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File contains images of artifacts made of cedar, including baskets, hats, fishing tools, bentwood boxes and totem poles.

This subseries contains records relating to an exhibit built at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. McLennan was the project manager and design developer for this project. He oversaw the completion and installation of six west coast First Nation house designs: Coast Salish, Haida, Tsimshian, Bella Coola, Oweekeno, and Kwakwaka'wakw. The records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and notes.

Subseries contains images of carvings and a contact sheet showing an event in the great hall at the Museum of Anthropology.

Subseries consists of records relating to the <i>Through My Eyes</i> exhibit held at the Museum of Vancouver. The exhibit is a collaborative effort curated by 27 First Nations people of different Northwest Coast communities allowing them to “present their personal perspective” of their culture and its objects. McLennan was involved through managing the development, production and implementation of this collaborative effort. Records include photographs and slides of potential exhibit artifacts, media reviews, student paper reviews, exhibit project statements, transcripts of interviews done with First Nations artists, correspondence, consent forms for interviews and audio cassettes of the taped interviews which detail McLennan discussing various pieces of First Nations art with several artists.

Subseries contains images showing the exhibit.

Subseries contains four files consisting of background information, meeting minutes and correspondence, research on other cultural centres, and reports. McLennan’s role in this project was to consult with community members to help them identify their needs in order to properly house their cultural heritage.

Subseries contains images of objects in the exhibit Sensibilities: Unsuspected Multicultural Harmonies which ran at the Museum of Anthropology from October 26 1982 – April 17, 1983.

Subseries contains three slides documenting the installation of the Musqueam weavers portion of the <i>Gathering Strength: New Generations in Northwest Coast Art</i> exhibit at MOA.

Subseries contains images of an artist.

Subseries contains images of the exhibit and objects in the exhibit <i>Hidden Dimensions: Face Masking in East Asia</i>. Photographs were taken by Moya Waters.

Subseries consists of several files documenting a number of projects McLennan was part of at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) over several years. Files include publicity, correspondence, artists’ statements, photographs, artists’ renderings, the YVR Art Foundation and designs for YVR regarding the creation and installation of Northwest Coast art at the International Airport. Art pieces specifically mentioned include Bill Reid’s The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe, Susan Point’s Flight Spindle Whorl and Richard Hunt, Dempsey Bob and Robert Davidson’s pieces for the Supernatural World.

Subseries contains two photographs related to the Dress and Identity exhibit.

Subseries contains images showing artworks portraying people fishing.

Subseries consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs and documentation regarding the totem pole that was carved for UBC by Ellen Neel in 1948, its subsequent deterioration and mishandling, and the committee formed to resurrect a new pole carved by Calvin Hunt. Bill McLennan sat on the committee that was struck to handle the installation of the new pole.

Subseries consists of images showing objects exhibited during the exhibit titled Museum Quality. This exhibit was purchased for the Museum’s permanent collection by the Anthropology Shop Volunteers. Photographs were taken by Moya Waters.

Subseries contains records related to the <i>Tlingit Long-tail Canoe</i> exhibit held in Gallery 3 at MOA. The exhibit features a newly carved 38 foot Tlingit long-tail canoe created by Mr. Calvin Hunt to honour his great, great Tlingit grandmother, Anisalaga (nee Mary Ebbets). The exhibit ran from October 15 – December 13, 2009. Records include correspondence and proposals regarding the creation of the exhibit, photographs and photocopies of canoes and public relations materials promoting the exhibit.

Subseries contains images of an exhibit at the Prince Rupert Museum featuring works by Norman Tait.

Subseries includes photographs taken by JL Gyssen of Grecian Urns.

Subseries contains one file consisting of correspondence, draft manuscript pages, and photographs relating to the ‘Marie Mauze Project’. This project involved the Kwakiutl Museum (now named the Nuymbalees Cultural Centre) and pieces from their collection that had been returned to them after the ban on potlatches had been lifted. The project was designed in order to create a book, however, the book was never published.

Subseries contains records related to an exhibit on Northwest Coast metals developed by McLennan in collaboration with two anthropology students. Records include exhibit design notes including case arrangements, the exhibit proposal from the students, correspondence regarding the exhibit preparations, research regarding Northwest Coast metal works and photographs depicting various artifacts that would be included on display.