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"Signs of Cortes" booklet

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1990s]
Scope and Content
File contains a booklet with colour photographs of roadside signs on Cortes Island.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1990s]
Physical Description
1 printed booklet
Scope and Content
File contains a booklet with colour photographs of roadside signs on Cortes Island.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-3
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Illustrations and Sketches

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
Scope and Content
Series consists of original drawings, watercolours and pastels created by residents of Cortes or Read Island, and a series of pen and ink drawings meant to illustrate Douglas' book, "Silence Is My Homeland".
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
Physical Description
1 cm. of graphic materials
Scope and Content
Series consists of original drawings, watercolours and pastels created by residents of Cortes or Read Island, and a series of pen and ink drawings meant to illustrate Douglas' book, "Silence Is My Homeland".
Storage Range
5-57 - 5-59
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]
Scope and Content
Watercolours, pastels and a pen and ink drawing showing scenes of Cortes by Joe Gregson, an amateur artist
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]
Scope and Content
Watercolours, pastels and a pen and ink drawing showing scenes of Cortes by Joe Gregson, an amateur artist
Storage Location
5-56
Storage Range
5-56
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Gregson, Joe
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Mary Weiler - cards and drawings

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196?]
Scope and Content
Three greeting cards designed by artist Mary Weiler, who lived in Whaletown, and a series of four pen and ink drawings illustrating life aboard a fish boat. The latter were probably used as illustrations for an article written by Douglas (see Box 1 folder 29).
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
2
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196?]
Scope and Content
Three greeting cards designed by artist Mary Weiler, who lived in Whaletown, and a series of four pen and ink drawings illustrating life aboard a fish boat. The latter were probably used as illustrations for an article written by Douglas (see Box 1 folder 29).
Storage Location
5-57
Storage Range
5-57
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Fishing
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Drawings of Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
3
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
Storage Location
5-58
Storage Range
5-58
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Bessie Fry Symons - pastel of a coastal homestead

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1965]
Scope and Content
Large pastel of a coastal homestead in autumn by Read Island artist Bessie Fry Symons
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
4
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1965]
Scope and Content
Large pastel of a coastal homestead in autumn by Read Island artist Bessie Fry Symons
Storage Location
7-5
Storage Range
7-5
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Illustrations for "Silence Is My Homeland"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[194-]
Scope and Content
File contains a matted pen and ink drawing of Douglas' cabin in the mountains, and a hand-drawn map of the area which was used in the book. There is also a cut-out pen & ink drawing of Douglas.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
5
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[194-]
Scope and Content
File contains a matted pen and ink drawing of Douglas' cabin in the mountains, and a hand-drawn map of the area which was used in the book. There is also a cut-out pen & ink drawing of Douglas.
Storage Location
6-28
Storage Range
6-28
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1902 - [ca. 1991]
Scope and Content
Series consists of cards, pamphlets, brochures and flyers relating to Douglas's life.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1902 - [ca. 1991]
Physical Description
10 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of cards, pamphlets, brochures and flyers relating to Douglas's life.
Storage Range
6-1 - 6-19
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Bookmark with inscription by Gilean Douglas

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains a bookmark with an inscription to publisher Howard White of Harbour Publishing, and a letter from White donating the bookmark to CIMAS.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
21
Item Number
1999.001.11
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Custodial History
Donated by Howard White in 2003.
Scope and Content
File contains a bookmark with an inscription to publisher Howard White of Harbour Publishing, and a letter from White donating the bookmark to CIMAS.
Storage Location
6-27
Storage Range
6-27
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1920; 1929
Scope and Content
File contains daily menus from the US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island (1929) and two pamphlets on venereal disease (1920).
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
22
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1920; 1929
Scope and Content
File contains daily menus from the US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island (1929) and two pamphlets on venereal disease (1920).
Storage Location
6-27
Storage Range
6-27
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
cartographic material
graphic material
Date Range
1929; [194?]-1979
Scope and Content
Series consists of maps of British Columbia showing land use and topography, and pictorial maps showing the history and literature of Canada.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
16
Material Type
cartographic material
graphic material
Date Range
1929; [194?]-1979
Physical Description
8 maps
Scope and Content
Series consists of maps of British Columbia showing land use and topography, and pictorial maps showing the history and literature of Canada.
Storage Range
6-26 - 6-27; map box
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904]-1969
Scope and Content
Series consists of two scrapbooks and two postcard albums.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
17
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904]-1969
Physical Description
4 albums
Scope and Content
Series consists of two scrapbooks and two postcard albums.
Storage Range
7-1 - 7-4
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Postcard and greeting card album

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904] - [ca.1925]
Scope and Content
Scrapbook of postcards and greeting cards compiled by Douglas starting during her childhood. It is organized by subject, and is roughly chronological. It includes photo cards of Glen Mawr, where she attended school. Postcards have been removed from the album and are stored in the Postcard Box.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
17
File Number
2
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904] - [ca.1925]
Physical Description
472 postcards
Scope and Content
Scrapbook of postcards and greeting cards compiled by Douglas starting during her childhood. It is organized by subject, and is roughly chronological. It includes photo cards of Glen Mawr, where she attended school. Postcards have been removed from the album and are stored in the Postcard Box.
Storage Location
Postcard Box
Storage Range
7-2
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904] - [ca. 1925]
Scope and Content
Scrapbook with a brown leather cover containing postcards arranged by place
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
17
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1904] - [ca. 1925]
Scope and Content
Scrapbook with a brown leather cover containing postcards arranged by place
Storage Location
7-3
Storage Range
7-3
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Physical Description
ca. 2,352 photographic records (1147 prints : b&w and col. - ca. 560 negatives : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm and 14 x 11 cm or smaller - 645 slides : col. slides ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence from Douglas to Christian Gronau and Aileen Douglas

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1981-1993
Scope and Content
File contains letters, cards and notes written by Douglas to Gronau and Douglas.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
File Number
32
Item Number
1999.001.11
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1981-1993
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Christian Gronau and Aileen Douglas.
Scope and Content
File contains letters, cards and notes written by Douglas to Gronau and Douglas.
Storage Location
6-27
Storage Range
6-29
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Letter to Whaletown Women's Institute members

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
5
File Number
12
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Custodial History
Donated by Dianne (Reedel) Hansen in 2014.
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Storage Location
6-26
Storage Range
6-26
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1924-1925
Scope and Content
File consists of thirty-nine pages of correspondence addressed to Mrs. Robertson of the Whaletown Women's Institute, and three envelopes, one containing a photograph of Doris McLean (nee. Lancaster).
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
1999.002
Series Number
6
File Number
1
Accession Number
1999.002
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1924-1925
Physical Description
39 pages of textual records 3 envelopes 1 photograph
Scope and Content
File consists of thirty-nine pages of correspondence addressed to Mrs. Robertson of the Whaletown Women's Institute, and three envelopes, one containing a photograph of Doris McLean (nee. Lancaster).
Storage Location
1-32
Storage Range
1-32
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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Manson's Hall renovations

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1961-1988
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date Range
1961-1988
Physical Description
25 files of textual material 4 photographs : col. ; 2 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Storage Range
3-19 - 3-42
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Hall building project photographs (4 colour prints) and negatives

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1979-1980
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
File Number
20
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1979-1980
Storage Range
3-38
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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