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Series consists of the sound recordings about, by, or related to the Museum of Anthropology. Sound recordings can be found in many collections and fonds in the MOA Archives; the recordings in this General Media collection are those that do not belong to a more specific archival collection, usually because their provenance is not known.

Series consist of records created, received, and/or used by Skooker Broome in his capacity as Designer. The records relate to planning, designing, and installing of various exhibits at the Museum of Anthropology. Series contain some or all of the following kinds of records: correspondence, notes, reports, exhibition records, photographic materials, multimedia formats, and administrative and financial records relating to Skooker Broome’s function as Designer.

The series is arranged into 23 subseries:

Subseries A: The Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam through Calligraphy
Subseries B: Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue
Subseries C: Gallery 3 Exhibit
Subseries D: From Under the Delta Exhibition
Subseries E: Heredity: Heredity Chiefs of the Haida
Subseries F: Katagami: Gift Wrap on Recycled Paper
Subseries G: Victor Shaw Collection
Subseries H: Lyle Wilson: When Worlds Collide
Subseries I: Eulachon: A Fish to Cure Humanity
Subseries J: Anth. 302 – Anthropology of South Asia – Student Exhibit
Subseries K: Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, B.C.
Subseries L: Maya Exhibit
Subseries M: Safar/Voyage: Contemporary Works by Arab, Iranian and Turkish Artists
Subseries N: Paradise Lost? Contemporary Works from the Pacific
Subseries O: Anspayaxw: An Installation For Voice, Image, and Sound
Subseries P: Speaking to Memory: Images and Voices from St. Michael's Residential School
Subseries Q: The Marvellous Real: Art from Mexico, 1926 - 2011
Subseries R: Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art
Subseries S: Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth
Subseries T: c̓ əsnaʔəm: the city before the city
Subseries U: Heaven, Hell and Somewhere In Between: Portuguese Popular Art
Subseries V: “Don't give it up!” The Lives and Stories of the Mabel Stanley Collection
Subseries W: Pigapicha! 100 Years of Studio Photography in Nairobi

Series consists of correspondence and memoranda, lists, handwritten notations, evaluations, surveys, minutes, sample documentation cards, progress reports, location files, budgets and other textual material. Most records are related to the Museum’s participation in the National Inventory Programme (NIP), a computerized information system geared towards gathering and storing museum data as well as describing key items and collections within museums to enable retrieval of this information. The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) succeeded the NIP in 1984.

Series consists of records relating to the Oceanic Art Symposium.

Series consists primarily of records relating to the publication of Art of the Kwakiutl Indians (first published 1967), including correspondence with various publishing houses, reviews of the book, research notes, copies and revisions of the book, bibliographies, appendices and documents relating to the photographs used in Art of the Kwakiutl Indians. The series also contains several drafts of A Labour of Love (first published 1993), book reviews written by A. Hawthorn about other authors' works, research materials for other publications and exhibits at MoA, and three folders entitled Kwakiutl Ceremonial Art, Museum of Anthropology U.B.C. Vol. 1-3 (may have been intended as a catalogue of MoA holdings).

The series has been divided into the following subseries:
A. Art of the Kwakiutl Indians
B. Kwakiutl Ceremonial Art
C. A Labour of Love
D. Exhibits and Other Research

Series consists of records generated by two projects undertaken by Herb Watson during his tenure at MOA: The design of textile storage and display unit, 1980-1984; and the design of an extension to the west wing of MOA, 1988-1990.

Series consists of records documenting the initial development and progress of the two courses taught by Mrs. Hawthorn: Anthropology 331-Primitive Arts and Mythology; and Anthropology 431-Museum Philosophy and Methods (1963-1978). It includes bibliographies, course notes and assignments, bibliographies, correspondence, and photographic materials.

The series has been divided into the following subseries:
A. Anthropology 331 and Anthropology 431
B. Teaching Slides

Series consists of reports regarding the conservation, restoration, and preservation of textiles, also includes correspondence, and memorandum. Series also consists of photocopies of sketched textile display cases.

The MOA Textile Committee consisted of MOA curators focused on improving the temporary storage of textiles. Areas of focus include the conservation, restoration, and preservation of textiles. Committee informally established and convened for a brief span of time. Records dated for 1980 only.

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.

Travel, research, museum, and personal photos taken by or pertaining to Anthony Shelton. Photos have been sorted into subfolders by place and date, with some further sorted by more specific locations. A list of these photographs is in progress.

Series consists of records pertaining to sundry administrative and operational activities of the Museum of Anthropology. Records include staff retreat notes, summary of recommendations and decisions, correspondence, contracts, minutes and memoranda.

The series is arranged into the following subseries:
Subseries A: Staff retreat notes
Subseries B: Bequests
Subseries C: Assistants and associates
Subseries D: Goals and plans

Series consists of records pertaining to Elizabeth Johnson’s teaching activities. The records relate both to courses which Johnson taught and notes on guest lectures that Johnson gave for classes at the University of British Columbia. Records include correspondence, notes, reports, syllabi, funding applications, memoranda, bibliographies and grading sheets.

The series is arranged into the following sub-series:
Subseries A: A431
Subseries B: Programme communication and flights
Subseries C: Lecture notes Cantonese Opera
Subseries D: Special sessions
Subseries E: A341
Subseries F: Chinese painting course
Subseries G: MOA volunteer training
Subseries H: Papers and publications
Subseries I: Presentations and conferences
Subseries J: A302
Subseries K: Miscellaneous teaching material

Series consist of minutes, reports, statistics, memorandums, correspondence, evaluations, advertisements, budgets, workshop notes, programme notes, curriculum vitae, contacts, information packages and bibliographies pertaining to school based programmes and workshops for both students and teachers offered in schools and Museum of Anthropology. The records also include the relations between the museum and the Vancouver School Board (VSB).

The series is divided into sub-series:
A) Programmes Administration Records (1976-1983)
B) Student Workshops and Programmes Records (1975-1985)
C) OutreachProgrammeRecords(1981-1986)
D) Teacher Workshops Records (1976-1984)

The series consists primarily of material accumulated and/or created by Gillian Darling Kovanic during her travels abroad, both as a student of anthropology and a filmmaker. This series includes field research conducted by Kovanic with the Kalash in Pakistan, the Kom/Kati tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Orissa in India, the Haida on the Queen Charlotte Islands [Haida Gwaii], British Columbia and the Kwakwaka’wakw in Alert Bay, British Columbia. Much of her fieldwork is made up of a study of the languages and cultural practices of the people being studied.

Included in the series are eleven field notebooks, a handwritten Kalash’a dictionary, a notebook containing information on the ethnographic materials collected by Darling, which now reside with the Royal Ontario Museum, and approximately 4502 photographs, including slides, negatives, prints and digital photos. Also included are a number of academic and popular articles collected by Kovanic, which compliment her field research, including a unique, handwritten article by Wazir Ali Shah, secretary to the last ruler of Chital, Mehtar, in 1977, which was written after the original manuscript was lost. The series also contains published material, comprised of a teaching kit titled “Kalash Bread-making: From Field to Feast” and the Wakhi Language Book by Haqiqat Ali.

Series consists of material relating to the activities surrounding public programmes and events planned by the museum to engage the public. Also see audio tapes MOA 70 and 71 which consist of Audrey Hawthorn, accompanied by Elvi Whittaker, giving a tour of the museum. Record forms in this series include correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoranda, photographic negatives, ephemera, plans, budgets, financial statements, receipts, and a copy of the June 9, 1976 edition of UBC Reports, and a copy of Canadian Art Review VI/I/1979.

The series is arranged into three subseries:
Subseries A: Planning
Subseries B: Film and Video Screening
Subseries C: Special Events

Series consists of material accumulated as a result of the museum’s interaction with the public. Records in this series are found in the forms of correspondence, press releases, ephemera, memoranda, account statements, questionnaires, minutes, and newspaper clippings.

The series is arranged into five subseries:
Subseries A: Public relations
Subseries B: Inquires and requests
Subseries C: Memberships
Subseries D: Communication and service: museums and institutions
Subseries E: General Correspondence