Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Totem poles in a shed at UBC

132-1-C-C-a041396
Item
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Totem poles stored in a shed in preparation for their move from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building.

Totem pole installation, Museum of Anthropology

25-05-11-a038718
Item
[1976]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of workers installing totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Michael Ames (MOA Director) is on the right.

Staff wrapping a totem pole in padding

132-1-C-C-a041507
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Staff wrapping a totem pole in padding

132-1-C-C-a041510
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Workers stand on a scaffold to wrap a totem pole in padding to prepare it for being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

Staff discuss moving totem poles from Totem Park

132-1-C-C-a041502
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology staff discuss moving a totem pole from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Michael M. Ames is the figure second from the viewer's right. The totem pole in the background was carved by Mungo Martin and restored by him at UBC in 1950-51.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041410
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Staff wrap the pole in padding. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.

Scaffolding surrounds a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041411
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A scaffolding surrounds a totem pole that is being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. Staff wrap the pole in padding. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and was later restored by Mungo Martin.

Ribbon-cutting speeches made during the official opening of the Museum of Anthropology

132-3-A-1-MOA-002B
Item
May 30, 1976

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is an audio recording of speeches made during MOA's official opening ceremonies, featuring the following speakers: Hon. J Hugh Faulkner, then Minister of State for Science and Technology of Canada; the Honorable Grace McCarthy, Deputy Premier of the Province of British Columbia; Thomas K. [?], the Chairman of the Board of Governors of UBC; Michael Ames, Director of MOA at the time; Douglas T. Kenny, UBC President; the Right Honorable Jules Léger, the Governor General of Canada.

President's Planning and Coordinating Committee fonds

123
Fonds
1971 - 1976

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, contracts, and reports relating to the Planning of the Museum of Man (later Museum of Anthropology). The fonds includes information pertaining to the planning for the new museum, building needs, museum function, and the Functional Program which outlines the results of decisions the committee made.

President’s Planning and Coordinating Committee

Preparing to move a totem pole

132-1-C-C-a041399
Item
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Two men discuss plans to move a totem pole from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthroplogy building. The totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by his son, Mungo Martin.

Museum staff discuss moving a totem pole

132-1-C-A-a040626
Item
1975

Part of MOA General Media collection

A group of Museum of Anthropology staff discuss moving the Charlie James totem pole in Totem Park.

MOA News: The Newsletter of the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vol II No 3, May 1997

124-02-04-06
Item
May 1997

Part of MOA Publications and Ephemera collection

The newsletter contains 6 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the erection of new house posts and an ancestral figure by Susan Point, a new school programme co-developed with the Musqueam Nation, the retirement of MOA director Dr. Michael Ames, the launch of MOA's first website, the continuation of Dr. Marjoire Halpin's multimedia project, and the donation and display of Ainu objects. Also included are a Calendar of Events and list of donors.

Michael Ames with guests in Great Hall

25-05-11-a038728
Item
[197-?]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image in the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall. Michael Ames (MOA Director) is on the left. Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in on the right. The third individual is unidentified.

Michael Ames on the roof of the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041577
Item
1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Michael Ames and a woman on the roof of the Museum of Anthropology, above what is currently called the O'Brian Gallery.

Dr. Ames, Aug. '75

51-01-39-a039866
Item
1975

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of two men standing in front of a totem pole at UBC. The image was likely during a move of totem poles on UBC's campus.

Douglas Kenny, Jules Léger, and Michael Ames

132-1-C-E-a043124
Item
1976

Part of MOA General Media collection

From viewer's left, University President Douglas Kenny, and Museum of Anthropology Director Michael Ames, at the opening of the Museum of Anthropology.

Douglas Kenny at the opening of the Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041366
Item
30-May-76

Part of MOA General Media collection

Douglas Kenny speaking for the opening ceremony of the new Museum of Anthropology building. Behind him are from viewer's left of Kenny: Michael Ames, Walter Koerner, unidentified, Jules Léger; viewer's right of Kenney are unidentified with the exception of Marianne Koerner, second from right and Grace McCarthy, third from right.

Director's fonds

119
Fonds
1953 - 2021

Fonds consists of records created by the Director of the Museum of Anthropology. The records consist of mainly textual material and a small amount of graphic material and architectural drawings. The records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of staff, committee, and association meetings, reports, handwritten notations, draft copies, published and unpublished articles and papers, applications and forms, financial reports and statements, pamphlets, brochures, day-timers ,contracts, agreements, newspaper clippings, blueline prints, programmes, invitations, staff lists, volunteer lists, donor lists, member lists, photographs, curriculum vitae, job descriptions, collections lists, architectural plans, advertisements, cards, receipts, slides, contact sheets, and other textual and graphic material related to the activities and functions of Director.

The fonds has been organized into the following series: