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May and Elmer Ellingsen interview

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include how Elmer came to the island and met May; logging experiences; Cortes roads and telephone system; and living at Von Donop Inlet. Several humorous stories are related. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.008
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include how Elmer came to the island and met May; logging experiences; Cortes roads and telephone system; and living at Von Donop Inlet. Several humorous stories are related. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Logging
Audio Recordings
Documents

1999.004.008A May & Elmer Ellingsen.pdf

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1999.004.008B May & Elmer Ellingsen.pdf

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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. May traces her family history and then talks about her childhood on Cortes and Hernando Islands; meeting and marrying Elmer; living in a float house at logging camps in Loughborough Inlet, Phillips Arm and Von Donop Inlet; and moving the house to Hague Lake in 1952. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.009
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. May traces her family history and then talks about her childhood on Cortes and Hernando Islands; meeting and marrying Elmer; living in a float house at logging camps in Loughborough Inlet, Phillips Arm and Von Donop Inlet; and moving the house to Hague Lake in 1952. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Logging
Audio Recordings
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Nesta Stackhouse interview

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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.023
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Carrington Bay
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Doreen Thompson interview (Side A) and Wilf Freeman interview (Side B)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.024
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Fishing
Hunting
Transportation
Health care
Audio Recordings
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May and Elmer Ellingsen interview

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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca.2003]
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Dianne Hentschel.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Hentschel, Diane
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.027
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca.2003]
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Dianne Hentschel.
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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2003
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Martha Abelson and Jill Milton. Topics covered include Manson family history; May's reminiscences about her childhood on Cortes; schools.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Abelson,Martha
Milton, Jill
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.028
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2003
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Martha Abelson and Jill Milton. Topics covered include Manson family history; May's reminiscences about her childhood on Cortes; schools.
Audio Recordings
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1912-1993
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by Doris C. Kirk, 1912; article in North Island News "Ice Cream! 'Boat Day' was major event for the coastal urchins of yesteryear," 1993
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
24
Date Range
1912-1993
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by Doris C. Kirk, 1912; article in North Island News "Ice Cream! 'Boat Day' was major event for the coastal urchins of yesteryear," 1993
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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"Variety Nite - May 2, 1992 at Gorge Hall"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2006.002
Date Range
1992
Scope and Content
DVD of performances at a Variety Night held at the Gorge Hall.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
2006.002.009
Accession Number
2006.002
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1992
Physical Description
1 DVD
Custodial History
Donated by Howie Roman.
Scope and Content
DVD of performances at a Variety Night held at the Gorge Hall.
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Last Days of the Whaletown store" (incomplete)

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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2007.004
Date Range
1987
Scope and Content
DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of Carlberg General Merchants before it closed in May, 1987. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Sirk, George
Series Number
2
Item Number
2007.004.008
Accession Number
2007.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1987
Physical Description
1 DVD, copied from an original VHS tape
Custodial History
Copied from George Sirk's VHS tapes with his permission to use the contents for display and research purposes.
Scope and Content
DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of Carlberg General Merchants before it closed in May, 1987. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1966-2017
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on Cortes Days from 1966-2017; Receipts for Cortes Day purchases, 1971.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
17
Date Range
1966-2017
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on Cortes Days from 1966-2017; Receipts for Cortes Day purchases, 1971.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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First Nations: Coast Salish

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1895-2018
Scope and Content
Info on: history, leadership, culture, community initiatives, sustainability, reconciliation, self-governance, treaties and land claims, archaeology, legends, events, partnerships, politics; First Nations Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP); Klahoose Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation (QXMC); and more, 1983-2018. Excerpts from: Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Bouchard and Kennedy, 1983; Seven-Knot Summers, B. Hill, 1994; and Indian Myths and Legends, Bouchard and Kennedy, 2002 (translated from Boas' 1895 edition). Full issues of Community Stories, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2009; Salish Sea Sentinel, "Coast Salish Country," 2016; Canadian Geographic "Canada's Indigenous Peoples," 2018. Email exchange regarding partnership with North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society (NVIATS), 2014
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
19
Date Range
1895-2018
Scope and Content
Info on: history, leadership, culture, community initiatives, sustainability, reconciliation, self-governance, treaties and land claims, archaeology, legends, events, partnerships, politics; First Nations Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP); Klahoose Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation (QXMC); and more, 1983-2018. Excerpts from: Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Bouchard and Kennedy, 1983; Seven-Knot Summers, B. Hill, 1994; and Indian Myths and Legends, Bouchard and Kennedy, 2002 (translated from Boas' 1895 edition). Full issues of Community Stories, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2009; Salish Sea Sentinel, "Coast Salish Country," 2016; Canadian Geographic "Canada's Indigenous Peoples," 2018. Email exchange regarding partnership with North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society (NVIATS), 2014
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1792-2017
Scope and Content
Info on: Chief and Council, community initiatives, cultural practices and events, reconciliation, cultural tourism, land use and treaty negotiations, economic opportunities and development, fishing, shellfish, material culture, and early history, 1792-2017. Utilization of Fishes, Beach Foods, and Marine Animals by the Th'uhus Indian People of British Columbia, manuscript from Rose Mitchell, prepared by Dorothy Kennedy, 1974. Neh'Motl newsletter, 1981. Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Kennedy and Bouchard, 1983 , and Handbook of North American Indians, 1990. Interviews with Mary Reif (nee Pille), and Tom Hill, 1995. Klahoose and the Treaty Process brochures, 1995. "Treaty Talk" newsletter, 1996. Some printed photographs. Marilyn's Salmon brochures. Brenda Rose Bio. Keywords: Strathcona Redional District (SRD); Plutonic Power's proposed "Green Energy Cooridoor,"; Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP); the Drone Territory Initiative; Community Forest; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); Toba Inlet; Forbes Bay; Squirrel Cove
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
20
Date Range
1792-2017
Scope and Content
Info on: Chief and Council, community initiatives, cultural practices and events, reconciliation, cultural tourism, land use and treaty negotiations, economic opportunities and development, fishing, shellfish, material culture, and early history, 1792-2017. Utilization of Fishes, Beach Foods, and Marine Animals by the Th'uhus Indian People of British Columbia, manuscript from Rose Mitchell, prepared by Dorothy Kennedy, 1974. Neh'Motl newsletter, 1981. Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Kennedy and Bouchard, 1983 , and Handbook of North American Indians, 1990. Interviews with Mary Reif (nee Pille), and Tom Hill, 1995. Klahoose and the Treaty Process brochures, 1995. "Treaty Talk" newsletter, 1996. Some printed photographs. Marilyn's Salmon brochures. Brenda Rose Bio. Keywords: Strathcona Redional District (SRD); Plutonic Power's proposed "Green Energy Cooridoor,"; Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP); the Drone Territory Initiative; Community Forest; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); Toba Inlet; Forbes Bay; Squirrel Cove
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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First Nations: Klahoose & CIMAS

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2007-2017
Scope and Content
Emails and letters from CIMAS with/regarding Klahoose and local FN history, 2007-2017. Information and typed notes with info for CIMAS permanent exhibit on local FN history. Keyword: Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
21
Date Range
2007-2017
Scope and Content
Emails and letters from CIMAS with/regarding Klahoose and local FN history, 2007-2017. Information and typed notes with info for CIMAS permanent exhibit on local FN history. Keyword: Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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First Nations: Repatriation Symposium, Kelowna, 2017

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2016-2017
Scope and Content
Info from "Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together" symposium, including conference itinerary, 2017. First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) information/resource booklets: Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook; 2015/16 Year In Review; BC's Master-Apprentice Language Program Handbook; Culture Camps for Language Learning, an Immersion Handbook; and Language Nest Handbook. Additional information booklets: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), 2011; and What's inSight: Repatriation in the Spirit of Reconciliation, Royal BC Museum. Additional info on: First Voices language resources; Canada's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program; Cultural Resource Management diploma, UVic; The Witness Blanket Project; FPCC Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, 2016-2017; Kelowna Art Gallery exhibits; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
22
Date Range
2016-2017
Scope and Content
Info from "Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together" symposium, including conference itinerary, 2017. First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) information/resource booklets: Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook; 2015/16 Year In Review; BC's Master-Apprentice Language Program Handbook; Culture Camps for Language Learning, an Immersion Handbook; and Language Nest Handbook. Additional information booklets: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), 2011; and What's inSight: Repatriation in the Spirit of Reconciliation, Royal BC Museum. Additional info on: First Voices language resources; Canada's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program; Cultural Resource Management diploma, UVic; The Witness Blanket Project; FPCC Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, 2016-2017; Kelowna Art Gallery exhibits; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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First Nations: Visit to Royal BC Museum, 2016

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1909-2017
Scope and Content
Information gathered by Rose Hansen. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples info, 2011. First Voices and First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) language resources. Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook, FPCC. First Peoples' News, issue #1, 2015. "Keeping the Circle Strong" 2017-2017 calendar, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. First Nations research resources at the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), including info on anthropology collection resources at the RBCM and First Nations genealogical research at the BC Archives. Report on the status of BC First Nations Languages, 2014. Printed info on archival catalogues: one linguistics tape from Liz Harry Hagege (born in Squirrel Cove), 1977 (CAL0000066); and approx seven ethnology tapes "Recorded Coast Salish General" (Catalogue item #s COAG-T-001 to COAG-T-005)
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
23
Date Range
1909-2017
Scope and Content
Information gathered by Rose Hansen. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples info, 2011. First Voices and First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) language resources. Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook, FPCC. First Peoples' News, issue #1, 2015. "Keeping the Circle Strong" 2017-2017 calendar, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. First Nations research resources at the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), including info on anthropology collection resources at the RBCM and First Nations genealogical research at the BC Archives. Report on the status of BC First Nations Languages, 2014. Printed info on archival catalogues: one linguistics tape from Liz Harry Hagege (born in Squirrel Cove), 1977 (CAL0000066); and approx seven ethnology tapes "Recorded Coast Salish General" (Catalogue item #s COAG-T-001 to COAG-T-005)
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
early 1900s-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info from the early 1900s. Info on the Linnaea Farm Society, Linnaea Farm Fest, Linnaea Harvest Festival, Linnaea Farm agricultural programs, Linnaea school history, programs, activities and plays,book launches, public disk golf course, and the Community Land Trust (CLT), 1973-2014. Linnaea Farm purchase receipt from Mansons Landing, 1993. Cortes Island phone book, 1990. Linnaea School Productions play itineraries, 2006-2008. Additional keywords: Donna Bracewell; Ken Hansen; Streamkeepers; raw milk
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
57
Date Range
early 1900s-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info from the early 1900s. Info on the Linnaea Farm Society, Linnaea Farm Fest, Linnaea Harvest Festival, Linnaea Farm agricultural programs, Linnaea school history, programs, activities and plays,book launches, public disk golf course, and the Community Land Trust (CLT), 1973-2014. Linnaea Farm purchase receipt from Mansons Landing, 1993. Cortes Island phone book, 1990. Linnaea School Productions play itineraries, 2006-2008. Additional keywords: Donna Bracewell; Ken Hansen; Streamkeepers; raw milk
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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May Ellingsen talks - "Life and Times on Cortes"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
One of two VHS tapes of May Ellingsen made on Sept. 24, 2000.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.015
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
2000
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Scope and Content
One of two VHS tapes of May Ellingsen made on Sept. 24, 2000.
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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May Ellingsen talks - "The Manson Family"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
One of two VHS tapes of May Ellingsen made on Sept. 24, 2000.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.016
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
2000
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Scope and Content
One of two VHS tapes of May Ellingsen made on Sept. 24, 2000.
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Klahoose First Nation Demo"

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CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
2002
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.019
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
2002
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Harmony Awakens" - Linnaea school concert

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2021.004
Date Range
1992
Scope and Content
VHS tape of a Linnaea School concert.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Linnaea School
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.026
Accession Number
2021.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1992
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Custodial History
Donated by Jill Milton, August 2021
Scope and Content
VHS tape of a Linnaea School concert.
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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