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Programs for Cortes Island plays, school concerts and dances
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Programs from Cortes Island concerts and theatre productions
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1980-2000]
Scope and Content
File contains programs from a variety of Cortes Island performances, including a photocopy of a program for a 1916 Whaletown concert.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
29
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1980-2000]
Scope and Content
File contains programs from a variety of Cortes Island performances, including a photocopy of a program for a 1916 Whaletown concert.
Storage Location
8-29
Storage Range
8-29
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Linnaea Disposal Program
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2017.003
Date Range
1976-1993
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, maps and diagrams related to sewage and waste disposal systems at Linnaea Farm and the Ellingsen Property.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May & Elmer
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
51
Accession Number
2017.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1993
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, maps and diagrams related to sewage and waste disposal systems at Linnaea Farm and the Ellingsen Property.
Storage Location
7-48.3
Storage Range
7-48.3
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Clippings - local mysteries
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967, 1982
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of Read and Savary Island murders involving Mike Manson as justice of the peace.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
File Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967, 1982
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of Read and Savary Island murders involving Mike Manson as justice of the peace.
Storage Location
8-51
Storage Range
8-51
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Local history research
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Correspondence about local history
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains letters written by May Ellingsen re preserving the former Manson's Landing Lodge store for use as a museum, archival information about pictographs, artifacts and old Cortes Island families, and correspondence about a central post office on Cortes and milk regulations.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
76
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains letters written by May Ellingsen re preserving the former Manson's Landing Lodge store for use as a museum, archival information about pictographs, artifacts and old Cortes Island families, and correspondence about a central post office on Cortes and milk regulations.
Storage Location
5-76
Storage Range
5-76
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Notes and writings on local history
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198-]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and writings about local history.
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Local history subject files
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Physical Description
40 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Storage Range
5-1 to 6-7
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May Ellingsen's notes on local history
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 2000]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
95
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 2000]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
Storage Location
6-5
Storage Range
6-5
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Refuge Cove
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May Ellingsen's notes on local history
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198?]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history, including information on the Middleton and Barrett families.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
89
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198?]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history, including information on the Middleton and Barrett families.
Storage Location
5-89
Storage Range
5-89
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Notes and correspondence about local history
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1990
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and correspondence about local history.
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Campbell River Museum photograph project
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1983
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on a project, sponsored by the Campbell River Museum, to find and preserve old photographs of the area. It also contains correspondence from Sue Hetherington on island settlement history.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
9
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1983
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on a project, sponsored by the Campbell River Museum, to find and preserve old photographs of the area. It also contains correspondence from Sue Hetherington on island settlement history.
Storage Location
7-52
Storage Range
7-52
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Correspondence re B.C. Indian Language Project
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence with May Ellingsen and the Sliammon council, and a dictionary of the Chinook language.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
77
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence with May Ellingsen and the Sliammon council, and a dictionary of the Chinook language.
Storage Location
5-77
Storage Range
5-77
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Telephone service - Manson's Landing local telephone line
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a notebook with information on establishing a local phone line, with lists of subscribers and of men who worked stringing the wire.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
38
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a notebook with information on establishing a local phone line, with lists of subscribers and of men who worked stringing the wire.
Storage Location
7-38
Storage Range
7-38
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St. James Ladies' Guild - Manson's Landing cemetery project
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1961
Scope and Content
File contains records for a project undertaken by the St. James Ladies' Guild to mark and name put grave markers for all the plots in the Manson's Landing cemetery. Records are written one to a page on the back sides of a Canadian postal guide; some contain biographical information. Also included is a history of the cemetery and some correspondence.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
St. James Ladies' Guild
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
7
File Number
13
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1961
Scope and Content
File contains records for a project undertaken by the St. James Ladies' Guild to mark and name put grave markers for all the plots in the Manson's Landing cemetery. Records are written one to a page on the back sides of a Canadian postal guide; some contain biographical information. Also included is a history of the cemetery and some correspondence.
Storage Location
6-49
Storage Range
6-49
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BC Indian Language Project and How to Write the Comox Language
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964-1971
Scope and Content
File contains two publications: "BC Indian Language Project" (60 pages, 1964) and "How to Write the Comox Language" 911 pages, 1971).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
78
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964-1971
Scope and Content
File contains two publications: "BC Indian Language Project" (60 pages, 1964) and "How to Write the Comox Language" 911 pages, 1971).
Storage Location
5-78
Storage Range
5-78
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Whaletown school Christmas programs
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
File contains two Christmas programs created by pupils at the Whaletown school. (note - loose glitter)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
22
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
File contains two Christmas programs created by pupils at the Whaletown school. (note - loose glitter)
Storage Location
8-22
Storage Range
8-22
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"Cortes Marketer"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1993-1994
Scope and Content
File contains copies of the "Cortes Marketer", a weekly flyer put out by Bertha Jeffery containing community advertisements and notices.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
38
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1993-1994
Scope and Content
File contains copies of the "Cortes Marketer", a weekly flyer put out by Bertha Jeffery containing community advertisements and notices.
Storage Location
8-38
Storage Range
8-38
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Cortes Community Health Association and Cortes Emergency First Aid Service
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1980-1995
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and a newsletter.
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Cortes Island newsletters
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.002
Date Range
1999-2004
Scope and Content
File contains various local publications: Blue Jay Lake Gardening Partners newsletter, BC Ferries newsletter, Whaletown National Enquirer and SCCA newsletter.