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Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1920-1964
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
1999.002
Accession Number
1999.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1920-1964
Physical Description
21.5 cm of textual records
1 metal official seal
Extent
21.5 cm
History / Biographical
The Whaletown Women's Institute (WWI) began in 1920 as the Friendship Circle. In 1923 it became a branch of the Women's Institute, a community service organization for women with the goals of fostering the skills of rural women, improving their lives and works, and celebrating their achievements. During its years of activity, the WWI was very active in working for local improvement. Some of their projects included initiating a library service, donating books to the school, arranging for regular visits of a doctor and dentist, hosting an annual Christmas party and providing gifts for all the Whaletown children, maintaining the cemetery, fund-raising for a school playground, financing firefighting equipment and installing an emergency telephone network. The WWI was disbanded in 1963.
Custodial History
These records of the Whaletown Women's Institute were held by Gilean Douglas, a past officer in the WWI and author of a history of the Women's Institutes in Canada. Upon her death, they went into the possession of her literary executer, Gillian Milton, who turned them over to the Cortes Island Women's Institute. They were subsequently returned to her custody, and donated to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
Storage Range
1-12 to 1-44
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Friendship Circle
Friendly Circle
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Health care
Community Associations
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Minutes Series
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1920-1958
Scope and Content
Series consists of minutes of the Friendly Circle (1920-1922) and the Whaletown Women's Institute
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1929-1931
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering August 1929 to August 1931.
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1931-1934
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering October 1931 to September 1934.
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1934-1936
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering October 1934 to April 1937.
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Financial Series
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1927-1956
Scope and Content
Series consists of the financial records of the Whaletown Women's Institute from 1927 to 1956.
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Cash book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1927-1931
Scope and Content
File consists of one cash book covering January 1927 to December 1931.
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Cash book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1932-1942
Scope and Content
File consists of one cash book covering January 1932 to 1942.
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Correspondence Series
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1925, 1939, [ca. 1950]-1964
Scope and Content
Series consists of eleven files of correspondence to and from the Whaletown Women's Institute from 1925 to 1964.
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Correspondence
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
File consists of six pages of correspondence addressed to Mrs. McLachlan and a list of entries to the WWI 1939 Summer Fair.
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Correspondence - incoming
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1978
Scope and Content
Incoming correspondence
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Correspondence - outgoing
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952-1991
Scope and Content
Outgoing correspondence
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Correspondence from Joe Gregson
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1965-1970
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Joe Gregson
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Correspondence from Al Taylor
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1953-1990
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Al Taylor, a resident of Read Island. Douglas and Taylor sometimes corresponded in Spanish.
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Correspondence from Mary and Otto (Ottie) Weiler
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1973
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Mary and Otto (Ottie) Weiler.
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Correspondence from Bernard (Bernie) and Maude Woodward
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1972
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Bernard (Bernie) and Maude Woodward, who lived on the south-east shore of Gorge Harbour.
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Correspondence between Douglas and W. L. Alder
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1979-1985
Scope and Content
Correspondence between Douglas and W. L. Alder
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Correspondence re: Cortes Island Fiesta and Barbeque
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1973-1975
Scope and Content
Correspondence between Douglas and Guy Winch and Douglas and District of Campbell River re: Cortes Island Fiesta and Barbeque
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
File Number
29
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1973-1975
Scope and Content
Correspondence between Douglas and Guy Winch and Douglas and District of Campbell River re: Cortes Island Fiesta and Barbeque
Storage Location
3-8
Storage Range
3-8
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Correspondence re: Canada Post rural mail delivery
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1972-1979
Scope and Content
Correspondence re: Canada Post rural mail delivery and the possible closing of the Whaletown post office.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
File Number
30
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1972-1979
Scope and Content
Correspondence re: Canada Post rural mail delivery and the possible closing of the Whaletown post office.
Storage Location
3-9
Storage Range
3-9
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Christmas letters
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1979
Scope and Content
Letters for the years 1970-1979; printing invoice from 1976