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The records in this fonds were created and received in the course of Elizabeth Johnson’s tenure at the Museum of Anthropology. The records relate to activities Johnson was involved in through her various positions at the Museum, including: involvement with exhibitions, collections, the museums relations with the community and various community events sponsored by the museum, teaching and various administrative activities. The fonds consists of agendas, agreements, articles, artifact lists, attendance figures, biographies, books, business cards, budgets, calendar of events, catalogue drafts, comment books, conference schedule, consent forms, contract lists, correspondence, course descriptions, curators statement, declaration, diagram, drawings, evaluations, exhibit labels, expenses, internal forms (exhibit proposal forms), financial records, flyers, final reports, guidelines, grant applications, invitations, lecture notes, memoranda, minutes of meetings, museum exhibit diagrams, notes, permission forms, photographs, photograph labels, posters, plans, policies, press releases, proposals, publications (books), publicity records, receipts, reports, reproductions of newspaper ads and articles, research notes, revisions, schedules, slide list, slides, speaking notes, student papers, surveys, syllabi, teaching notes, transcripts of research interviews, audio cassettes of interviews, translations, visitor surveys and comments, and videos.

The fonds is arranged in the following series:

1. Proposed Exhibits
2. Exhibits
3. Collections
4. Special projects and events series
5. Correspondence series
6. Museum education series
7. Administrative series
8. Academic materials

See attached pdf document for description of series and file lists.

Subseries consists of records relating the course Anthropology 341 ‘Material Culture: Clothing and Culture’ taught by Elizabeth Johnson. Included in the series are annotated syllabi, correspondence, course outline, and presentation notes.

Subseries consists of records relating to MOA’s volunteer training of programmes and policies, collections, and committees. Records include memoranda, seminar and lecture outlines, seminar schedules, reading list, and assignment requirements.

Series consists of records relating to Elizabeth Johnson’s statement of goals, and records relating to her projected activities as curator and her responsibilities for the MOA Archives outlined in a three-year plan. Records include statements of goals, program plans, memoranda, and correspondence.

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

Subseries consists of one file of memos and notes relating to various undeveloped ideas for exhibition of material drawn from the museums textile collection.

Subseries consists of records relating to Dr. Johnson’s presentations and conference activities including: a presentation on the Museum of Anthropology’s visible storage at the International Institute for the Conservation of History & Artistic Works Canadian Group and at the Canadian Heritage Information Network; a presentation at the American Association for State and Local History; a presentation Does Anthropology Need Museums?; a presentation Chinese Canadian History; a presentation at the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries conference; a presentation Through Indian Eyes at the Boston Children’s Museum; a presentation Clothing at the Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association; a presentation Salish Weaving at the Campbell River & District Museum & Archives; a presentation textile conservation; a presentation Translations of Tradition: Joanna Staniszkis’ Recent Work for the Canadian Museums Association/SMQ conference; a presentation on the Museum of Anthropology; a presentation Exhibiting Historical Costumes from a Living Tradition: Cantonese Opera in Canada at the Textile Symposium; a presentation Hong Kong’s “New Territories”: A Study of Research Done Before 1997 at the International Conference on Hong Kong and Modern China; a presentation Clothing Collections from Local Communities: The Dynamics of Research and Exhibition at the Costume Society of America; a presentation Negotiating New Relationships: Canadian Museums, First Nations, and Cultural Property at the University of British Columbia Institute for European Studies; Movement and Ownership of Archaeological Material, The Chinese Situation and global Implications: A Round Table on New Strategies on Cultural Preservation; a presentation Research at the Margins: Distinctive Occupational Groups in South China at the Hong Kong Anthropological Society and the Hong Kong Museum of History; Current Post-Graduate Research on Hong Kong Society; a presentation An Embarrassment of Riches: Cantonese Opera Costumes from Vancouver at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting; a presentation The Social Context of Cantonese Opera in Canada at the Association For Canadian Theatre Research; and a presentation A Constant Presence: Indigenous People and Their Clothing in a Contemporary Canadian Museum at the American Society for Ethnohistory. Records include memos, conference programmes, newsletters, newspaper articles, correspondence, Elizabeth Johnson’s short biography, ephemera, reference list, business cards, presentation and lecture notes, overhead projector transparencies, schedules, conference attendance contact sheet, receipts, collection object information, an invitation, and round table discussion notes.

Subseries consists of records relating to a course taught by Elizabeth Johnson at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. The course was entitled ‘Curatorial Research’ and was offered by the department of Clothing and Textiles records. Records in this series include correspondence notes a syllabus, receipts, and lecture outlines.

Subseries consists of records relating the course Anthropology 431 Museum Principals and Methods which Elizabeth Johnson taught regularly between 1993 and 2002. Records in the series include notes and lecture notes, correspondence, syllabi, contracts bibliographies, course description grading schemes, history of the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology’s massive carvings, artifact list, acquisition background information form, and Elizabeth Johnson’s short biography.

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit, "Hands of Our Ancestors: The Revival of Salish Weaving at Musqueam," which was installed at MOA from January 28 to July 20, 1986. The exhibit was co-curated by Wendy Grant and Debra Sparrow of the Musqueam Weavers, and Elizabeth Johnson of MOA. Subseries contains agreements, attendance figures, budgets, brochure, comment book (copy), contact lists, correspondence, curators’ statement, draft text for catalogue, ethical review application, exhibit layout diagrams, grant applications, memos, newspaper articles, notes, photographs, slides, published articles, receipts, research paper, speaking notes, transcripts of research interviews, schedules, and audio-taped interviews.

Subseries consists of one file of correspondence, memos, notes, 3 contact sheets accompanied by negatives relating to a proposed exhibition of textile from Tibet and Turkistan.

Series consists of records pertaining to educational programmes offered at the University of British Columbia. Records include a programme brochure, correspondence, an unpublished essay and a participant list.

Subseries consists of records relating to a lecture on the Cantonese opera given by Elizabeth Johnson. Records in this series are comprised of ephemera, correspondence, notes, syllabi, memoranda, course list, course transaction report, and photocopied book chapters.

Series consists of records relating to Elizabeth Johnson’s attendance at the British Columbia Museums Association (B.C.M.A.) Seminar and her inquiries to receive on loan the Shuswap travelling exhibit. Records contain phone messages, memoranda, Shuswap Declaration copy, Shuswap travelling display materials list, correspondence, B.C.M.A. Cultural Centres contact lists, and B.C.M.A. Seminar on Cultural Centres.

Subseries consists of one file of notes and correspondence relating to a proposed exhibition of Chinese wood block prints.

The records in this series refer to an event hosted by MOA in March 1987 which consisted of three days of performances, demonstrations and small exhibits. The records in this subseries include a draft of exhibit text, correspondence and handwritten notes.

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit Ancient Cloth …Ancient Code? It was coordinated by Elizabeth Johnson and curated by Mary Frame. It was installed at MOA from March 4 to May 24 of 1992. The exhibit focused on textiles from various ancient societies from present day Peru. Records include grant applications, budgets, memos, correspondence and photographs.

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 consists of records pertaining to the “Repatriation Panels” exhibit installed at the MOA. The text panels present issues concerning repatriation and First Nations history under colonialism. Subseries contains handwritten notes, memoranda, exhibit panel drafts, reports, exhibit proposal, a brochure, a recommended readings list, drafts, photocopies of newspaper articles, correspondence, exhibit statement drafts, minutes, photocopied images, and an annotated bibliography.

Subseries consists of records relating to a joint project of the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Museum of Anthropology to send a travelling exhibition of Emily Carr’s work and related material on a tour of Asia. The records consist of correspondence, financial records, invitations, 2 maps, business cards, reports, newspaper photocopies, itineraries and memoranda.