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Union Steamship invoice and ticket stub

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Scope and Content
An invoice from the Union Steamship "Cardena" (undated) and a ticket stub from the estate of John Manson (1868-1957).
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
9
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Custodial History
Invoice donated by Ian Disney in 2007; ticket stub donated by Mike and Donna Manson in 2013.
Scope and Content
An invoice from the Union Steamship "Cardena" (undated) and a ticket stub from the estate of John Manson (1868-1957).
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-9
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Gilean Douglas (left) aboard the "Cardena"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas (left) sitting on the deck of the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0881
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas (left) sitting on the deck of the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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"Captain Harry Roach of the Union S.S. Line who knows Rose Spit well"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capt. Harry Roach of the Union Steamship Line, standing on the deck of his ship.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1089
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capt. Harry Roach of the Union Steamship Line, standing on the deck of his ship.
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union Steamship schedule

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Printed schedule and bill of lading for the Union Steamship Line
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
42
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Printed schedule and bill of lading for the Union Steamship Line
Storage Location
5-29
Storage Range
5-29
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Ralph Nursall, Regional Director sous-fonds

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2002.002 2008.001
Date Range
1970-1986
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of materials generated and gathered by Ralph Nursall during his term as Regional Director. It includes minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission; community plan reviews; reports of public hearings; agendas, minutes and background material from Nursall's work on the RDCS Forest Policies, Greater Campbell River Planning, and Executive and Personnel committees meetings; licenses for the use of foreshore and crown lands on the island; and material relating to aquaculture, forestry and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Subject Files - Cortes Affairs; and Regional Director records from Accession 2008.001.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
2002.001.2
Sous Fonds Number
2
Accession Number
2002.002 2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1986
Physical Description
76 cm of textual records
Extent
.76 m
History / Biographical
Ralph Nursall was elected Regional Director of Electoral Area I (Cortes Island) for the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (RDCS) in November of 1990. He served two terms as Director: 1990-1993, and 1993-1996.
Custodial History
Records were donated to the Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society by Ralph Nursall in 2003 and in an accrual in 2008 (Accession 2008.001).
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of materials generated and gathered by Ralph Nursall during his term as Regional Director. It includes minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission; community plan reviews; reports of public hearings; agendas, minutes and background material from Nursall's work on the RDCS Forest Policies, Greater Campbell River Planning, and Executive and Personnel committees meetings; licenses for the use of foreshore and crown lands on the island; and material relating to aquaculture, forestry and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Subject Files - Cortes Affairs; and Regional Director records from Accession 2008.001.
Storage Range
1-8 - 1-60 Ralph Nursall fonds 1-1 - 3-3
Name Access
Nursall, Ralph
Subject Access
Regional District
Advisory Planning Commission
Aquaculture
Zoning
Local governments
Finding Aid
File list is available.
Arrangement
Arrangement is Nursall's original order of the material.
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George Sirk, Regional Director sous-fonds

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
multiple media
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
1970-2003
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of materials generated or gathered by George Sirk during his term as Regional Director. It includes correspondence; minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC); Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw revision materials; records of foreshore leases and licenses; correspondence on various island issues, and material relating to parks, aquaculture, forestry, treaty negotiations and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans and Bylaws; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Rezoning and Development Proposals; Subject Files: Cortes Affairs; Aquaculture; and Treaty Negotiations.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Creator
Sirk, George
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
multiple media
Date Range
1970-2003
Physical Description
1.2 m of textual records
Extent
1.2 m
History / Biographical
George Sirk was elected Regional Director of Electoral Area I (Cortes Island) in the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona in 1996. He served three terms as Director, from 1996 to 2005.
Custodial History
Material was donated to CIMAS by George Sirk in 2004, prior to his move from Cortes Island to Victoria, BC.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of materials generated or gathered by George Sirk during his term as Regional Director. It includes correspondence; minutes and reports of the Cortes Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC); Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw revision materials; records of foreshore leases and licenses; correspondence on various island issues, and material relating to parks, aquaculture, forestry, treaty negotiations and other island concerns. Sous-fonds is arranged into six series: Advisory Planning Commission; Community Plans and Bylaws; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Regional Board; Regional District of Comox-Strathcona: Committees; Rezoning and Development Proposals; Subject Files: Cortes Affairs; Aquaculture; and Treaty Negotiations.
Storage Location
2-28 - 7-15
Storage Range
2-28 - 7-15
Name Access
Sirk, George
Nursall, Ralph
Subject Access
Advisory Planning Commission
Local governments
Regional District
Zoning
Aboriginal affairs
Aquaculture
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Arrangement
Original content of folders has been retained; archivists have arranged files into series.
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Jeanette Hiebert, Regional Director sous-fonds

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Material Type
textual records
electronic records
ephemera
Accession Number
2019.015
Date Range
2003-2008
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records created or collected by Jeannette (Jenny) Hiebert during her term as Regional Director. It includes minutes of APC meetings, correspondence, records of public hearings, records related to bylaw and zoning changes, parks, aquaculture, and forestry issues, and material about the impending division of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona into two separate districts.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
2002.001.4
Accession Number
2019.015
Material Type
textual records
electronic records
ephemera
Date Range
2003-2008
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records 1 CD
History / Biographical
Jeanette (Jenny) Hiebert served as Regional Director for Area I, Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, for one term, from 2005-2008
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Jenny Hiebert in 2019.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records created or collected by Jeannette (Jenny) Hiebert during her term as Regional Director. It includes minutes of APC meetings, correspondence, records of public hearings, records related to bylaw and zoning changes, parks, aquaculture, and forestry issues, and material about the impending division of the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona into two separate districts.
Storage Range
7-16 - 7-31
Name Access
Hiebert, Jeanette
Hiebert, Jenny
Subject Access
Regional District
Local governments
Advisory Planning Commission
Aquaculture
Zoning
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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The Union steamship "Cardena"

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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
2003.002.031
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 14.5 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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The Union steamship "Cardena" entering Whaletown Bay

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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
2003.002.032
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 14.5 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Eight

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Scope and Content
Album 8, "Harbours and Marinas on Cortes Island", contains photographs of wharves and their surroundings in Whaletown, Manson's Landing, Cortes Bay, Marina Island, Camp/Subtle Island, and other nearby coastal areas.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
8
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Physical Description
1 binder : 70 pages
Scope and Content
Album 8, "Harbours and Marinas on Cortes Island", contains photographs of wharves and their surroundings in Whaletown, Manson's Landing, Cortes Bay, Marina Island, Camp/Subtle Island, and other nearby coastal areas.
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Subject Access
Aquaculture
Ferries
Fishing
Postal services
Union Steamship Company
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 8-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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Ernel Logging - ephemera

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1949-1950
Scope and Content
File contains Union Steamship tickets; United Airlines tickets.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
File Number
10
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1949-1950
Scope and Content
File contains Union Steamship tickets; United Airlines tickets.
Storage Location
2-28
Storage Range
2-28
Subject Access
Logging
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Manson's Landing from aboard the "Cardena"

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1923-1958]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manson's Landing taken from aboard the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.029
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1923-1958]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 12.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manson's Landing taken from aboard the Union Steamship "Cardena".
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Crowd of people standing on the government dock at Manson's Landing

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people on the government dock at Manson's Landing, likely waiting for the arrival of a Union Steamship. They are standing in front of a building sided with vertical shake boards, with "Cortes Island" and "Telegraph Office" signs on its side. View is looking along the Spit.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.064
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 10 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people on the government dock at Manson's Landing, likely waiting for the arrival of a Union Steamship. They are standing in front of a building sided with vertical shake boards, with "Cortes Island" and "Telegraph Office" signs on its side. View is looking along the Spit.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Union Steamship schedule

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
File contains a schedule for the Union Steamships.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
File contains a schedule for the Union Steamships.
Storage Location
8-4
Storage Range
8-4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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John Manson - financial records

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1935
Scope and Content
File contains John Manson's receipts and checks, including a Union Steamship bill of lading for one horse.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
7
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1935
Scope and Content
File contains John Manson's receipts and checks, including a Union Steamship bill of lading for one horse.
Storage Location
6-14
Storage Range
6-14
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union Steamship brochure; telephone supply catalog

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1957; 1960s
Scope and Content
File contains an advertising brochure of the Union Steamship company, including a menu, and a catalog of telephone supplies used while installing the Cortes Grapevine local telephone system.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1957; 1960s
Scope and Content
File contains an advertising brochure of the Union Steamship company, including a menu, and a catalog of telephone supplies used while installing the Cortes Grapevine local telephone system.
Storage Location
8-16
Storage Range
8-16
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union steamship "SS Chelohsin" aground

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1949
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.372
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1949
Physical Description
1 photograph postcard: b&w; 13 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union steamship "Camosun"

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.373
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Union steamship "Camosun"

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.374
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Images
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Union steamship "Camosun"

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.375
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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