Cortes Island Museum maintains informational files on subjects of local interest as a research resource. Contents of files may contain clippings or photocopied newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence (including printed email correspondence) and other non-archival material. This is a dynamic file, with changes made on an on-going basis.
Cortes Island Museum maintains informational files on subjects of local interest as a research resource. Contents of files may contain clippings or photocopied newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence (including printed email correspondence) and other non-archival material. This is a dynamic file, with changes made on an on-going basis.
Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)
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.
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.
