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Subseries consists of records relating to an exhibit at MOA. This exhibit was planned to coincide with the Quilt Canada conference, 1989. Subseries includes correspondence, labels, memos and notes.

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 the Wong Toa Anniversary exhibit hosted by the Jin Wah Sing Musical Association. The records in this file consist of two photographs, and notes.

Subseries consists of records relating to the Jin Wah Sing Musical Association with a particular focus on the receipt of the B.C. Museums Association’s Award of Merit for 1994 and funding information. The records in this subseries consist of correspondence, notes, documents relating to museum objects acquisitions, and Cantonese Opera brochure.

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.

In 1995, a large Musqueam weaving by Krista Point was hung in the Great Hall. Subseries consists of a book, photos, memos and drafts of the Artist's Statement.

The material in this subseries relates to a proposed exhibition on the Mayan civilization. Much of the material here focuses on the subject of the commission of various textiles from Guatemala for the exhibition. The subseries also includes materials related to events which occurred peripherally to the development of the exhibit, in particular a file which focuses on ‘Maiwa’ a conference which took place in 2004 and the records of a Mayan Cultural evening hosted by the Museum of Anthropology in 2002 which involved many of the same people who played a part in the process of the textile commission. The records in this subseries are comprised of correspondence, notes, financial records, including budgets and receipts, schedules, minutes, contracts, grant applications, documents relating to museum objects acquisitions, agendas, interview transcripts, drawings and ephemera.

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.

Subseries consists of records relating to various aspects of the Cantonese opera in Vancouver including, photo permissions, questions surrounding documentation, and seminars. Records relate to the Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Troupe performance hosted by the Museum of Anthropology. The records in this file consist of photographs, correspondence, notes, agreements, business card, programmes, signage, object list, work plan, presentation, contact list, notebooks, oversized posters, and ephemera.

Subseries relates to a proposed exhibition or portion of an exhibition which was to be called ‘Blue Thread an Installation by Gu Xiong’. The subseries includes correspondence, an exhibition catalogue of Gu Xiong’s work, a consent form, and newspaper photocopies.

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit "A Family Affair: Making Cloth in Taquile Peru". This exhibit was installed at MOA from May 9 – Oct 1 1989, in Gallery 5. Elizabeth Johnson coordinated this exhibit; it was curated by Mary Frame. Records include: correspondence, grant applications, labels, newsletters, newspaper articles, drawings, notes, phone messages, slide list, statements of agreement, photocopies of documents outlining the layout and budget for the exhibit, inventories of materials used and notes on the exhibit graphics, photocopies of photos selected for the exhibit, and copies of the text for the didactic panels.

Subseries consists of one file relating to an exhibition, proposed by Grace Young to Elizabeth Johnson, on the subject of the wok. The subseries includes a drafted exhibition proposal, correspondence, printed images, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes and extracts from Young’s book The Breath of the Wok.

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 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 proposal for a book by Johnson to be called Opera In the Museum. Included in this series is a proposal.

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit "Proud to be Musqueam: Dedicated to Our Children." The exhibit was coordinated by Lizanne Fisher and Elizabeth Johnson. It was installed at MOA in 1989; a travelling version was later created. Subseries includes agreements, Anthropology 341 course outline, brochures, correspondence, exhibit labels, funding proposal, memos, notes, permission forms, phone message, articles from conferences, newspapers and professional journals, and a student paper.

Subseries consists of one file relating to an exhibition, proposed by Ulli Steltzer to Elizabeth Johnson, on the subject of a photograph exhibit representing indigenous and ethnic minorities in China. The subseries includes a project proposal: stage 1, correspondence, and memoranda.

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 records relating to the development of a book on the subject of the impact of the collaborative process on museum practice. The records in this series consist of correspondence and notes.

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.