Part Of

May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

1

File Number

59

Accession Number

2019.002

Date Range

1996

Scope and Content

Contains certificate and related correspondence.

Storage Range

1-58

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

99

Accession Number

2017.003

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1999

Scope and Content

Written by Doreen Thompson.

Storage Location

6-7.2

Storage Range

6-7.2

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Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.692

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1908]

Physical Description

1 digital print: b&w; 12.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content

Herb Aldrich, Cyrus Aldrich, Ed Wiley, Jesse Aldrich, Wallace Aldrich, Mary Aldrich with son Earl, Ruth Aldruch

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

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File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

33

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1979-1986

Scope and Content

File contains a history of the Aldrich family (written by Etta Byers, 1979; typed out by May Ellingsen, 1986).

Storage Location

5-33

Storage Range

5-33

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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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Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.345

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934-1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a field with several hay drying racks. The house is just visible at the left of the photo. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.167

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 19 ]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 5 x 6 cm; cut

Scope and Content

Photograph labelled "Anna from Rose."

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

49

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[ca. 1980-2000]

Scope and Content

File contains material written by Cortes Island old-timers: a memoir by Annie Cowan Hammond and a poem by Florence Hayes

Storage Location

5-49

Storage Range

5-49

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

File

Series Number

1

File Number

15

Date Range

2006-2007

Scope and Content

Folder labelled Bee Islets Growers Corporation Financial Statement Year Ended December 31, 2007 containing three CD's labelled "A History of Cortes Isl Shellfish," "Misty Isles Oysters," and "Oyster April 06"; printed photographs of shellfish farming; Cortes Women in the Shellfish Industry; laminated photographs from Misty Isles Adventures. And Cortes Island shellfish features printouts from www.cortesshellfish.ca

Storage Range

Drawer 1

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.1

File Number

6

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[198-]-[199-]

Scope and Content

File contains May Ellingsen's notes on Bain family genealogy.

Storage Location

5-6

Storage Range

5-6

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

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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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.603

Accession Number

2018.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[193-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12 cm

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

Geographic Access

Refuge Cove

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

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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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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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.526

Accession Number

2018.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm

Storage Location

Photograph Box 4

Geographic Access

Stuart Island

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

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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CIMAS information files

Description Level

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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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.751

Accession Number

2019.019

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1924

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Custodial History

Found in CIMAS Information Files folder (Hernando Island), with May Ellingsen's handwriting on the verso. (January 2021)

Scope and Content

Photograph of Jane Manson, granddaughter Thelma Campbell, Fraser Campbell with Shep the dog, Gwen Campbell with baby Minerva, Ervin (Ervie) McKay with Hazel, and Etta McKay in front. This is a reprint of an original photograph from the collection of Florence McKay. It is part of the Campbell River Museum collection (CR 13650) and is also reproduced in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Nine, page 28.

Storage Location

Photo Box 4

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Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

5.2

File Number

59

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[ca. 1980-1990]

Scope and Content

File contains May Ellingsen's notes and two photo-copied clippings on Charles Pickles, an artist and homesteader who lived on Cortes Island in 1916/1917.

Storage Location

5-59

Storage Range

5-59

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Description Level

File

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

9

File Number

11

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

[198-]-[199-]

Scope and Content

File contains an index card for a shoe last of John Manson and miscellaneous notes about photographs.

Storage Location

7-59

Storage Range

7-59

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