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.
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.
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.
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.
File contains a spiral-bound notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip taken by the writer, Bob Parry and Elton Anderson. A note with the notebook says "Bob Parry is MaryAnn (Parry) McCoy's older brother. Elton Anderson and Peg Pyner grew up on Valdez Island - they visited "the old place." Elizabeth is wife of Elton's brother Harry Anderson - they lived in Victoria."
This item was found in our backlog files and has been given an arbitrary number based on the date of processing and described as part of the Elton Anderson Collection. There is no accession record indicating provenance.
Scope and Content
File contains a spiral-bound notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip taken by the writer, Bob Parry and Elton Anderson. A note with the notebook says "Bob Parry is MaryAnn (Parry) McCoy's older brother. Elton Anderson and Peg Pyner grew up on Valdez Island - they visited "the old place." Elizabeth is wife of Elton's brother Harry Anderson - they lived in Victoria."
