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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.
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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 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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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 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
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Channel Rock household cash statements
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1951
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
1953
Scope and Content
Statements of household expenses and income, prepared by Philip Major Douglas
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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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