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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 Alan Greene
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1970]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Alan Greene, head of the Columbia Coast Mission from
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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 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.
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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 from the Province of B.C. Centennial Committee
Part Of
Wilfred Freeman fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2002.002
Date Range
1958-1959
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Correspondence from the Cortes Island Centennial Committee
Part Of
Wilfred Freeman fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2002.002
Date Range
1958-1959
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Correspondence to May Ellingsen from Mary Anderson
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1971-1982
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence to May Ellingsen from her good friend Mary (Ward Mumford) Anderson.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
1
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1971-1982
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence to May Ellingsen from her good friend Mary (Ward Mumford) Anderson.
Storage Location
1-16
Storage Range
1-16
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SARC correspondence, including letters from Alexandra Morton
Part Of
Ralph Nursall fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1995-1997
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Jalmar Olson collection
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Accession Number
2013.001
Date Range
1940-1952
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2013.001
Accession Number
2013.001
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1940-1952
Physical Description
7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
3 photographs : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
1 file of textual records
History / Biographical
Jalmar Olson (Apr 30, 1869-Feb 29, 1964) was born in Sweden. He emigrated to Canada in 1906 and moved to Cortes in the 1930s. He had a house and garden in Gorge Harbour at what is now 509 Whaletown Rd. Olson was a Weather Observer for Transport Canada until 1949, when he moved off-island for health reasons.
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Judy Alderson Gerwing, the grand-daughter of Jalmar Olson, Sept. 27, 2013.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Small fonds box
Storage Range
Photograph Box 3
Small fonds box 1-18
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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