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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Scope and Content
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.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Scope and Content
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.
Storage Range
Drawers 1-4
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Elton Anderson collection

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Part Of
Elton Anderson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.004 2019.005
Date Range
1957-1995
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.
Part Of
Elton Anderson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2019.004
Accession Number
2019.004 2019.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-1995
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
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.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
Small fonds box, 1-6 - 1-7
Name Access
Anderson, Elton
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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