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Fonds · 1940-1998

Fonds consists of records created by the Hopeline District Womens Institute including minutes of meetings for the Hopeline District Womens Institute and earlier coalitions 1953-1997, cash books for 1960-1998, 1992-1997 conference registration information, 11972-1985 membership lists, 1987 declaration of Womens Institute Week by the Hopeline District Womens Institute, slides, 2 audio cassettes containing interviews done in 1985 with Stella Welch, and the 1964 constitution and certificate of incorporation. There are materials related to the Womens Institute Heritage Club such as a 1941-1942 scrapbook entitled Womens Institute scrapbook vol. III, a Womens Institute Heritage Club scrapbook/album 1963-1987, and essays and newspaper clippings 1940-1960 detailing the history of the Institute, particularly in the Fraser valley area. There are minutes of meetings of the Douglas District Womens Institute 1984-1997 along with a roll call for Douglas District 1954-1986, and cash books for the Douglas District 1953-1976 and1986-1998. There is also a minute book, 1931-1932, from the Coghlau Womens Institute.

Hopeline District Women's Institute
Fonds · 1944-1979

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and scrapbooks and other reference material.

Nanaimo Council of Women
Fonds · 1946-1973

Fonds consists of records that document the activities, governance and functions of the club. These include scrapbooks, bank records, correspondence, photographs, bylaws, educational material, Christmas pudding recipes, ceremony instructions, committee reports, membership records and clippings. Although minutes are referred to in these records, their location is unknown. Fonds arranged in seven series: 1) Constitution and bylaws; 2) Club administration records; 3) Financial records; 4) Correspondence; 5) Projects; 6) Photographs and 7) Ephemera.

Soroptimist Club of Nanaimo
Fonds · 1930-1984

The fonds consists of minutes, cashbooks, accounts, correspondence, publicity files, reports, reference files, and scrapbooks.

Wynndel Women's Institute
Fonds · 1908-1916

Collection consists of five membership certificates to the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendy Society, No. 9203 in Nanaimo, issued to: Elizabeth Sutton, Mary Buckle, Rose Parkin, Louise Mullet and Ethel Reynolds.

Ancient Order of Foresters. No. 9203 (Nanaimo)
Comet Club fonds
Fonds · 1942-1984

The fonds consists of minutes (1945-1984), constitution, correspondence, memoirs and scrapbooks containing information of the club's meetings, social activities, welfare projects, and membership.

Comet Club
Fonds · 1911-1964

The fonds consists of bylaws, minutes, financial records, legal records, reports concerning hall construction, administration records and records of engagements and events. Fonds includes records of the Hatzic Women's Institute.

Hatzic Community Association
Fonds · 1963-1992

Fonds consists of the records of the leaders. Includes annual leaders' record books, filled with information on events and projects for the year, plus the points given to each member for projects completed. Also includes leaders' notes, 3 guest books, award cards for each member, reference material on speech making, modelling, sewing techniques and 4-H leadership. Four photograph albums include coloured photographs, programs, and clippings document their activities.

Grindrod Chic Chicks 4-H Sewing Club
Fonds · 1953-1964

The fonds consists of constitution and bylaws, membership lists, cashbook, minutes, financial records, receipt books and handbook.

Deep Creek Women's Institute
Fonds · 1934-1966

The fonds consists of constitution and reports, minutes of meetings (1934-1943, 1957-1966), general files (1936-1966), programs (1946, 1961-1966), and scrapbooks and newsclippings.

Nanaimo Women's Musical Club
Fonds · 1914-1985

The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, and reference material relating to the history of the Institute and the history of Summerland.

Summerland Women's Institute
Gilean Douglas fonds
Fonds · 1904-1993, predominant 1948-1993

Fonds consists of the personal records of Gilean Douglas which were produced and accumulated during her personal and literary activities. The preponderance of material dates from 1948 to 1993 and directly concerns her life on Cortes Island. Because of Douglas's involvement in the public life of the island, and her interest in local history, her papers contain a great deal of information about the political, community and social life of Cortes Island. Fonds is composed of the following series: Manuscripts; Correspondence; Literary Records; Regional Director for Area I (Cortes Island); Women's Institute; Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church; School District #72; Whaletown Community Club; Channel Rock; Research; "The Log" of the Columbia Coast Mission; Journals and Notebooks; Illustrations and Sketches; Ephemera; Clippings; Maps; Albums and Photographs.

Douglas, Gilean
Fonds · 1923-1959

Fonds consists of four series: minutes of meetings series from the Fort Langley Womens Institute, from the Flower Show Committee of the Fort Langley Womens Institute, 1923-1928, and from the South Fraser District Board of Womens Institutes of which the Fort Langley Womens Institute was a part of, 1923-1944; correspondence, 1929-1959, between members of the Institute, the Institute with other Womens Institutes, and with the general public; ephemeral series which includes an handbook and poems; and the activities series, 1940-1944, which includes records that document the Fort Langley Womens Institutes participation in agricultural training programmes and V Bundles (also known as British Bundles).

Fort Langley Women's Institute
Fonds · 1915-1988

The fonds consists of certificate of incorporation and other legal certificates, minute books, membership registers, scrapbook, guest book for 50th Anniversary reception, and ephemera.

Creston Women's Institute
Fonds · 1920-1982

Fonds consists of administrative records and reference material created and collected by the Native Daughters Post No. 2 Nanaimo branch. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Minutes; 2) Financial records; 3) Correspondence; 4) Membership records; 5) Grand Post records; 6) Scrapbooks; 7) Historical writings; 8) Chief Factor Records and 9) Miscellaneous.

Native Daughters of British Columbia. Post No. 2 (Nanaimo, B.C.)