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Subseries consists of records involved in the action of borrowing objects for purposes other than exhibition from other people or organizations. The records in this subseries take the form of notes, agreement forms, correspondence and receipts.

Subseries consists of research or publications by people who are not part of MOA as staff, but who may have produced something for the museum or who may have written on subjects relevant to the activities of the museum. Authors include: Franz Boas, Guy P. Buchholtzer, Eric Arthur, Leonard B. Kimbrell, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Records in this subseries include photocopies of articles, various publications, notes and correspondence.

Subseries consists of material which relates to courses taught at UBC and the students that took them. Subseries consists of correspondence, letters of recommendation, memoranda, and a report from the Graduate Studies Review Committee, and teaching material and notes.

Slides of artifacts, places, events, exhibits, air views, and unknown First Nations people. Also included are slides relating to museum history which show images of sketches and models for the new Museum of Anthropology, construction views, totem pole raising, the museum opening in 1976, and museum staff. Most of the slides were taken by Duff, although some were acquired from others or purchased. Accompanying textual material includes a letter about artifacts, slide lists from boxes, lists related to the centennial totem pole program, and a text of legends.

Subseries consists of material on exhibits, both at the UBC Museum of Anthropology and elsewhere. Files include material on the following exhibits: People of the Potlatch, The Trader and the Goods of Trade, Roy Vickers. These files include correspondence relating to possible exhibitions of oriental material and of Japanese, Greek, Roman and Etruscan material. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, memoranda, notes, sketches, news paper clippings, ephemera, plans and photographs.

Sub-series consists of textual records including research done by Dr. Halpin on various First Nations artisans some of whom are (later) featured in exhibitions. Records include biographies, correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles and exhibit brochures on Bill Reid, Laura Wee Lay Laq, Roy Vickers, and Art Thompson.

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.

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Subseries consists of materials which predominantly document correspondence between Audrey Hawthorn and various individuals regarding the loan of the materials or services to the museum. This material reflects the more formal stage of interaction such as letters initiating contact with relevant parties and expressions of gratitude rather than practical information regarding the transfer of objects. The subseries also contains some information related to planning for exhibitions. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, memoranda, notes, sketches, and 14 photocopies of maps which have been annotated.

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 of records relating to exhibits which are essentially permanent, or long-term, at the museum. The records in this subseries predominantly relate to the development and implementation of visible storage at the museum. This subseries also contains material pertaining to ‘Totem Pole Park’. The records in this subseries take the form of notes, sketches and memoranda.

Subseries consists of three files: “Correspondence re: proposed exchange of items with the Delacarte Gallery,” “Considerations for carvings done in new museum” and “Norman MacKenzie on the history of the MOA: donations, donors, purchases.” These files titles are largely descriptive of the subject matter of the records in the subseries. The records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, notes and negatives.

Sub-series consists of textual records including correspondence regarding and general research notes on totem poles, and specific research on the poles of Stanley Park and the artisans who worked on them. Records also include biographies on the artisans who carved the museum totem poles and correspondence and the agreement between the Museum of Anthropology and the Royal British Columbia Museum to remove totem poles from Kitwancool in 1958. Sub-series also contains slides of totem poles, three video tapes, one photograph and one cassette tape.

Subseries consists of records related to conservation issues that Miriam Clavir created during her duties and activities as conservator. These include: correspondence, memoranda, photos, conservation reports (including priority reports), and notes related to her laboratory activities in the form of proposals and policy notes, suggested conservation supply stock for the MOA shop, as well as a student’s conservation course paper. Records relating to her conservation internship with the Public Archives of Canada (1982), and her collaborative participation with Virginia Salazar on the International Partnerships Among Museums (IPAM) report on museum conservation (1991-1992) are also included.

Subseries consists of records relating to the training of native artists and funding for such programmes. It also contains a file on the conference on the contextual analysis of ideological systems. Records in this subseries consist of correspondence.

Subseries consists of files relating to various sources of funding for MOA, including files on grants, donations and foundations. These files pertain to both the acquisition and use of this funding. Records in this subseries take the form of correspondence, notes, photocopies of news paper clippings, statements of purchase, journal vouchers, ledger print outs, timesheets, payroll statements, application forms and memoranda.

Subseries consists of photographs and textual records relating to and documenting the reconstruction of the roof and exterior of the Haida House at the MOA. Photographs depict the exterior of the Haida House pre-reconstruction as well as the surrounding totem poles. The accompanying textual records document proposals for the reconstruction, correspondence regarding materials, construction, financial documentation including proposed budgets and grant applications, and a UBC MOA Haida House Upgrade Proposal Report.

Subseries consists of photographic slides taken by Sawyer of Northwest Coast artifacts housed in various museums around North America and Europe, or of artifacts located in First Nation villages on BC’s northwest coast and/or the Alaskan panhandle. Some of the artifacts include the following: masks; totem poles; hats and helmets; effigies and figures; headdresses and frontlets; fishing equipment; weavings and blankets; armor and weaponry; shaman regalia and wands; boxes; necklaces; combs; and various household items such as bowls. A majority of the slides contain additional information about the artifact depicted in it. This information may include the following: name of the artifact; the First Nations community from which the artifact originated from; the museum and/or location of the artifact; the dimensions of the artifact; and/or the date of the artifact’s creation.

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