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Speeches
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Speeches by Douglas
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Program and notes for the chair
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1962
Scope and Content
Program and notes made by Douglas for a WI meeting which she chaired
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Letter to Whaletown Women's Institute members
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
5
File Number
12
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Custodial History
Donated by Dianne (Reedel) Hansen in 2014.
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Storage Location
6-26
Storage Range
6-26
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Publicity articles
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Publicity articles written by Douglas, arranged alphabetically
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Reports
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952-1959
Scope and Content
Reports written by Douglas during her terms in office
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Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1920-1964
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Whaletown Women's Institute
Fonds Number
1999.002
Accession Number
1999.002
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1920-1964
Physical Description
21.5 cm of textual records
1 metal official seal
Extent
21.5 cm
History / Biographical
The Whaletown Women's Institute (WWI) began in 1920 as the Friendship Circle. In 1923 it became a branch of the Women's Institute, a community service organization for women with the goals of fostering the skills of rural women, improving their lives and works, and celebrating their achievements. During its years of activity, the WWI was very active in working for local improvement. Some of their projects included initiating a library service, donating books to the school, arranging for regular visits of a doctor and dentist, hosting an annual Christmas party and providing gifts for all the Whaletown children, maintaining the cemetery, fund-raising for a school playground, financing firefighting equipment and installing an emergency telephone network. The WWI was disbanded in 1963.
Custodial History
These records of the Whaletown Women's Institute were held by Gilean Douglas, a past officer in the WWI and author of a history of the Women's Institutes in Canada. Upon her death, they went into the possession of her literary executer, Gillian Milton, who turned them over to the Cortes Island Women's Institute. They were subsequently returned to her custody, and donated to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
Storage Range
1-12 to 1-44
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Friendship Circle
Friendly Circle
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Health care
Community Associations
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Minutes Series
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1920-1958
Scope and Content
Series consists of minutes of the Friendly Circle (1920-1922) and the Whaletown Women's Institute
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Minute books
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1920-1922
Scope and Content
File consists of two minute books with information on the formation of the Whaletown Women's Institute, membership and projects.
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Minutes and notes
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes, notes and a report relating to 1952 Directors' and Executives' Meetings.
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Minutes of General Meeting
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
[1952?]
Scope and Content
File consists of four small clippings and two pages of minutes from a December General Meeting.
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Minutes, Feb. 1953
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1953
Scope and Content
File consists of one handwritten and one typed copy of February 1953 minutes.
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1927-1929
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering January 1927 to July 1929.
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1929-1931
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering August 1929 to August 1931.
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Minute book
Part Of
Whaletown Women's Institute fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.002
Date Range
1931-1934
Scope and Content
File consists of one minute book covering October 1931 to September 1934.