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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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Historical Information series

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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2006.001
Scope and Content
Series consists of material pertaining to Cortes Island history and includes correspondence, notes, photographs, ephemera, clippings and two CDs.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
2
Accession Number
2006.001
Material Type
textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of material pertaining to Cortes Island history and includes correspondence, notes, photographs, ephemera, clippings and two CDs.
Name Access
McKenzie, Scotty and Amy
Thompson, Doreen
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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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Wilfred Freeman fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954-1965
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to logging on Cortes Island. It includes correspondence, account sheets, Forest Service scale sheets, timber sale maps of Von Donop Creek and Carrington Bay, and copies of Forestry regulations.
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Wilfred Freeman fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2001.001
Series Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1954-1965
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to logging on Cortes Island. It includes correspondence, account sheets, Forest Service scale sheets, timber sale maps of Von Donop Creek and Carrington Bay, and copies of Forestry regulations.
Name Access
Freeman, Wilfred
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Carrington Bay
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Eleanor Milne fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1800s-ca. 197?]
Scope and Content
Series consists of nine loose photographs of the Heay, Hague and Lowe families.
Part Of
Eleanor Milne fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Milne, Eleanor
Fonds Number
2004.005
Series Number
2
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1800s-ca. 197?]
Physical Description
9 photographs : b&w and col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of nine loose photographs of the Heay, Hague and Lowe families.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Name Access
Milne, Eleanor
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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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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
1
Item Number Range
2011.001.001 - 2011.001.150
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Physical Description
1 photograph album, 18.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm, containing 150 black and white photographs.
Physical Condition
Cover is worn; spine is damaged and has been repaired with orange tape and cellophane tape. Photographs are glued onto the black paper pages and show signs of wear such as dirt or wrinkling but are generally very clear. Some photographs are missing and a few have been cut.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
Cortes Island
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1921-1924
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 329 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1922 to 1924. The photographs depict Dorothy Huck, friends and family, on Cortes and in Saskatchewan. There are also some commercial photographs of the Rocky Mountains.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
2
Item Number Range
2011.001.151 - 2011.001.479
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1921-1924
Physical Description
1 photograph album, 28 x 18 x 4 cm
Physical Condition
Edges of the cover are frayed; the first five, the eighth and the last four pages are broken along the fold and are loose. The photographs are glued onto the black cardboard pages and show signs of rippling, creasing, dirt and wear but most of the images are very clear. Some of the pictures are loose or missing.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 329 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1922 to 1924. The photographs depict Dorothy Huck, friends and family, on Cortes and in Saskatchewan. There are also some commercial photographs of the Rocky Mountains.
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Michael Carkener collection
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2013.002
Date Range
[ca. 191-?] - [ca. 1969]
Scope and Content
Series consists of consists of twenty-four photographs depicting Manson's Landing and Whaletown scenes and people
Part Of
Michael Carkener collection
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2013.002
Series Number
1
Item Number Range
2013.002.001 - 2013.002.024
Accession Number
2013.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 191-?] - [ca. 1969]
Physical Description
23 photographs : b&w 1 photograph : colour
Scope and Content
Series consists of consists of twenty-four photographs depicting Manson's Landing and Whaletown scenes and people
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Physical Description
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)
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
[ca. 1977]-1981
Scope and Content
Series consists of loose pages taken from photograph albums, with colour photographs and labels pasted onto black paper pages. Photographs depict people at various Cortes Island functions including theater productions, Cortes Island Day pie-throwing booth, and parties.
Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.002
Series Number
2
Item Number Range
2006.002.001-2006.016
Date Range
[ca. 1977]-1981
Physical Description
8 album pages with ca. 80 colour photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of loose pages taken from photograph albums, with colour photographs and labels pasted onto black paper pages. Photographs depict people at various Cortes Island functions including theater productions, Cortes Island Day pie-throwing booth, and parties.
Storage Location
Oversize materials box
Storage Range
Oversize materials box
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Part Of
Sedley Sweeny fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1992
Part Of
Sedley Sweeny fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Sweeny, Sedley
Fonds Number
2019.008
Series Number
2
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1992
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Storage Range
Photograph box 3
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900] - 2003
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs collected by May Ellingsen during her activities documenting the history of Cortes Island. Most of the photographs date from the first half of the 1900s and include pictures of the Manson and other Cortes Island settler families, places and events. A set of photographs from Slim Barnard of the Happy Ranch contains pictures of Cortes Island and B.C. from the 1950s. Some of the photographs are copies of historic Cortes photographs which were collected by May Ellingsen and reproduced by the Campbell River Museum in 1985. Where known, the Campbell River Museum number is indicated. (See 2004.002 - May Ellingsen fonds.)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number Range
2007.001.001-2007.001.439; 2007.001.462-2007.001.747
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900] - 2003
Physical Description
726 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs collected by May Ellingsen during her activities documenting the history of Cortes Island. Most of the photographs date from the first half of the 1900s and include pictures of the Manson and other Cortes Island settler families, places and events. A set of photographs from Slim Barnard of the Happy Ranch contains pictures of Cortes Island and B.C. from the 1950s. Some of the photographs are copies of historic Cortes photographs which were collected by May Ellingsen and reproduced by the Campbell River Museum in 1985. Where known, the Campbell River Museum number is indicated. (See 2004.002 - May Ellingsen fonds.)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2006.001
Date Range
[192-] - [198-]
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of Cortes Island people and places which were collected from various sources by Doreen Thompson during her work on Museum exhibits.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Accession Number
2006.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-] - [198-]
Physical Description
39 photographs; b&w and col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of Cortes Island people and places which were collected from various sources by Doreen Thompson during her work on Museum exhibits.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Storage Range
Photograph Box 3
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
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Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1945] - [ca.1979]
Scope and Content
Series consists of 510 photographs (slides and prints), depicting places, people and events on Cortes Island, predominantly the Whaletown area.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1945] - [ca.1979]
Physical Description
132 prints: b&w and col.
378 slides: col. slides
Scope and Content
Series consists of 510 photographs (slides and prints), depicting places, people and events on Cortes Island, predominantly the Whaletown area.
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Slide Album 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1988-1989
Scope and Content
Series consists of seven photographs of Cortes Island Women's Institute members and guests at various functions. Needs further identification.
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
8
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1988-1989
Physical Description
7 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of seven photographs of Cortes Island Women's Institute members and guests at various functions. Needs further identification.
Storage Range
3-4
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
Series contains scanned images shared with the Cortes Island Museum & Archives. The donor retains the originals and the copyright.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
Series contains scanned images shared with the Cortes Island Museum & Archives. The donor retains the originals and the copyright.
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Part Of
Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2017.011
Date Range
2003
Scope and Content
Series consists of documents pertaining to a lawsuit between Chief Raymond Noble of Klahoose First Nation (suing on behalf of all members of the KFN) and the following plaintiffs: Cortes Ecoforestry Society, Linnaea Farm Society, certain members of the Klahoose First Nation, and members of the aforementioned organizations. The lawsuit concerned an alleged blockage, which barred access to Woodlot 009, thus interfering with Klahoose logging operations.
Part Of
Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Cortes Ecoforestry Society
Fonds Number
2017.011
Series Number
10
Accession Number
2017.011
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
2003
Scope and Content
Series consists of documents pertaining to a lawsuit between Chief Raymond Noble of Klahoose First Nation (suing on behalf of all members of the KFN) and the following plaintiffs: Cortes Ecoforestry Society, Linnaea Farm Society, certain members of the Klahoose First Nation, and members of the aforementioned organizations. The lawsuit concerned an alleged blockage, which barred access to Woodlot 009, thus interfering with Klahoose logging operations.
Storage Range
2-12 to 2-18
Name Access
Cortes Ecoforestry Society
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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