Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
Ken Slater (1905-1970) was a long-time resident of Cortes Island, a commercial fisherman and boat builder who was also an accomplished carver and cartoonist. His boatworks was located on the site now occupied by the Whaletown Post Office. Ken built the "Sylva Jane", launched in 1946, for Reg and Sylvia Walsh. He also built a model of the ship, which is in the collection of the Cortes Museum. Ken moved to Cortes Bay in 1962. His cartoons, artwork and wood carvings were displayed and sold at many island affairs.
Custodial History
The three coloured cartoons were given to Mark Appleyard by Gary and Velma Bergman for donation to CIMAS [ca. 2015]. Provenance of the two pencil drawings is unknown. There is no accession record; an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number has been given based on the date of processing.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a collection of record albums; the inside shows a scene on the Whaletown dock.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a collection of record albums; the inside shows a scene on the Whaletown dock.
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.
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.
