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CIMAS information files

Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

9

Scope and Content

Typed transcript by Doreen Thompson of Mary McMillen's handwritten letter mentioning Allen family and others, undated

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

13

Date Range

2013

Scope and Content

Email exchange between Mike Manson and Lynne Jordan re: spelling of Beesley name/Beasley Road, 2013; photocopy of hand written notes on the Beasley Family, undated

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

16

Date Range

1940s-2012

Scope and Content

Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

4

Item Number

2006.001.035

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

2005

Physical Description

1 photograph print : col. ; 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of boats, including the troller "Stacy Rock" and the "Vagabond". The buildings on the opposite shore may be seen in the background.

Subject Access

Fishing

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

4

Item Number

2006.001.032

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

2005

Physical Description

1 photograph print : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Thompson, Doreen

Milton, Jill

Series Number

1

Item Number

1999.004.032

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

1999

Digitized Date

February 2017

Physical Description

1 cassette tape

Custodial History

Found in collection

Scope and Content

Recording consists of an interview with Bobby Ballantyne done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit.

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

19

Date Range

1863-2009

Scope and Content

Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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CIMAS information files

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

20

Date Range

1946-2016

Scope and Content

Midge Calwell talks about Von Donop Creek, as told to Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2001, with photographs scanned from the Von Donop album, 1946-1949; Emails with Bernice regarding Calwell family, 2016

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

21

Date Range

1917-2016

Scope and Content

Clippings with info on Cameron's parents, Marjorie and George Griffin, books, life, and passing, 1974-2016; June Cameron legacy cards, 2000; Emails with June Cameron about family history on Cortes and shellfish recipes 2007-2014; Artist pay statement for books, 2012; emails about June's passing, 2016; "The Scuttlebutt on Halibut" story by Rod Hayes, undated

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

2

File Number

7

Accession Number

2006.001

Material Type

textual records

Custodial History

File contains Christiansen family information from Eleanor Milne and photocopied pages from the diary of Alice Robertson and Charlie Allen.

Storage Range

1-27

Name Access

Thompson, Doreen

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

4

Item Number

2006.001.001

Accession Number

2006.001

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1954

Physical Description

1 photograph postcard : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph postcard of the Whaletown Church. Originally from the collection of Gilean Douglas. Note - There is a digital enlargement of this postcard in the oversize box. This same postcard is found in other fonds (Items 2003.002.024 and 2019.023.013).

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

2

File Number

1

Accession Number

2006.001

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[ca. 1999]

Storage Range

1-21

Name Access

Thompson, Doreen

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.003

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

[198?]

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 of a short film directed and shot by George Sirk at the Cortes Recycling Center and footage shot by Sirk of a performance by the Cortes Theatre Group. 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

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Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

24

Date Range

1916-2020

Scope and Content

Craig family photo, 1916 forwarded by Dorothy Yada, 2020.

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

27

Date Range

1963-2019

Scope and Content

Co-operative Fire and Casualty Company info regarding request to insure a property, Mr and Mrs Ellingsen, 1963. Licensing and insurance papers for E. Ellingsen, 1968-1970. Info on residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and investment real estate, "Growing with Vancouver," featuring Bruce Ellingsen, 1974. Excerpts from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Andersen, 1982. Receipts from Mansons Landing Store for May and Elmer Ellingsen, 1982-1987. Old notebook cover, Elmer Ellingsen, undated. Info on memorials: Elmer Ellingsen, 2002; May Ellingsen, 2012; and Virginia Hazel Ellingsen, 2019. Letter from Etta to CIMAS, 2012. Invoice for art purchased by CIMAS from David Ellingsen, 2017. Info on The Last Stand, D. Ellingsen, 2019. Info on Cortes Connection, 2019. Photo of Dianne Hentschel, Nellie Jeffrey, May Ellingsen, undated.

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

27.1

Date Range

2002

Scope and Content

Written reminiscences of Elmer Ellingsen by family and community members collected at his memorial.

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

28

Date Range

1921-2017

Scope and Content

Info on George Eward and Emma Jane Ewart, 1921 census, medical certificate of death, George Ewart, 1946. Info on marriage registration of Frank George Barnard and Blanche Madeline Dennis, 1938 (Ewart's son). Info on medical certificate of death and cemetery query, Josephine Skerton, 1968. Emails associated with all information from 2017. Notes with photographs on Eward family research, 2017

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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CIMAS information files

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File

Series Number

3

File Number

30

Date Range

1908-1927

Scope and Content

Photocopies: Fire Insurance receipt, 1908; letters from PO Inspector to David Forrest, 1915; Public Schools Act Assessment letters, 1915; notary and registry papers, Wallis Walter Lefeaux, W. Lawrence Forrest, Joseph Edward Mellor last will and testament, 1927; pharmacy receipts, undated; letters, undated

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Thompson, Doreen

Milton, Jill

Series Number

1

Item Number

1999.004.034

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

1999

Digitized Date

February 2017

Physical Description

1 cassette tape

Custodial History

Found in collection

Scope and Content

Recording consists of an interview with Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.033, for Part 1)

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Thompson, Doreen

Milton, Jill

Series Number

1

Item Number

1999.004.033

Material Type

sound recording

Date Range

1999

Digitized Date

February 2017

Physical Description

1 cassette tape

Custodial History

Found in collection

Scope and Content

Recording consists of interviews with Fred Reedel and Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.034, for Part 2)

Geographic Access

Whaletown

Related Material

1999.004.034

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