File consists of master pages of a fund-raising cookbook produced by the Whaletown Women's Institute. Typed recipes are pasted onto construction paper sheets; sheets are crumbling.
Complete copies of the cookbook may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds and the Island Women's Club fonds.
File consists of master pages of a fund-raising cookbook produced by the Whaletown Women's Institute. Typed recipes are pasted onto construction paper sheets; sheets are crumbling.
Complete copies of the cookbook may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds and the Island Women's Club fonds.
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Email exchanges with Heather Harbord, author of Desolation Sound, on book tour, 2007. Pamphlets and posters from CIMAS event for Desolation Sound with Heather Harbord, 2007
Email exchanges with Heather Harbord, author of Desolation Sound, on book tour, 2007. Pamphlets and posters from CIMAS event for Desolation Sound with Heather Harbord, 2007
Sub-series consists of typed manuscripts, including one bound typescript, of Douglas's books of nature writing ("River For My Sidewalk", "Silence Is My Homeland" and "The Protected Place") and a typed good copy of a book about mountain characters which was never published, "Our Guests Don't Stink".
Sub-series consists of typed manuscripts, including one bound typescript, of Douglas's books of nature writing ("River For My Sidewalk", "Silence Is My Homeland" and "The Protected Place") and a typed good copy of a book about mountain characters which was never published, "Our Guests Don't Stink".
A small 36 page notebook (4 x 6 inches); cover is blue with a gilt art nouveau design. There are pages for "First Hims", "Childhood Hims" etc. in which Douglas has listed her significant relationships, from her childhood through the years on Cortes Island.
A small 36 page notebook (4 x 6 inches); cover is blue with a gilt art nouveau design. There are pages for "First Hims", "Childhood Hims" etc. in which Douglas has listed her significant relationships, from her childhood through the years on Cortes Island.
Scrapbook compiled by Ada Page, housekeeper during Douglas's childhood and her primary care-giver after the death of her mother in 1906. The scrapbook contains clippings of menus, recipes and household hints.
Scrapbook compiled by Ada Page, housekeeper during Douglas's childhood and her primary care-giver after the death of her mother in 1906. The scrapbook contains clippings of menus, recipes and household hints.
