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Consists of records relating to the development and opening of the U’Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay.

Subseries contains images of objects shown in the exhibition titled Tupilaq: Greenland Spirit Carvings held at the Museum of Anthropology March 4th 1984. The carvings are by Anton Utuak.

Consists of Tsimshian language education materials produced by Margaret Seguin and Susan Marsden. The materials were used by Powell for research purposes during his work on the Gitxsan books.

This subseries consists of records related to the traveling exhibit that came to MOA called <i>Treasures of the Tsimshian from the Dundas Collection.</i> Records include draft correspondence, and draft exhibit photos and text (including case labels).

Consists of photographs documenting Jensen and Powell’s trip to Village Island and New Vancouver in 2005. People included are: Bill Holm, Marty Holm, Bill Cranmer, Emma Tamilin, William “Wah” Wasden Jr., Jay Stewart, Guy Buchholtzer, Dr Pat Shaw, Dr Marie Mauze, Bruce White, Jack Knox, Debra Brasser, Judy (surname unknown), and skipper Bill McKay.

Subseries contains images of a travelling exhibit used to publicize the Museum of Anthropology.

Subseries consists primarily of material from the exhibit Man and His World in Montreal 1969-1970. Predominantly, the files contain correspondence with Rudy Kovach regarding design of the exhibit, as well as with Dr. Walter Gage and various Montreal officials including Mayor Drapeau. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, inventories, plans and insurance evaluations.

Subseries consists records relating to the exhibit "Translations of Traditions: Joanna Staniszkis’ Recent Work". The exhibit was co-curated by Louise Jackson and Elizabeth Johnson of MOA, with Johnson acting as exhibit coordinator. It was installed in Gallery 5 at MOA from Feb 18 to May 24, 1992. Joanna Staniszkis is an internationally known Canadian textile artist. Records include: agreements, articles from newspapers and professional journals, brochures, budget, CHIN artifact list printout, conference speaking notes, correspondence, drafts of text for the didactic panels, exhibit diagram, flyer, final report, funding application, memos, notes, permission forms, phone message, a student paper, slides and a timeline.

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.

This exhibition includes works by 24 of the most prominent contemporary First Nations and Inuit artists in Canada. The exhibit originated in Ottawa and travelled internationally.

Subseries contains records directly related to the planning, development and execution of the Transforming Image exhibit at MOA. Planning for the exhibit began in 1983 when grants were obtained to begin research on Northwest Coast paintings. The exhibit itself occurred in 1993. The exhibit was the end result of research and development of a technique to view severely faded Northwest Coast First Nations paintings and painted objects through the use of infrared technology. Records include correspondence and information requests, public relations files, grant application information, budgeting information, papers, conferences and publications about the Transforming Image, files related to the publishing of the Transforming Image book and school interest in the exhibit.

Due to its large volume, The Transforming Image subseries has been broken down further into sub- subseries: Administration records; Research files; Book related; and Institutional photographs.

ref # 1-1-MMM-1

Subseries contain the images used in the Museum Notes booklet titled Totem Poles: An illustrated Guide by Marjorie M. Halpin, as well as a copy of the booklet.

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Subseries consists of records pertaining to the improvements of the Haida Houses and the outdoor totem pole exhibit. Areas of focus include the conservation, restoration, installation, and preservation of the Haida Houses and totem poles, and the restoration of the surrounding landscape. Also included are records relating to the installation of the Welcoming figure and the House Post ceremony held on March 3, 1997 at the Museum of Anthropology. Skooker Broome assisted in the coordination of the installation and conservation planning of the Haida Houses and totem poles, and in the exhibit planning and coordination of the House Post ceremony. Records include: evaluation reports, wood integrity studies, structural engineering reports, memoranda, budgets, project expense sheets, reproductions of published articles, MOA news release, Forintek Canada Corp. technical report, drafts, handwritten notes, invoices, an incident report on the removal of graffiti, conservation documents, estimates, exhibit schedule & timeline, correspondence, project diagrams, donor information, MOA topographical layouts, pencil drawings, work order summary reports, computer renderings.