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Forestry brochures
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains submissions to the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Forest Resources of B.C.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
File Number
34
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1955-1956
Scope and Content
File contains submissions to the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Forest Resources of B.C.
Storage Location
3-2
Storage Range
3-2
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Aviation publications
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1942-1948
Scope and Content
File contains publications relating to aviation: Path of Flight, Canadian Air Regulations, airport procedures, and a Cloud Atlas for Aviators.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.5
File Number
78
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1942-1948
Scope and Content
File contains publications relating to aviation: Path of Flight, Canadian Air Regulations, airport procedures, and a Cloud Atlas for Aviators.
Storage Location
4-20
Storage Range
4-20
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
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NDP publications
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1961
Scope and Content
File contains pamphlets setting out the NDP federal constitution, provincial constitution and program adopted at the Founding Convention, and cards for Tom Barnett, local NDP representative.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
19
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1961
Scope and Content
File contains pamphlets setting out the NDP federal constitution, provincial constitution and program adopted at the Founding Convention, and cards for Tom Barnett, local NDP representative.
Storage Location
8-19
Storage Range
8-19
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Cortes Island Publicity
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1973-2015
Scope and Content
Off-island publications promoting Cortes tourism, boating, 2001-2015 Keywords: Discovery Islands; yachting
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
55
Date Range
1973-2015
Scope and Content
Off-island publications promoting Cortes tourism, boating, 2001-2015 Keywords: Discovery Islands; yachting
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Application to the Local Initiatives Program for a grant for a Cortes heritage project
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1977
Scope and Content
File contains an application for funding for a Cortes Island heritage project.
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Real estate brochure with list of Cortes Island properties for sale
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Scope and Content
File contains a real estate brochure with a list of Cortes Island properties for sale.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
18
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1960]
Scope and Content
File contains a real estate brochure with a list of Cortes Island properties for sale.
Storage Location
8-18
Storage Range
8-18
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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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Local Economic Action Plan (LEAP)
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2018
Scope and Content
Cortes Island Local Economic Action Plan booklet, 2018
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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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Gorge Harbour Lodge brochure, front
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
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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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Gorge Harbour Lodge brochure, inside pages
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
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Union Steamship brochure; telephone supply catalog
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1957; 1960s
Scope and Content
File contains an advertising brochure of the Union Steamship company, including a menu, and a catalog of telephone supplies used while installing the Cortes Grapevine local telephone system.
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Regional District - notice of public meeting re Camp Nor'Wester
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1988
Scope and Content
File contains a notice from the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona about a public meeting regarding the proposed Camp Nor'Wester.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
29
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1988
Scope and Content
File contains a notice from the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona about a public meeting regarding the proposed Camp Nor'Wester.
Storage Location
7-29
Storage Range
7-29
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