Series consists of the video recordings about, by, or related to the Museum of Anthropology. Video recordings can be found in many collections and fonds in the MOA Archives; the recordings in this General Media collection are those that do not belong to a more specific archival collection, usually because their provenance is not known.
This subseries consists of photographs from the history of the Museum of Anthropology, including the original museum location in the basement of UBC Library through to the opening of the museum at its current location in 1976. Subjects include:
Activities of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee
Totem pole restoration by Mungo Martin
Early images of Totem Park, including the opening ceremony
Raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay
Visit to UBC by Governor General Vincent Massey
Carving and construction of the Haida House by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer
Images of displays from the Museum of Anthropology's original location in the old library basement
Exhibitions held at the Museum of Anthropology, especially through the 1950s and 1960s
Images of Expo 1967 in Montréal
The Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World", held in Montréal
Opening Exhibition of the Vancouver Centennial Museum, curated by the Museum of Anthropology
Design plans, models, and inspirations for the new Museum of Anthropology building
Images of the new Museum of Anthropology building at various stages of construction
Moving totem poles from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building
Packing objects in the old Museum of Anthropology location in the library basement
Moving objects into the new Museum of Anthropology
Official opening of the Museum of Anthropology's new location
Visible storage and early exhibition in the Museum of Anthropology's new location
Reassembly of the Haida House on the grounds of the new Museum of Anthropology building
Activities and classes held at the Museum of Anthropology's new location
Collection consists of the media -including photographs, sound recordings, and video recordings - that is about, by, or related to the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) and its collections. Media can be found in many collections and fonds in the MOA Archives; the media in this General Media collection are those that do not belong to a more specific archival collection, usually because their provenance is not known.
The collection is divided into three series based on media type:
Series contains photographs collected for curatorial research by MOA staff, mostly relating to First Nations geographical areas, cultures, and artists. The series also includes photographs documenting MOA activities, staff, and volunteers.
The photographs are organized into two subseries: A. Early MOA activities and curatorial research B. MOA Activities, 1976 and later
Subseries consists mainly of photographs collected by MOA for curatorial research, as well as some photographs documenting MOA activities and/or people. Photographs in this subseries were collected in 1976 or earlier. Subject matter of the photographs includes Northwest Coast material culture, people, and geography; MOA history; MOA events; UBC Totem Park; and, a smaller number of non-Northwest Coast cultures.
Item is a sound recording of material used in the UBC course, Anthropology 431. The recording features a speaker discussing Coast Saalish and Kwakwaka'wakw masks in terms of similarities and differences in form and meaning, particularly in reference to writing on the subject by Claude Levi-Strauss. The recording is related to the MOA exhibition Kwakiutl Masks: An Expression of Transformation, which took place from April 15 to December 31, 1979. The content of the recording is repeated three times.
Item is third of three sound recordings made by Dr. Ida Halpern that feature Mr. and Ms. Fred Louis of Kitimat, British Columbia singing what are possibly Nuu-chah-nulth songs, along with drum accompaniment. Mr. Louis introduces each song. He states in the recording that most songs are written by his cousin Simon Peter of Iqaluit.
Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Susan Williams and Mr. Henry Young singing Haida songs, with drum accompaniment. An unidentified speaker introduces each song in English. The recording took place in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.