Part Of

Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.001

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows an end view of Jalmar Olson's house on Gorge Harbour, with a fence and rock-edged path in the foreground.

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Jalmar Olson collection

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Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows (L to R) Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson and Judy Alderson looking at Olson's garden, which has garden beds edged by rocks.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1946]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Judy Alderson standing bside the hand pump of J. Olson's well.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.004

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Jalmar Olson standing in front of his house and garden; Gorge Harbour is in the background.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.005

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Physical Description

1 photograph postcard : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the front view of the store in Whaletown, the Whaletown Trading Post. A woman in a red sweater is looking at the bulletin board. This is a postcard printed in the 1990s, from a photograph taken by Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson's son-in-law and Judy Alderson's father.

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.006

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Physical Description

1 photograph postcard : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the church of St. John the Baptist in Whaletown. An old car is parked in front of the picket fence of the Rectory, at the left. Note there are no hydro or telephone poles or lines. This is a postcard printed in the 1990s, from a photograph taken by Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson's son-in-law and Judy Alderson's father.

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.007

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Physical Description

1 photograph : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph, taken from the water, shows J. Olson's house and outbuildings on the shore of Gorge Harbour, several years after he had moved away.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2013.001

Accession Number

2013.001

Material Type

graphic material

textual records

Date Range

1940-1952

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm 3 photographs : colour ; 15 x 10 cm 1 file of textual records

History / Biographical

Jalmar Olson (Apr 30, 1869-Feb 29, 1964) was born in Sweden. He emigrated to Canada in 1906 and moved to Cortes in the 1930s. He had a house and garden in Gorge Harbour at what is now 509 Whaletown Rd. Olson was a Weather Observer for Transport Canada until 1949, when he moved off-island for health reasons.

Custodial History

Donated to CIMAS by Judy Alderson Gerwing, the grand-daughter of Jalmar Olson, Sept. 27, 2013.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).

Storage Location

Photograph Box 3 Small fonds box

Storage Range

Photograph Box 3 Small fonds box 1-18

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.001

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1985

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

One DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of a performance of 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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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.002

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1985

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

One DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of performances by the Cortes Theatre Society and the Cortes Singing Society, and the Gorge Hall Christmas Party, filmed by George Sirk. 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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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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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.004

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1987

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 with footage shot by George Sirk of the Bergmans' retirement party (from the Whaletown store) held at the Gorge Hall. 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

Whaletown

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.005

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1980-1990

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 footage shot by George Sirk of Jim Guthrie and his skidder (198-), and building a boat (1990). 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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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.006

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1990

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 with footage shot by George Sirk of the OAP Christmas party, 1990. 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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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.007

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1986-1987

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 is a documentary shot by George Sirk of Gary and Velma Bergman's store, Carlberg General Merchants in Whaletown (Dec. 1986), and the Bergmans' retirement party (May 1987). 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

Whaletown

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Sirk, George

Series Number

2

Item Number

2007.004.008

Accession Number

2007.004

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

1987

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 with footage shot by George Sirk of Carlberg General Merchants before it closed in May, 1987. 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

Whaletown

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

2006.002.001

Accession Number

2006.002

Material Type

multiple media

Responsibility

Donated by Howie Roman of CKTZ

Date Range

2011

Physical Description

1 DVD

Scope and Content

DVD of performances at the Lip Sync fundraiser for Cortes Radio.

Storage Location

CD/DVD album

Name Access

Cortes Community Radio

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

2006.002.002

Accession Number

2006.002

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

2013

Physical Description

1 DVD

Custodial History

Donated by Howie Roman of CKTZ.

Scope and Content

DVD of performances at a Lip Sync fundraiser for Cortes Radio.

Storage Location

CD/DVD album

Name Access

Cortes Community Radio

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

2006.002.003

Accession Number

2006.002

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

2014

Physical Description

1 DVD

Custodial History

Donated by Howie Roman of CKTZ.

Scope and Content

DVD of performances at a Lip Sync fundraiser for Cortes Radio.

Storage Location

CD/DVD album

Name Access

Cortes Community Radio

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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CIMAS audiovisual collection

Description Level

Item

Creator

Cortes Radio

Series Number

2

Item Number

2006.002.004

Accession Number

2006.002

Material Type

multiple media

Date Range

2015

Physical Description

1 DVD

Custodial History

Donated by Howie Roman of CKTZ.

Scope and Content

DVD of performances at a Lip Sync fundraiser for Cortes Radio.

Storage Location

CD/DVD album

Name Access

Cortes Community Radio

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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