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Canon Alan Greene
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-1965
Scope and Content
File contains two cartoons by Alan Greene, a typed obituary for John Manson, notes on Whaletown people, and a copy of the Columbia Coast Mission "Log" (Apr/May/June1957).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
45
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1957-1965
Scope and Content
File contains two cartoons by Alan Greene, a typed obituary for John Manson, notes on Whaletown people, and a copy of the Columbia Coast Mission "Log" (Apr/May/June1957).
Storage Location
5-45
Storage Range
5-45
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Report on the Whaletown Church Hall by Canon Alan Greene
Part Of
Whaletown Church Hall fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1919
Scope and Content
File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
Part Of
Whaletown Church Hall fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.008
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1919
Scope and Content
File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
Storage Range
1-57
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Clippings - articles by Catharine Greene Tuck
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1972-1986
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of articles, mostly about growing up on Quadra Island, by Catharine Greene Tuck, the daughter of Canon Alan Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
File Number
6
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1972-1986
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of articles, mostly about growing up on Quadra Island, by Catharine Greene Tuck, the daughter of Canon Alan Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission.
Storage Location
8-52
Storage Range
8-52
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2021.005
Date Range
1942
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2021.005
Accession Number
2021.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
2 letters : 12 pages
Custodial History
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
1-20
Name Access
Greene, Alan
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Quadra Island
Read Island
Alert Bay
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from "Now the Green Word"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1952]
Scope and Content
Poems from envelope marked by Douglas "from 'Now the Green Word'"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
1.1
Sub-series Number
1.1
File Number
20
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1952]
Scope and Content
Poems from envelope marked by Douglas "from 'Now the Green Word'"
Storage Location
1-20
Storage Range
1-20
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Correspondence from the Regional District
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1979
Scope and Content
File contains mail-outs from the Regional District to Cortes residents about zoning matters.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
28
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1979
Scope and Content
File contains mail-outs from the Regional District to Cortes residents about zoning matters.
Storage Location
7-28
Storage Range
7-28
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Correspondence from Harold Cox
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Harold Cox, author of a book about Cortes "Greenhorns in Blue Pastures" (Smith and Durrell, 1945)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
2
File Number
12
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Harold Cox, author of a book about Cortes "Greenhorns in Blue Pastures" (Smith and Durrell, 1945)
Storage Location
2-32
Storage Range
2-32
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Correspondence from Joe Gregson
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1970]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Joe Gregson, who lived in Coulter Bay (Whaletown) during the 1950s.
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Correspondence from Joe Gregson
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1956-1964
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Joe Gregson
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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 Bertha Reedel
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951-1963
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Bertha Reedel
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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 May Ellingsen
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1984-1986
Scope and Content
File contains carbon copies of correspondence from May Ellingsen. It includes some historical information.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
1
File Number
27
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1984-1986
Scope and Content
File contains carbon copies of correspondence from May Ellingsen. It includes some historical information.
Storage Location
1-27
Storage Range
1-27
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Correspondence re: medical services provided by the Columbia Coast Mission
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Correspondence from Aaron and Doreen Olson
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Aaron and Doreen Olson, who lived on Gorge Harbour, just east of the government wharf. Aaron Olson had a machine shop.
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Correspondence from Bessie Fry Symons
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1968]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Bessie Fry Symons, an artist who lived on Read Island.
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Correspondence from Katherine and Tom Widdowson
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1989]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Katherine and Tom Widdowson, residents of Read Island.
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Correspondence to Joe Gregson from Reuben Hamilton
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1961
Scope and Content
Letters to Joe Gregson from Reuben Hamilton, a Vancouver city archivist
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Correspondence from Louise Kendrick and Jessie Thornton
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964-1972
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Louise Kendrick and Jessie Thornton, who lived mid-way on Gorge Harbour, on the uphill side of the road.
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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.