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Series consists of correspondence relating to the general administrative activities and responsibilities of Elizabeth Johnson in her capacity as Curator of Documentation, Curator of Collections, Curator of Ethnology, and as Curator of Textiles. Records include 10 colour photographs, correspondence, publications, memoranda, photocopies of contact sheets, handwritten notes, name lists, object lists and a project proposal.

Series consists of two files of correspondence:

1. Military Period (1921-1923)
2. Other Correspondence (1961-1985)

Materials in the ‘Military Period’ file include ten letters written to, or by, Lt. Col. Parker while on duty as the Commander of the Military Forces in Tibet. Two other letters were written by Sir Charles Bell in which Bell arranges to meet up with Lt. Col. Parker and an escort on his return journey from Lhasa. One additional letter is handwritten in Tibetan and stamped with ‘British Trade Agency – Gyantse – Tibet’ (which suggests that it may be from Parker’s military period), but it is not kown who authored it or when it was created. Five of the letters are written in Tibetan and translations and transcriptions for four of the five letters are available in hard copy and on compact disc (see ‘Notes’).

Of significance among the letters written in Tibetan is correspondence from Lt. Col. Parker to the 13th Dalai Lama in which Lt. Col. Parker states that he has received and inspected the troops from the Dalai’s personal escort and suggests that they be kept for training. In this letter Lt. Col. Parker also raises question on military dress and deportment, specifically, the length of the officers’ hair (a translation of this letter was provided by Father Donald but no original copy of the translation exists). An original draft of this letter, written in English by Lt. Col. Parker, is also included in this file. A second letter is from the Dalai Lama to Lt. Col. Parker and is an acknowledgement of Parker’s training of Tibetan soldiers. This letter is written on rice paper and includes the Dalai’s official ink seal and an envelope with the Dalai’s wax seal and a postmarked Tibetan stamp. Three other letters were sent to Lt. Col. Parker from officials of the Tibetan government. These letters are also written on rice paper and ink stamped with official seals. The first of these letters is written by a member of the Tibetan Supreme Council (known as Shapes or Shapees) and is a response to Lt. Col. Parker’s questioning of hair length of the Tibetan troops, and includes explanations of cultural and religious differences. The second letter is from the minister responsible for the Tibetan military in which permission is granted for training of the Tibetan troops, and the sending of further troops to be trained. The third letter is written by two Tibetan Officers in which praise is given to one of their officers along with a request for his return. Of those letters mentioned above, translations and transcriptions are available for the letters written from the Dalai and the officials of the Tibetan government, and accompany the series.
The five other letters in this series include four that were typewritten by Lt. Col. Parker in English: two are from his military period; two others were written decades later to the editor of a publication. As mentioned above, one was written in Tibet and has not been translated. The two letters from his military period are lengthy and provide significant details of Lt. Col. Parker’s perceptions of his work, the people, the country, events and festivities and are an important accompaniment to many of the prints in Photograph Collection A.

Materials in the “Other Correspondence” file consist of more recent records. Two letters from 1961 relate to an address Lt. Col. Parker accepted to give to the Victoria Section of the Royal Over-Seas League about his experience in Tibet. The two other letters also relate to Lt. Col. Parker’s time in Tibet and were sent to the editor of “Country Life.” The first letter (dated 1966) describes Lt. Col. Parker’s unique experience of being the first European to see a Takin, “the rarest mammal in the world,” while the second letter (dated 1977) discusses a pony that Lt. Col. Parker bought in the early 1920s. The file also contains a letter (dated 1985) from the Office of Tibet in New York City acknowledging receipt of a donation for $20.00 along with a brief update on certain individuals. This letter is signed by two people; one, “T.C. Tethong,” was the translator for the 14th Dalai Lama in the 1960s.

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Series consists of a voluminous amount of communication (approximately 270 letters) between both B.C. Binning and their friends and colleagues in Japan, predominantly Bishop Kojo Sakamoto, his family, and other friends and translators. The bulk of the communication occurs mostly around September 1966 onwards, when Sakamoto’s calligraphy was the focus of an exhibit at the University of British Columbia. Correspondence is presented in the form of letters, traditional scrolls, postcards, telegrams, notes, and a small amount of newspaper clippings.

Series is arranged chronologically by date, regardless of author. There are approximately eighteen correspondences that are undated that were all authored by Bishop and Kiyoko Sakamoto. These follow the dated correspondence.

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda and other textual material.

Series consists of letters sent to Duff, occasionally accompanied by articles or manuscripts. There are a few copies of letters from Duff.

The series consists of records from the traveling exhibit “Tent of Meeting” and the “Sasquatch and Similar Phenomena” conference held May 1978 that Halpin developed and organized. The series includes correspondence, interdepartmental memorandas, conference paper abstracts, articles, book reviews, conference summaries, news releases, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, postcards, photographs, sew-on patches with Sasquatch figures on them, curators meetings papers, and audio cassettes of interviews and presentations from the Sasquatch conference.

Series consists of correspondence, task lists, evaluations summary, reports, internship program draft, and agendas from two conferences attended by Stott, the “Preserving our Heritage Workshop” and “CMA Trainer’s Workshop”.

Series consists of correspondence and memoranda, reports, itineraries, agendas and other textual material related to conferences attended by Shane where she gave public presentations.

Series consists of budgets, contracts, correspondence, minutes of committee meetings, speeches, lecture notes and other textual records relating to Halpin’s community service. Includes files relating to Halpin’s role as member of various committees and professional associations including the Canadian Ethnology Society and the Native Studies Art Association of Canada, files relating to Halpin’s participation in various conferences, seminars and workshops including those organized by the Canadian Museums Association, the British Columbia Provincial Museum and the Vancouver Institute, and files relating to Halpin’s role as private consultant for projects sponsored by organizations such as the National Museum of Man and the John Paul Getty Foundation. Halpin’s professional opinions were also sought in radio interviews such as the taped CBC interview in which Halpin discussed Bill Reid and his art. There are also two videocassette recordings of Halpin’s participation in the National Native Indian Artists’ Symposium and an event at the Banff Centre.

The series is divided into the following sub-series:

A. External Committees and Professional Associations, 1972-2000
B. Conferences, Public Lectures and Interviews, 1973-1999
C. Consultancy Files, 1975-1991

Series consists of documents relating to Duff's professional activities as a member or chair of various advisory committees.

Series consists of two prints given to Herb as gifts from the artists. One is s
commemorative print from the Massett Haida Pole Raising (at the Museum of Anthropology) in 1992. The pole was carved by Jim Hart and is a replica of a pole in Massett. The other print is unidentified, by a ‘Ksan artist. The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner, but is not legible.

Includes records related to the Collections Research Enhancement Project (CREP) stream of the MRP. The purpose of this stream was to “provide enhanced access (visual, physical, and virtual) to the Museum’s collections,” with the following specific objectives:
• To bring all of the 35,000 Multi-MIMSY (database) collections records up to a consistent and standardized level
• To digitize all of MOA’s 35,000 objects, in a format appropriate for research access, according to a digitization strategy that will be developed as part of a coordinated MRP-wide IT strategy
• To develop a mounting system which facilitates object access while maintaining a high level of conservation standards, and to mount objects which require it according to this system
• To provide collections information in a format appropriate for research through the Reciprocal Research Network (RRN)
• To develop a flexible process for responding to originating communities regarding collections access, and to organize MOA’s objects within the Research Suite and visible storage in such a way as to facilitate that response
(purpose and objectives of the CREP stream taken from the MRP Program Scope Definition, 1.2.)

Heidi Swierenga (MOA Conservator) was the CREP stream lead.

Series is divided into subseries based on functions of the CREP stream.

Series consists of proposals, memorandums, classification scheme, receipts, shipping lists, surveys, reports photographs and research notes pertaining to Madeline Bronsdon Rowan's curatorial function of producing "touchable" artifact kits and educational curriculum units.

Series consists of correspondence and memoranda, contracts, budgets, minutes from Collections Committee meetings, schedules, photographs, negatives and other textual records related to the organization and maintenance of the Museum’s collections. Includes files relating to acquisitions, cataloguing, policies, storage, interns, museum assistants and field collection.

Series consists of correspondence and memoranda, minutes, reports, collections lists, draft copies, handwritten notations, journal articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, slides, and other textual records related to the Museum of Anthropology’s collections. Includes records related to the acquisition of new collection pieces, including records related to the museum’s Acquisitions Committee and the donation of particular items and collections to the museum. Also included are records related to the de-accessioning and repatriation of museum collection items. The series also includes records related to the preservation, conservation, and storage of collections, and records related to the museum’s collections in general.

The series is divided into the following subseries:

A. General Files 1971-1994

B. Acquisitions/De-accessioning Files 1953-2004

C. Preservation/Conservation and Storage Files 1972-1997

D. Loans Out 1983-1984

Series consists of records pertaining to the Museum of Anthropology’s collections and to legal issues surrounding the housing of cultural artifacts. Areas of focus include records on Chinese cultural property guidelines and the Shaw Collection, Inuit art and discussions on ownership of Archeological materials.
Records include minutes, email print outs, newspaper clippings written in Chinese characters, transcriptions of First Nations’ myths and legends, object lists, interview transcriptions, scholarly articles, correspondence, handwritten notes, consultation service forms, agendas, reports, audio cassettes and a b&w photograph.

Series consists of records created, received, and or used by Elizabeth Johnson for collections management at the Museum of Anthropology. Records include Anthropology 431 syllabus, area committee records, articles, budgets, cataloguing procedures, committee records, correspondence, draft guidelines, draft policies and procedures, ethnology collection storage statistics, job description, job posting, insurance, loan forms, memoranda, minutes, notes, object lists, photographs, professional guidelines, project overviews, reports, research notes, surveys, transcripts of research interviews, workshop outlines, and administrative and financial records.

The series is arranged into the following subseries:
Subseries A: Collections’ administrative and operational files
Subseries B: Textile collections’ records
Subseries C: VA projects
Subseries D: Francis Williams Project
Subseries E: Provenancial Inquires

Series consists of material relating to the objects at MOA, how they were found, purchased, donated or otherwise acquired. Material relates to original owners of objects and, where appropriate, monies paid for pieces added to the collection. Series also relates to loaning of museum objects, borrowing of objects belonging to other people or organizations and any treatment items may have received. The series has been arranged chronologically by date within each subseries. The records in this series take the form of the ledgers correspondence, memos, receipts, borrower’s agreements, photographs, and newspaper clippings, notes, negatives, invoices, ephemera, student papers, memoranda and plans.

The series is arranged into eight subseries:
Subseries A: Planning
Subseries B: Acquisitions and Documentation
Subseries C: Documentation of Cultures
Subseries D: Preservation/Conservation and Storage
Subseries E: Insurance
Subseries F: Deaccessioning
Subseries G: Loans In
Subseries H: Loans Out