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Research notes compiled by Wilson Duff during his work on the Barbeau/Beynon material held at the National Museum of Canada (now Canadian Museum of History). This research, focused specifically on the Tsimshian culture, includes correspondence addressed to and/or written by Duff, files relating to the Nishga Land Claim of which Duff was involved as a witness, and typed manuscripts.

Files in this series relate to the various roles Harry Hawthorn has fulfilled at the University of British Columbia as an anthropologist, a professor (and later head of the Anthropology department), and as the first Director of the Museum of Anthropology. This series consists of correspondence, slides, photographs, negatives and research notes.

The correspondence files primarily relate to the general administration of the Museum of Anthropology by Dr. Hawthorn, including correspondence related to the museum’s collections, potential acquisitions, museum funding, the official name of the museum and the establishment of a new site for the museum. Additionally, there is also correspondence regarding the proposed development of the Indian Historical-Cultural Village, correspondence with other museums, letters asking for Dr. Hawthorn’s expert advice regarding objects, and correspondence with Wilson Duff. Included is correspondence between H. Hawthorn and Bert Robson relating to Hawthorn’s trip in the northeastern region of B.C.

Slides, photographs, negatives and notes relate to the various research trips undertaken by Hawthorn in B.C. from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Some slides document a totem pole salvage expedition on Anthony Island, B.C. in 1957. Some of these slides were used in the production of George MacDonald’s book, Ninstints: A World Heritage Site. Other slides document miscellaneous events relating to Museum of Anthropology exhibitions and research, as well as other events such as Sports Day on the grounds of the Alberni Residential School and the carving of a 20’ long 2’ wide canoe, which took place at a regatta on May 24, 1948. Series includes negatives of totem poles, stories collected from Mungo Martin and notes, mostly written in an indigenous language.

Series consists of images related to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC and the Museum of Anthropology (MOA). Focus is on photographic representations of First Nations artists and artwork, including MOA installations and exhibits by Robert Davidson, Jr., Sharon Hitchcock, Henry Hunt, Gerry Marks, Rufus Moody, Norm Tait, and Francis Williams. Series also includes images of installations for the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan. Files are generally arranged chronologically according to artist and/or subject matter. Except where noted with square brackets, the titles for files and items in this series were taken from annotations on the original material.

Series consists of correspondence, program queries, resumes, brochures and syllabi for other museum studies programs. Series contains published materials, drafts of UBC Museum Studies Programs as well as course descriptions and student papers. Series contains SUB-SERIES: student papers; queries; UBC Museum Studies Program Information; Other Museum Programs.

Series consists of photographs documenting totem pole raising or restoration and other events held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Museum of Anthropology (MOA).

In 1976 Jensen was hired by MOA to document the installation of totem poles into the new building. Jensen did not keep the negatives for these photographs (MOA did in this instance). She was hired again in 1981 to create a slide loop of images to be featured in the museum. After working with the museum, she felt welcome there and often gave talks or did training. Most of the subsequent photographs in this series were taken at public events such as book launches or pole raisings.

The research reports were written by students of the Department of Education at the University of Ibadan. Reports cover studies of various communities is western Nigeria. Collection also includes a map showing the location of the villages, two books published by Jack Lieber, and a piece of correspondence sent to him.

Series consists of bibliographies, workshop notes, reports, and articles pertaining to Madeline Bronsdon Rowan's teaching positions at the University of British Columbia. This includes her senior instructor position in the Department of Anthropology and the workshops offered for students and professors through the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia.

The series is divided into the following sub-series:
A) Courses and Workshops for the Faculty of Education (1978-1982)
B) Senior Instructor in the Department of Anthropology (1975-1986)

Series consists of imaging product brochures, information, and proposals for a Video Disc project. Series contains drafts of funding applications and costs, correspondence, and memorandums. Records pertain to the planning, implementing, and reporting of the Video Disc project. Series also contains press clippings, receipts, and published materials.

This series consists of seven DVD’s produced by Kovanic, which contain video material collected in the Banni District, Kutch, Gujarat, India and four DVD’s containing video from Orissa, India, also produced by Kovanic. These videos relate to articles and photographs which can be found in Series 1.

The series contains slides relating to the exhibition Visions of Power Symbols of Wealth: Central Coast Salish Sculpture and Engraving. Images include exhibit views and various artifacts including masks, adzes, spindle whorls, mat creasers, and textiles.

Series includes --
Album 4: Slides 1-172
Album 5:
Sheet 1-2 Salish Exhibit 1 [exhibit views], Slides 1-1 – 1-29
Sheet 3-4 Salish Exhibit 2 [artifacts], Slides 2-1 – 2-39
Sheet 5-6 Salish Exhibit 3 [textiles, artifacts], Slides 3-1 – 3-35
Sheet 7 Salish Exhibit 4 [artifacts], Slides 4-1 – 4-19
Sheet 8-9 Salish Exhibit 5 [artifacts], Slides 5-1 – 5-36
Sheet 10-11 Salish Exhibit 6 [artifacts], Slides 6-1 – 6-35

This series documents the planning and implementation of several studies designed to assess the responses to MOA by visitors, members, and non-visitors. It includes records relating to a membership survey, focus group studies of visitors and non-visitors, surveys regarding specific exhibitions, studies of visitors’ responses to MOA’s use of digital media, and others. Records reflect the process of applying to conduct studies, of developing sets of questions, of implementing the studies and of using the information gathered to create reports. Materials include grant proposals, lists of questions, data sets, reports, reference materials, transcripts, correspondence, charts and graphs. The series also contains a reference file of previous studies completed at MOA.

This series consists entirely of graphic materials. While the materials are not accompanied by any contextual information, it can be assumed that the images found in this series were taken by Ruus on various trips. Specifically this photographic documentation examines textiles from China, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovakia, the Circum-Polar region, India, the South Western United States, South America, the Middle-East and Europe. Record forms included in this series are slides, photographs, and memoranda.

Series consists of records relating to volunteer, internship, and work study positions held at the Museum of Anthropology, particularly in the Public Relations and Communications Office. Includes records regarding the Volunteer Associates, individual Public Relations and Communications Office interns, work study students, and their projects.

Series is divided into the following sub-series:

A. Volunteer Associates files, [ca.1981]-1987
B. Student files, 1982-2009

Series consists of handouts, course outline, projects, lecture evaluations.

The Volunteer Associates was formed in 1976, as a programme of volunteers at the Museum of Anthropology. On March 15th of that year, 16 members of a steering committee began the process of organizing the volunteer group. By April 1976, 34 members in total participated in their general meeting. In 1977, the Volunteer Associates enacted an official policy. They are a self-administered organization, designed to provide assistance and services to the museum and its staff. The Volunteer Associates is made up of various committees, whose members work with a committee head. The committee head, in turn, coordinates activities with a museum staff member.
Series consists of charter, correspondence, memorandums and minutes of meetings relating to the creation of the Volunteer Associates.

Series consists of records pertaining to the operations of the Volunteer Associates and to the Anthropology Shop Volunteers. Also included are records relating to education programming.
Series contains training guidelines, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, gallery- guided walk instructions, curriculum development records, exhibit pamphlets, correspondence, photocopies of scholarly articles, handwritten notes, course agenda, evaluation reports, tape cassettes, and training session reports.

Series consists of photographs, object descriptions, background summaries and bibliographic citations documenting the W. and M. Koerner Ceramics Collection. The binders comprise seven volumes organized according to region and time period, as well as a catalogue of the collection. The additional textual material is a copy of the collection catalogue in the binders; there are some differences between the two versions and it is unclear which is the more recent version.

Series consists of records related to the research and composition of the W. and M. Koerner collection catalogues.