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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1992
Scope and Content
Series consists of five folders containing information about Douglas's writing career, including resumés, reviews of published work, publicity releases, articles written about Douglas, and lists of prose and poetry.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1992
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of five folders containing information about Douglas's writing career, including resumés, reviews of published work, publicity releases, articles written about Douglas, and lists of prose and poetry.
Storage Range
3-11 - 3-15
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Whaletown Community Club

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1956; 1986-1989
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of the Whaletown Community Club from the 1950s, and club newsletters from the late 1980s. Both Gilean Douglas and Philip Major Douglas held office in the club during the 1950s. Series includes correspondence, financial reports, lists of members and other administrative documents, and newsletters.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1956; 1986-1989
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of the Whaletown Community Club from the 1950s, and club newsletters from the late 1980s. Both Gilean Douglas and Philip Major Douglas held office in the club during the 1950s. Series includes correspondence, financial reports, lists of members and other administrative documents, and newsletters.
Storage Range
3-56 - 3-60
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Community Associations
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Whaletown Community Club fonds Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
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Administrative Records Series

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Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1948-1954
Scope and Content
Series consists of Whaletown Women's Institute membership records and an agreement relating to the Whaletown Community Club.
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
1999.002
Series Number
3
Accession Number
1999.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1954
Physical Description
1 file of membership book 1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of Whaletown Women's Institute membership records and an agreement relating to the Whaletown Community Club.
Storage Range
1-19 to 1-20
Name Access
Whaletown Community Club
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Administrative Records Series

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Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.003
Date Range
1938-1952
Scope and Content
Series consists of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society Declaration and Bylaws (1938), an insurance policy (1950) and reports to the Registrar of Companies (1948-1952).
Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
Fonds Number
1999.003
Series Number
3
Accession Number
1999.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1938-1952
Physical Description
3 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society Declaration and Bylaws (1938), an insurance policy (1950) and reports to the Registrar of Companies (1948-1952).
Storage Range
1-50 - 1-51
Name Access
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
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Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1996
Scope and Content
Series consists of the financial records of the Southern Cortes Community Association. It includes financial ledgers and ledger pages, records of income and expenses, financial statements and reports, invoices,receipts and bank statements.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Southern Cortes Community Association
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
2
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1996
Physical Description
9 oversize ledger books 28 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of the financial records of the Southern Cortes Community Association. It includes financial ledgers and ledger pages, records of income and expenses, financial statements and reports, invoices,receipts and bank statements.
Storage Range
1-14 - 1-28
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926-[199-]
Scope and Content
Series consists of records used in administering the SCCA and includes a copy of the constitution, legal documents, correspondence, insurance policies, membership lists and policies for the use of Manson's Hall.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926-[199-]
Physical Description
11 files of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records used in administering the SCCA and includes a copy of the constitution, legal documents, correspondence, insurance policies, membership lists and policies for the use of Manson's Hall.
Storage Range
1-42 - 1-52
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Community Planning and Land Use (Advisory Planning Commission)

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1965-1984
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to community planning and land use on Cortes Island, including materials relating to the formation and duties of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS) and the Cortes Island APC, proposals related to Cortes Island becoming part of the Islands Trust, RDCS planning study of Cortes Island, the Cortes Island land use questionnaire and final report, reports of CIRA planning committees, Cortes Island Community Plan drafts and draft revision, Cortes Island Official Settlement Plan and by-law, Subdivision Control by-law and Subdivision policy, zoning by-laws, drafts and amendments, proposed Siting by-law, and proposed application of the building code on Cortes Island.
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
7
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1965-1984
Physical Description
27 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to community planning and land use on Cortes Island, including materials relating to the formation and duties of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS) and the Cortes Island APC, proposals related to Cortes Island becoming part of the Islands Trust, RDCS planning study of Cortes Island, the Cortes Island land use questionnaire and final report, reports of CIRA planning committees, Cortes Island Community Plan drafts and draft revision, Cortes Island Official Settlement Plan and by-law, Subdivision Control by-law and Subdivision policy, zoning by-laws, drafts and amendments, proposed Siting by-law, and proposed application of the building code on Cortes Island.
Storage Range
3-1 - 3-37
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2002.002
Date Range
1983-1982
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to the Cortes Island Official Community Plan. It includes a Settlement Plan review (1983/84); a Community Plan review, including an island questionnaire to determine residents views on development; and copies of by-laws.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2002.001.2
Sous Fonds Number
2
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2002.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1983-1982
Physical Description
5 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials related to the Cortes Island Official Community Plan. It includes a Settlement Plan review (1983/84); a Community Plan review, including an island questionnaire to determine residents views on development; and copies of by-laws.
Storage Range
1-17 - 1-22
Name Access
Nursall, Ralph
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Regional Director records from Accession 2008.001

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1983-1999
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created or collected by Nursall during his term as Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) on the Comox-Strathcona Regional Board. It includes minutes of Advisory Planning Commission meetings, community plans and maps, correspondence, background material and ephemera. It is arranged in five subseries following Nursall's original ordering: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; and Subject Files - Cortes Affairs. Physical location of these records is in the Ralph Nursall fonds boxes (Box 1,folder 1 to Box 3,folder 3).
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2002.001.2
Series Number
6
Accession Number
2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1983-1999
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created or collected by Nursall during his term as Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) on the Comox-Strathcona Regional Board. It includes minutes of Advisory Planning Commission meetings, community plans and maps, correspondence, background material and ephemera. It is arranged in five subseries following Nursall's original ordering: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; and Subject Files - Cortes Affairs. Physical location of these records is in the Ralph Nursall fonds boxes (Box 1,folder 1 to Box 3,folder 3).
Storage Location
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box 1 to Box 3
Storage Range
1-1 - 3-3
Related Material
Regional Director of Cortes Island Electoral Area fonds
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Community Plans and Bylaws

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
1970-2003
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials relating to the Cortes Island Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Zoning Bylaw. It includes copies of the first and second Official Community Plans (1979 and 1995) and the first and second Zoning Bylaws (1970 and 2002). There are materials from an OCP revision (1992 -1995) and a Zoning Bylaw revision (ca. 1998-2003) including annotated draft copies, detailed APC commentary, correspondence, background materials and minutes of public meetings; Plan Maps and maps of Cortes properties.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Date Range
1970-2003
Physical Description
?? cm of textual records; 4 cerlox-bound map books
Scope and Content
Series consists of materials relating to the Cortes Island Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Zoning Bylaw. It includes copies of the first and second Official Community Plans (1979 and 1995) and the first and second Zoning Bylaws (1970 and 2002). There are materials from an OCP revision (1992 -1995) and a Zoning Bylaw revision (ca. 1998-2003) including annotated draft copies, detailed APC commentary, correspondence, background materials and minutes of public meetings; Plan Maps and maps of Cortes properties.
Storage Location
3-10 - 4-15
Storage Range
3-10 - 4-15
Name Access
Sirk, George
Nursall, Ralph
Subject Access
Local governments
Regional District
Zoning
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Administrative Records Series

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Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
electronic records
Accession Number
2003.003
Date Range
1938; 1952-2016
Scope and Content
This series contains records pertaining to the administration of the Whaletown Community Club including the constitution and bylaws, an agreement with the Whaletown Women's Institute, tax and insurance records, lease agreements, membership records and reports of finances and activities filed with the provincial government.
Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Community Club
Fonds Number
2003.003
Series Number
3
Accession Number
2003.003
Material Type
textual records
electronic records
Date Range
1938; 1952-2016
Physical Description
6 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
This series contains records pertaining to the administration of the Whaletown Community Club including the constitution and bylaws, an agreement with the Whaletown Women's Institute, tax and insurance records, lease agreements, membership records and reports of finances and activities filed with the provincial government.
Storage Location
1-17 - 1-24
2-2
2-11
2-17 - 2-19
2-30
3-12
3-16
Name Access
Whaletown Community Club
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Community Associations
Women's Institute
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Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
ephemera
Date Range
1972-1995
Scope and Content
Series consists of weather records of Cortes Island, copies of a treeplanting comic book ("Skreefer Madness"), and ephemera.
Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.002
Series Number
1
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
ephemera
Date Range
1972-1995
Scope and Content
Series consists of weather records of Cortes Island, copies of a treeplanting comic book ("Skreefer Madness"), and ephemera.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
Small fonds box
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
Material Type
textual records
Subject Access
Logging
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca.1930]-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of Elmer Ellingsen's personal and business activities, which included logging, operating heavy equipment and supplying gravel, real estate, and film distribution. Business records include correspondence, financial records, legal records, receipts and invoices, mortgage agreements, and receipts and invoices. Personal records include correspondence, financial records, ephemera, and some records relating to his father's estate. Series is arranged in five sub-series: 3.1 Logging records; 3.2 Elmay film distribution records; 3.3 Backhoe and gravel business; 3.4 Real estate; 3.5 Personal activities
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca.1930]-1993
Physical Description
71 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of Elmer Ellingsen's personal and business activities, which included logging, operating heavy equipment and supplying gravel, real estate, and film distribution. Business records include correspondence, financial records, legal records, receipts and invoices, mortgage agreements, and receipts and invoices. Personal records include correspondence, financial records, ephemera, and some records relating to his father's estate. Series is arranged in five sub-series: 3.1 Logging records; 3.2 Elmay film distribution records; 3.3 Backhoe and gravel business; 3.4 Real estate; 3.5 Personal activities
Storage Range
2-19 to 4-24
Subject Access
Logging
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May Ellingsen personal records

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1928-1977
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of the personal activities of May Ellingsen, including school records, journals, recipes and art work.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1928-1977
Physical Description
8 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records of the personal activities of May Ellingsen, including school records, journals, recipes and art work.
Storage Range
4-25 to 4-42
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909-1954
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Manson, John
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909-1954
Physical Description
16 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.
Custodial History
Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
Storage Range
6-8 to 6-36
Name Access
Manson, John
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Twin Islands
Mittlenatch Island
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Community organizations and services

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-2000
Scope and Content
Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May and Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
Item Number Range
7-1 to 7-48
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-2000
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Administrative records series

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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1920-1953
Scope and Content
Series consists of two files containing a copy of the organization's bylaws and an agreement re the use of the Church Hall.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.1
Sous Fonds Number
1
Series Number
3
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1920-1953
Scope and Content
Series consists of two files containing a copy of the organization's bylaws and an agreement re the use of the Church Hall.
Storage Range
1-15 to 1-16
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Administrative Records series

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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1954-1970
Scope and Content
Series consists of constitution and bylaws; membership records; a letter register and other lists regarding activities of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church
Fonds Number
2009.001.2
Sous Fonds Number
2
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954-1970
Scope and Content
Series consists of constitution and bylaws; membership records; a letter register and other lists regarding activities of the Whaletown Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church.
Storage Range
1-49 to 1-51
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Administrative records series

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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1985-1990
Scope and Content
Series consists of the records of the incorporation of the Cortes Island Women's Institute and membership records.
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Cortes Island Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
4
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1985-1990
Scope and Content
Series consists of the records of the incorporation of the Cortes Island Women's Institute and membership records.
Storage Range
2-35 to 2-37
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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