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- Source of title proper: Supplied title based on contents of file. Original title was "Trisha (Gessler?)".
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1969-1973 (Creation)
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49 pages of textual records
10 photographs : print and negatives
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This file contains correspondences between Trisha Gessler and Wilson Duff, as well as a copy of an application for permit for archaeological excavations completed by Nicholas Gessler. The correspondences were sent by Trisha Gessler from multiple European and North American cities where she was visiting museums to search out Northwest Coast collections, with a specific focus on the works of Haida artists Charles and Isabella Edenshaw, Tom Price, and Bill Reid. Gessler makes references to several objects at MOA in discussing similar works she encountered. Two envelopes, one with eight (8) negatives of bentwood boxes and tulips and two (2) prints of bentwood box taken in Rotterdam at the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde, as described by the letter that precedes them in the file. The final item is Nicholas Gessler's (1973) application for permit under the Archaeological and Historic Sites Preservation Act. It details his proposal to conduct studies at Kiusta village on Haida Gwaii, and includes letters from Bruce Brown, Chief Band Councillor at Masset, and Rose Bell, home school coordinator for Masset Band Council.
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Box 1-16
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Access restricted due to cultural sensitivity. Consult archivist for details.
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May relate to records held at UBC Laboratory of Archaeology.
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- Tom Price (Subject)
- Charles Edenshaw (Subject)
- Bill Reid (Subject)
- Bill Holm (Subject)
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Description created by Paul Sherfey, July 15, 2026.