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Series includes correspondence related to the research and language documentation project and the book project. Correspondence is between Martine J. Reid and several people and institutions.

File includes correspondence between Martine J. Reid and several people and institutions:

• Crestview Foundation in regards to the grant to document Agnes Alfred's memoirs, August 9 and 19, 1979
• Crestview Foundation and Dr. Michael Ames (Director of the Museum of Anthopology) in regards to the project by Martine Reid, October 22, 1979
• Douglas and McIntyre in regards to the seeking for grants for the book project, October 19, 1987
• UBC in regards to the publication of the book, April 21, 1988
• A letter from Deisy Sewid-Smith grantin permission for the publication of her grandmother's memoirs, April 22, 1988
• A letter from J. E. M. Kew (Associate Professor of Anthropology at UBC) recommending support for the publication of the book, April 26, 1988
• A letter from UBC Press informing Martine Reid of the decision to publish the book, October 5, 1992
• A UBC Press Reader's Report (Reader A)
• A UBC Press Reader's Report (Reader B)
• Comments of Reader's Reports by Martine Reid, 1992
• A copy of recommendation letters by J. E. M. Kew, Douglas and McIntyre, and Daisy Sewid-Smith, and a copy of the letter from UBC Press received in 1988. All of them grouped together by the donor
• A letter from Martine Reid to George F. MacDonald (Director of the National Museum of Canadian Civilization)
• A letter of recommendation by George F. MacDonald (Director of the National Museum of Canadian Civilization), May 2, 1988
• Email correspondence between Martine Reid and Judith Berman on Kwak'wala orthography, April 11, 2002
• Fax correspondence between Martine Reid and Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy (from Bouchard and Kennedy Research Consultants), April 10 and 11, 2002
• A letter from Susan Hoeltken (Programme and Liaison Officer at the Association for Canadian Studies) about the request of funds for the publication of the book, March 5, 1992

File also includes A post-doctoral project of research, "Kwakiutl Vision of the World", by Martine de Widerspach-Thor

File is a printed email from George Maddison to Martine Reid regarding publication details of the book, February 20, 2003

Files contains:

• A copy of a letter by Agnes Alfred to Commissioner Jim Harvey (Board of Parks and Recreation) regarding the Walkus pole in Stanley Park, July 8, 1983. Signed by her mark and witnessed and typed by Saisy Sewid-Smith. Copy sent to Bill Reid
• A letter from Alfred J. Scow to Robert Sewid about hereditary claims, February 7, 2003

Series includes audio and video interviews with Agnes Alfred and other members of the Kwakwaka'wakw community

Item is an audio cassette tape with no date and the annotation "How to write Kwakiutl" and "Copie" on both sides.
Item was numbered by creator with roman number I.

Item is a recording of Daisy Sewid-Smith and Sgnes Alfred. Item was recorded by Daisy Sewid-Smith at Campbell River, prior to Martine Reid involvement. Item was translated by Daisy Sewid-Smith in 1979.
Item includes four cassette tapes with Agnes Alfred and Dorothy Hawkins talking about love songs; the Hamatsa mask song; permission to use the chant of the Nimpkish, of the Kwakiutl; and their life story.
Item was numbered by creator with roman number II.

Kitty (Cathy) Ferry talks about fish taxonomy with Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) in English and Kwakwala. Recorded at Mrs. Kitty Ferry's house in Vancouver. Item was labelled as tape number III.

Potlatch at Campbell River in honour of Mrs. Henderson. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) on May 21, 1977.
Item a: side 1-2
Item b: side 3-4

Item includes two audio cassette tapes with recordings of Mrs. Agnes Cranmer.
Tape a: Mrs. Agnes Cranmer: Beliefs and Myths pertaining to the aquatic world.

• Side 1: 1- Max'enox. 2- Wawalis, 3- Xuyim
• Side 2: 4- Migwat

Tape b: Mrs. Agnes Cranmer: Beliefs and Myths pertaining to the aquatic world.

• Side 1: 1- Max'enox. 2- Wawalis, 3- Xuyim
• Side 2: 4- Migwat

Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) at the house of Mrs. Agnes Cranmer in Alert Bay.

Agnes Alfred telling her life story. Recorded by Martine Reid.
No date.

Mr. Bob Wilson at his home in Fort Rupert. Talking in English and Kwakwala about Tlisaligilakw (Mink) and other myths involving sea creatures. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) in 1977 and 1978.

Mrs. Kitty Ferry's Potlatch, Alert Bay. October 15, 1977.
Side 1

Chief Jim King. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) at Mrs. Agnes Cranmer's house, at Alert Bay.
Side 1: Word list, copper, mask, colour, etc.
Side 2: Bacbakwalanuxsiwae

Item is a recorded interview to Agnes Alfred telling stories on February 10, 1985. Tapes were recorded by Martine Reid, at Chief Jimmy Sewid's house and in the presence of Mrs. Jimmy Sewid and Daisy Sewid-Smith.
Item includes 3 tapes:

• An original video recording of the interview in a Beta Video Cassette tape
• A copy video recording of the interview in VHS a Video Cassette tape
• An original audio recording of the interview in an Audio Cassette tape (considered as a backup by creator)
  Interview was not transcribed

Daisy Sewid and Lorne Smith wedding potlatch. Recorded by Martine de Widerspach-Thor (Reid) at the traditional Big House, Alert Bay.
3 copies. Identifiers are MAN 230a, 230b, 230c, 230d for the 3 copies.

Subseries includes handwritten translations of the audio and video interviews.
Translations were done by Daisy Sewid-Smith and sent to Martine J. Reid for editing.

Conversation between Agnes Alfred and her granddaughter Daisy Sewid-Smith., recorded by Martine Reid at Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sewid's house, Campbell River on February 18, 1975.
Side 1: Agnes Alfred ad Daisy discuss the 1921 "illegal" potlatch at Village Island followed by the arrest of many participants, including herself and her husband.
Side 2: Regular and larger canoes, Agnes' may names and the origins of the names, where she was born, her houses, menstruation, pregnancy, having children, reincarnation, aristocracy, etc.

Daisy Sewid-Smith describes her wedding preparations to Martine Reid, in English.

Item is handwritten translations of tape ----------------------- by Daisy Sewid-Smith.
Item includes Daisy Sewid-Smith's comments from December 28, 1998 and a note by Martine J. Reid with a reference to its use for the book's manuscript.