This file contains a letter from Beth Van Dyke to Wilson Duff and a manuscript on silverwork among Northwest Coast First Nations that was included with the letter. The text discusses the development of silverwork through trade and economic relations with European settlers, with a focus on Tlingit and Haida silversmiths. Older traditions and records about copper and ironwork are also discussed.

This file contains a letter to Wilson Duff, written by Carol F. Jopling, requesting reference letters from Duff in order to apply for funding from the American Philosophical Society and the Arctic Institute of North America. Also included are Jopling's application materials. As discussed in the letter, Jopling sought funding to study Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw coppers. She expresses an interest in connecting these to slaves and unsubstantiated claims about cannibalism among these peoples. She also proposes to look into the importance of sea otters as seen in the symbolism of material culture.

Application materials suggest a different research interest, specifically looking at the material and technology used in producing these coppers to substantiate whether copper production was a local innovation or of European import.

File consists of images of painted and/or engraved coppers at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. These images show final pieces as well as pieces as they are being made.

Image of pieces of copper laid out on table.

Photocopy of a manuscript about coppers from Alert Bay, BC. Front page notes that it was "sent by GW(?) Hunt, Port Hardy, BC." It also has a stamp from the "Department of Mines geological Survey, received Mar 26, 1924. Division of Anthropology."

Original manuscript might be at UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections library.