File consists of magazines published by the museum for members, released about twice a year. The magazines cover collections, exhibitions, events, the Volunteer Associates, books published by MOA staff, various museum initiatives, interviews, behind-the-scenes information, essays by curators, news and updates, and general visitor information.

File consists of pamphlets that advertise upcoming exhibitions, events, and programs, as well as providing news about the museum and general visitor information. Each pamphlet covers a four-month period (January-April, May-August, or September-December). There are two copies of each edition.

File consists of eight newsletters produced by the museum that highlight recent events, people associated with the museum, new initiatives, programs, exhibitions, gift shop updates, publications, recent acquisitions, courses at MOA, the results of a membership survey, behind-the-scenes information, and other news about the museum. Articles are written by curators, administrators, and other staff members. The newsletters were published three times a year, in January, May, and September.

File consists of brochures that advertise exhibitions and events at the museum, including short blurbs about each. Each calendar covers a four-month period (January-April, May-August, or September-December).

Types of events described include exhibitions, opening receptions, lectures, artist talks, guided gallery walks, behind-the-scenes tours, events for youths and seniors, site visits and other excursions, conferences, workshops, identification clinics, performances, courses, school programs, calls for volunteers, sales at the gift shop, and reports on research and community-based projects. The calendars also contain museum announcements and news as well as general visitor information and lists of donors.

File consists of reports of the museum's activities from 1947 onward. These reports were generally produced at the end of each fiscal year beginning in 1978. Most reports cover a single year, while some span multiple years. In some years, multiple reports were produced. The file does not contain reports for the fiscal years ending in 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, or 2018.

The reports in this file give information on the museum's activities, attendance, administration, funding, renovations, security, volunteer associates, curatorial work, exhibitions, acquisitions and donations, interactions with the university, outreach, programs such as the Native Youth Project and the Prison Outreach Program, educational activities, marketing, VIP visitors, and special events, among other topics.

Series consists of records pertaining to exhibitions at the Museum of Anthropology from the 1960s to the present day, including programming and events related to specific exhibitions. Material includes exhibition press releases, invitations, proposals, catalogues, and programmes. Records of this series are arranged into files for each represented exhibition, organized chronologically.

File contains images of Lyle Wilson's work as well was Wilson's notes regarding a canoe at the American Museum of Natural History and ephemera from an exhibit at the West Vancouver Museum titled <i>North Star: The Art of Lyle Wilson</i>.