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"Early days on the 2nd 'Columbia'"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca 1910-1920s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the crew of the second "Columbia": Dr Herschel Stringer, medical officer; Edward Godfrey, captain;Cecil Fitzgerald, engineer.
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Whaletown history - early residents
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[197-]
Scope and Content
Handwritten list of Whaletown residents copied from the British Columbia Directory of 1895; Douglas's typed notes on Whaletown history and residents.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
24
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[197-]
Scope and Content
Handwritten list of Whaletown residents copied from the British Columbia Directory of 1895; Douglas's typed notes on Whaletown history and residents.
Storage Location
5-11
Storage Range
5-11
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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"Early Days in British Columbia" by Violet Sillitoe
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1922?]
Scope and Content
Typed copy of the memoirs of an early settler in B.C.
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Rev. Heber Greene, christening three children in the chapel on board the "Columbia"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1930s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Heber Greene, the chaplain of the "Columbia", with three children and their families, in the chapel of the ship.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Greene, Alan
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0959
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1930s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Heber Greene, the chaplain of the "Columbia", with three children and their families, in the chapel of the ship.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Channel Rock garden information
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1969-1972
Scope and Content
Lists of plants, garden plans and plant and seed order forms for the garden at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
22
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1969-1972
Scope and Content
Lists of plants, garden plans and plant and seed order forms for the garden at Channel Rock
Storage Location
4-22
Storage Range
4-22
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Channel Rock garden information
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1969
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
23
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1969
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Storage Location
4-23
Storage Range
4-23
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Channel Rock garden: Catalogue pages and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1979
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
24
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1979
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Storage Location
4-24
Storage Range
4-24
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Channel Rock garden: Catalogue pages and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1980-1984
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
25
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1980-1984
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Storage Location
4-25
Storage Range
4-25
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Channel Rock garden: Catalogue pages and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1985-1989
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
26
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1985-1989
Scope and Content
Annotated seed and nursery catalogue pages, plant lists, completed order forms and invoices for the garden at Channel Rock
Storage Location
4-26
Storage Range
4-26
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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"Chinese cook on the "Columbia" years ago"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1910-1930s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Chinese man in a chef's jacket standing on the deck of the "Columbia".
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Fire permits
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939, 1976
Scope and Content
Two fire permits issued for Channel Rock; the 1939 permit signed by John Poole, and the 1976 by David Edwards
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
35
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939, 1976
Scope and Content
Two fire permits issued for Channel Rock; the 1939 permit signed by John Poole, and the 1976 by David Edwards
Storage Location
4-35
Storage Range
4-35
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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"Off to a picnic on the "Columbia" in 1912"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1912
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of people on the front deck of the "Columbia".
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Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of a variety of material relating to Douglas's life at Channel Rock, her 135 acre waterfront homestead. Channel Rock was located on the outside of Gorge Harbour, directly across from Shark Spit on Marina Island. It had no road access and could be reached only by walking trail or boat. Douglas lived in a simple cabin overlooking the water with no electrical power, although she did have a telephone. Series includes the daily journal that her husband, Philip Major Douglas, kept during the year that he lived on Cortes prior to Douglas's arrival; household account statements from the early 1950s; lists and inventories of Douglas's library, photographs, research files and household items; a resumé of Douglas's long-time caretaker David Edwards; bills and receipts for household expenses; Christmas card and gift lists; records of egg, plant and vegetable sales; and garden records including plant lists, planting plans, annotated garden catalog pages and garden catalogs.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1993
Physical Description
26 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a variety of material relating to Douglas's life at Channel Rock, her 135 acre waterfront homestead. Channel Rock was located on the outside of Gorge Harbour, directly across from Shark Spit on Marina Island. It had no road access and could be reached only by walking trail or boat. Douglas lived in a simple cabin overlooking the water with no electrical power, although she did have a telephone. Series includes the daily journal that her husband, Philip Major Douglas, kept during the year that he lived on Cortes prior to Douglas's arrival; household account statements from the early 1950s; lists and inventories of Douglas's library, photographs, research files and household items; a resumé of Douglas's long-time caretaker David Edwards; bills and receipts for household expenses; Christmas card and gift lists; records of egg, plant and vegetable sales; and garden records including plant lists, planting plans, annotated garden catalog pages and garden catalogs.
Storage Range
4-1 - 4-37
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1979]
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes by Douglas and correspondence to Douglas about Channel Rock
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Channel Rock inventories
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1991]
Scope and Content
Handwritten inventory of the library at Channel Rock, lists of photographs and research folders done by Gillian Milton
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
11
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1991]
Scope and Content
Handwritten inventory of the library at Channel Rock, lists of photographs and research folders done by Gillian Milton
Storage Location
4-11
Storage Range
4-11
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Drawings of Channel Rock
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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Description of Channel Rock property
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
A list of questions and answers about the location, access, geographical features, buildings, and other details of the condition of the Channel Rock property prior to its purchase by Douglas, in the handwriting of Philip Major Douglas; a sketch of the floor plan of the cabin
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
A list of questions and answers about the location, access, geographical features, buildings, and other details of the condition of the Channel Rock property prior to its purchase by Douglas, in the handwriting of Philip Major Douglas; a sketch of the floor plan of the cabin
Storage Location
4-1
Storage Range
4-1
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Douglas, Philip Major
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Channel Rock guest book
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1980-1993
Scope and Content
Guest book with signatures of visitors to Channel Rock
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Channel Rock household cash statements
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
Statements of household expenses and income, prepared by Philip Major Douglas
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Channel Rock household cash statements
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1950
Scope and Content
Statements of household expenses and income, prepared by Philip Major Douglas