.2
Name Access
Douglas, William
Douglas, Gilean
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William Murray Douglas ephemera

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1902-1914
Scope and Content
Health bulletin; White Star Line pamphlet and photo cards of the "SS Celtic" from a trans-Atlantic trip taken by Douglas's father; calling card of Douglas's mother
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
13
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1902-1914
Scope and Content
Health bulletin; White Star Line pamphlet and photo cards of the "SS Celtic" from a trans-Atlantic trip taken by Douglas's father; calling card of Douglas's mother
Storage Location
6-12
Storage Range
6-12
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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William Murray Douglas ephemera

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1908
Scope and Content
Pamphlets, clippings and a map from a trip to California taken by Douglas's father
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
14
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1908
Scope and Content
Pamphlets, clippings and a map from a trip to California taken by Douglas's father
Storage Location
6-13
Storage Range
6-13
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Bookmark with inscription by Gilean Douglas

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains a bookmark with an inscription to publisher Howard White of Harbour Publishing, and a letter from White donating the bookmark to CIMAS.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
21
Item Number
1999.001.11
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Custodial History
Donated by Howard White in 2003.
Scope and Content
File contains a bookmark with an inscription to publisher Howard White of Harbour Publishing, and a letter from White donating the bookmark to CIMAS.
Storage Location
6-27
Storage Range
6-27
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Clippings of Douglas's published articles

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950] - 1991
Scope and Content
Clippings of Douglas's work published in newspapers and magazines
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
15
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950] - 1991
Scope and Content
Clippings of Douglas's work published in newspapers and magazines
Storage Location
6-20
Storage Range
6-20
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Clippings scrapbook of Douglas's writing

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196?]
Scope and Content
White covered scrapbook of Douglas's poems and articles, some typed manuscripts and some clippings
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
17
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196?]
Scope and Content
White covered scrapbook of Douglas's poems and articles, some typed manuscripts and some clippings
Storage Location
7-4
Storage Range
7-4
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Eleanor Douglas mounted on "Bonnie Brier"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1902]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas' mother Eleanor mounted on "Bonnie Brier", the Douglas' riding and driving horse.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1902]
Physical Description
1 photograph print on cardboard stock: b&w; 16 x 10
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas' mother Eleanor mounted on "Bonnie Brier", the Douglas' riding and driving horse.
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Eleanor Douglas holding her infant daughter

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1900
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Douglas holding her infant daughter, Gillian (Gilean) Douglas.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1900
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 4 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Douglas holding her infant daughter, Gillian (Gilean) Douglas.
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Douglas house on Madison Ave., Toronto

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Douglas family home in Toronto.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904]
Physical Description
1 photograph postcard: b&w; 13.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Douglas family home in Toronto.
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Gilean Douglas with her father, William Douglas, in England

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1906
Scope and Content
Photograph of William and Gilean Douglas standing on a street of storefronts in England.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0004
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William and Gilean Douglas standing on a street of storefronts in England.
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Gilean Douglas and her nurse

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas with her nurse??
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0005
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas with her nurse??
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Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence in her yard.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0006
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence in her yard.
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Scope and Content
This is a hand-tinted portrait of Gilean Douglas, about twelve years old. [check]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0007
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 14
Scope and Content
This is a hand-tinted portrait of Gilean Douglas, about twelve years old. [check]
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