Showing 80 results

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 a record relating to Elizabeth Johnson’s activities as instructor for Anthropology 302. Record consists of a lecture outline.

Subseries consists of a handmade, laminated booklet about the preservation and display of textiles. The book was made by Elisa Dubuc while she was an intern at MOA. The book was created to introduce visitors to the textile collection.

Collection consists of six compact discs with recordings of Hakka Mountain songs and laments, sung by Mrs. Yau Chan Shek-ying in 1976, along with accompanying documentation. Documentation includes lists of recordings with song descriptions, song translations/transcriptions, a photograph and bio of the singer, and articles collected by Elizabeth Lominska Johnson. The songs were sung in an older dialect of Hakka. Song types include marriage laments, mountain songs, and funeral laments.

Hakka mountain, or Hakka hill songs, are rural songs sung in the Hakka language by the Hakka people of Southern China. The songs vary in theme/subject, and exist as a kind of oral literature and/or communication at a distance.

Subseries consists of a memo to Elizabeth Johnson relating to the planning of a future exhibit in Gallery 3 which would show the relationship between MOA and leading NWC artists of the last century. Also included are lists of artists and relevant objects from the Museum of Anthology’s collections, which were considered for inclusion in the exhibit.

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 a photograph of Elizabeth Johnson with a group of individuals standing in front of the exhibit What is Canadian cultural property?

Subseries consists of correspondence and transcription records relating to an interview with Musqueam weavers, Debra Sparrow and Robyn Sparrow.

Subseries consist of records relating to work done by Volunteer Associates primarily dealing with aspects of collections management. Areas of focus include records associated with collections management. Records include correspondence, instruction sheets, photographs, and reports.

Series consists of records relating to special projects and events hosted by or produced in whole or in part by the Museum of Anthropology. Also included are records pertaining to special projects and events coordinated, proposed and/or chaired by Elizabeth Johnson. Records include memoranda, minutes, correspondence, request for funds, address lists, handwritten notes, a press release, donor proposal, budgets, object lists, invitation cards, business cards, photocopies of business cards, a photocopy of a newspaper article, draft reports, itineraries, financial records, maps, photographs, slides, oversized posters, audio cassettes, two CD-Rs and a condition report.

The series is arranged into the following subseries:
Subseries A. Ming Pau
Subseries B. V.A.G. Delegation
Subseries C. Fiftieth Anniversary
Subseries D. Canadian Museums Association
Subseries E. Convergence 2002
Subseries F. Wong Toa Anniversary exhibit
Subseries G. Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
Subseries H. Cantonese Opera
Subseries I. Opera in the Museum book proposal
Subseries J. Collaborative process
Subseries K. Delegations
Subseries L. Photos for publication
Subseries M: Photos
Subseries N: Honouring Master Wong Toa [Restricted]
Subseries O: Costume source book
Subseries P: Shuswap travelling display
Subseries Q: Grant applications
Subseries R: CFI
Subseries S: Musqueam Heritage Awareness Program

Series consists of draft pages created for a costume source book.

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.

Series consists of records relating to Elizabeth Johnson’s activities with the Classification Subgroup of CFI, Collections Access Group. Records include correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, preliminary decisions, reports, work summaries, Aboriginal Research Ethics Workshop: Research, Respect, Reciprocity, community consultation, principles to establish partnerships between First Peoples and Canadian Museums, principles of collection access, visible storage, exhibit ideas, terms of reference, Clothing and Textile Collection reports, and culturally sensitive objects identification list.

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 a work shop for curators of Korean art. This work shop was held in Seoul, Korea and the consequently elements of this file relate to travel arrangements. Records in this series are comprised of correspondence and notes.

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.

Subseries consists of records relating to the course on Chinese Painting taught by Elizabeth Johnson for the department of Art History at the University of British Columbia. The records in this subseries include notes, memoranda, exhibit proposals, correspondence, and annotated essays.

Subseries consists of records relating to Elizabeth Johnson’s research, writing, and publication activities including: The Clothing and Textile Collection at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology; Experimentation in University Museums; Exorcizing the Ghosts of History: Canadian Museums, First Nations and the Negotiation of Repatriation; Bridging the Gaps: A Museum-based Heritage Awareness Programme; Welcome to the Museum of Anthropology!; Material History Review; Clothes that Are Not Worn (except…): The Politics of the Clothing Collection at the Museum of Anthropology. Records include papers, articles, publications, correspondence, calendar of events, abstracts, notes, and Elizabeth Johnson’s short biography.

The records in this subseries relate to an exhibit that was developed by MOA in conjunction with the Tibetan Cultural Society, the Canada Tibet Committee, and Women Working for a Free Tibet. Subseries consists of 1 file of correspondence, memos and exhibit labels.

Subseries consists of records relating to two exhibits installed at MOA, in partnership with the Chinese Cultural Centre (CCC) and supported by a grant from the Festival Hong Kong 1992 Committee. "Contrasts: Hong Kong's New Territories in the Twentieth Century" is a photographic exhibit. It opened in Nov 1992, and continued in the lobby at MOA until May 23 1993. "Possessions from the Past" is an exhibit of Hakka artifacts. It opened in Nov 1992, and continued in the lobby at MOA until Mar 14 1993. Elizabeth Johnson was both curator and coordinator for these exhibits. They were also installed at the Chinese Cultural Centre. Subseries includes budgets, completed application form, CHIN printouts, contact lists, correspondence, draft exhibit proposal, final report, invitations, memos, name lists, notes, photographic negatives, receipts, and speaking notes.