File consists of correspondence. It includes letters documenting the first use of the Farmer's Institute building for the library sponsered by the WWI, now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown.
File consists of correspondence. It includes letters documenting the first use of the Farmer's Institute building for the library sponsered by the WWI, now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown.
File consists of correspondence, including letters renewing the lease of the library building (now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown) from the Farmer's Institute.
File consists of correspondence, including letters renewing the lease of the library building (now the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown) from the Farmer's Institute.
File consists of Incoming correspondence. It also includes a hand-written report by the Public Health Nurse about school visits and material on potato-growing and a poultry-raising competition.
File consists of Incoming correspondence. It also includes a hand-written report by the Public Health Nurse about school visits and material on potato-growing and a poultry-raising competition.
File consists of correspondence; it also includes a copy of the bylaws, communications from the provincial and federal WIs, a bulletin from Dominion Experimental Farms and a BC Public Service bulletin.
File consists of correspondence; it also includes a copy of the bylaws, communications from the provincial and federal WIs, a bulletin from Dominion Experimental Farms and a BC Public Service bulletin.
File consists of correspondence. It also includes a bulletin of the Dominion Experimental Farms (peony recommendations), reports of the provincial and federal Women's Institutes, a government report on Oriental activity, and material on the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children.
File consists of correspondence. It also includes a bulletin of the Dominion Experimental Farms (peony recommendations), reports of the provincial and federal Women's Institutes, a government report on Oriental activity, and material on the Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children.
Sous-fonds consists of records of the Cortes Island Women's Institute. It is arranged in nine series: Minutes, Reports, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence, Subject Files, Ephemera, Photographs and Artifacts.
The Cortes Island Women's institute was formed in 1984. Although Cortes Island had historically been difficult to traverse, and the communities consequently insular, by the 1980s the road systems were such that "a Women's Institute for the whole of Cortes Island" seemed to make sense.
CIWI was founded with the bank balance of a Manson's Landing service group called the Ladies Guild, which was founded in the 1940s. When membership and activity in the guild declined in the 1970s, the focus was shifted to a renovation and addition to Manson's Hall. Once the Hall had been sufficiently updated, it was thought that the remaining funds might be put to use "creating an instrument for better communication between all our women and a chance to work together in the community".
Charter members of the CIWI were Heather Berry, Peggy Newsham, Maryann McCoy, Linda Hendricks, and Mary Block.
Custodial History
Records were donated to CIMAS by the Island Women's Club in 2009.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records of the Cortes Island Women's Institute. It is arranged in nine series: Minutes, Reports, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence, Subject Files, Ephemera, Photographs and Artifacts.
File consists of papers about the start of the local Women's Institutes, including a letter by May Ellingsen outlining the history of the women's service groups in Manson's Landing.
File consists of papers about the start of the local Women's Institutes, including a letter by May Ellingsen outlining the history of the women's service groups in Manson's Landing.
File consists of correspondence, including letters regarding the local CIWI leaving the provincial WI; a letter from Gilean Douglas outlining the history of the Whaletown Women's Institute; four photographs taken at Manson's Hall (need identification).
File consists of correspondence, including letters regarding the local CIWI leaving the provincial WI; a letter from Gilean Douglas outlining the history of the Whaletown Women's Institute; four photographs taken at Manson's Hall (need identification).
