Part Of

May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

3.1

File Number

4

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1948

Scope and Content

File contains an agreement to form a logging partnership between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson.

Storage Location

2-22

Storage Range

2-22

Subject Access

Logging

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.339

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of fields and buildings at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.338

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of fields and a house against the forest line at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.345

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934-1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a field with several hay drying racks. The house is just visible at the left of the photo. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.344

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1934-1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a man on a tractor plowing a field in the foreground. Behind is a house and an orchard on a slight rise. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.348

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Anderson home and orchard in the winter, covered with snow. The plowed road is in the foreground. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

1

File Number

16

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1971-1982

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence to May Ellingsen from her good friend Mary (Ward Mumford) Anderson.

Storage Location

1-16

Storage Range

1-16

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CIMAS photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Jordan, Lynne

Fonds Number

2019.003

Item Number

2019.003.211

Material Type

graphic

Date Range

2002

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Custodial History

Found in Information Files folder, Jan. 2021

Scope and Content

Dr. Dale Anderson's Marine Dental Clinic provided dental services for Cortes Island and nearby islands from 1995 - 2020. The dental office was originally in this sailboat and then moved into the float house clinic at the Whaletown dock (seen at the bottom of the ramp).

Storage Location

Photo box 3

Subject Access

Health care

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2019.003

Item Number

2019.003.212

Material Type

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 200-]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Custodial History

Found in Information Files folder, Jan. 2021

Scope and Content

Dr. Dale Anderson in the Marine Dental Clinic, located in a floathouse tied to the Whaletown dock.

Storage Location

Photo box 3

Subject Access

Health care

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.112

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: colour: 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Elton Anderson at Chris's Lagoon.

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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Elton Anderson collection

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2019.004

Accession Number

2019.004 2019.005

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1957-1995

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

History / Biographical

Elton Anderson (1908 -1975) was a naturalist and conservationist. He was born in Victoria and lived for some years on Cortes Island. A former logger, Anderson became a leader in conservation work in BC. He served as president of the Federation of BC Naturalists, was an honorary life member of the Vancouver Natural History Society and the Victoria Natural History Society, and a member of the Canadian Nature Federation.

Custodial History

Provenance of these files is unclear and there are no accession records. They have been given arbitrary fonds numbers based on date of processing and described as the Elton Anderson Collection.

Scope and Content

Collection contains a file of material about Elton Anderson including a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson, and a notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip.

Storage Location

Small fonds box

Storage Range

Small fonds box, 1-6 - 1-7

Name Access

Anderson, Elton

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Elton Anderson collection

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2019.004

File Number

1

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1969-1995

Physical Description

1 file of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a collection of material about Elton Anderson and includes a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson; Nancy Anderson's notes about him; two newsletters of the Federation of BC Naturalists (Sept. 1975 and June 1977); a page from the Vancouver Sun (July 15, 1969) with an article written by Anderson; and a BC Outdoors magazine (Jan/Feb 1995) with a short biography.

Storage Location

Small fonds box, 1-6

Storage Range

Small fonds box, 1-6

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

34

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1975

Scope and Content

File contains a BC Naturalist newsletter and an article about Elton Anderson's conservation efforts and achievements written by May Ellingsen.

Storage Location

5-34

Storage Range

5-34

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

35

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1955

Scope and Content

File contains a Presentation to the Royal Commission of Forestry by Elton Anderson with hand-written notes on some of the pages.

Storage Location

5-35

Storage Range

5-35

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.346

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1934-1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the house of A. T. Anderson. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0757

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1956]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Peggy and Stan Anderson (front) on their wedding day; Jim and Mary Munro behind them.

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.203

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of (L to R) Mabel Christensen, Buster Christensen, Eve Rickenbacker, (ID), and Mary (Ward) Anderson, dining at the Christensen home on Manson's Lagoon. Mary Ward married Elton Anderson following Oliver's death in 1970, outlived him and married Len Mumford.

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.250

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940s?]

Physical Description

1 photographic Christmas card: b&w; 13.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph made in to a Christmas card, of Roy Anderson (Veronica Tiber's son).

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.340

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w;

Scope and Content

Photograph of sheep grazing in a field at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0756

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1956]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Stan Anderson, on the day of his wedding to Peggy Munro. Stan was a partner of Elmer Ellingsen.

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