CALL NUMBER: T1156:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 1 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief William Matthews speaks about the nine Haida tribes on Graham Island, the hereditary system of the Haida clans, problems with the reserve system, original estimates of the population of; the Haida, effects of first white contact, war canoes, small pox, weaving of sails, the remaining residents of the Nine tribes coming into Masset and Father Duncan and Metlakatla. TRACK 2: [Note: Th;ere is a 20 second delay at the start of this track.] Chief Matthews continues speaking about Metlakatla and Father Duncan, the naming of "Masset", preparation for a trip to Alaska by four villages on; the North Island, a new Haida village at Cape Muzon, Haidaberg Village, Alaska, the government of Alaska, the Indian Brotherhood and the Nisga'a Petition.

CALL NUMBER: T1156:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief Matthews continues speaking about the convention and the Nishga Petition, the Industrial School at Metlakatla, the organization of the local Brotherhood, the land question 1910-1927 and; concessions, education and technical education, his life and retirement, Archdeacon Collison and his son, his uncle, the coming of the white man and recording events on totem poles. TRACK 2: Chief Matthews talks about the early totem poles, his family crests and his children's recognition on the poles, the story of the origin of the first creation of totem poles, the time when Archdeacon Collison objected to totem poles and the Haida destroyed them, the influence of religion and ministers, the translation of the Bible into Haida and the story of the first white people coming to Skidegate.;

CALL NUMBER: T1156:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 3 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief Matthews talks about the quality of discipline instilled into the Haida people, the Government policy, the Indians and the reserves, the Robert Davidson totem pole, family connections and how his family came to own the village, the Davidson pole, Government policy and the ceremony for raising of totem poles. TRACK 2: Chief Matthews talks about Indian names for white people, the story of creation, the story of the warrior's dream, conflicts over land ownership, timber and resources, and a view of the white man.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Miles Richardson, President, Council of the Haida Nation. Topics; the Haida Nation; Aboriginal land claims; self-determination; population. Mike Harcourt; Vancouver mayor and NDP candidate; Bob Skelly, Social Credit; Cambie Street Bridge. Rita Johnson; Sunday liquor laws; the Public Service. Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy, Social Credit; economic strategy; airport improvements; transportation to airport; Port of Vancouver; Roberts Bank development; Bill Vander Zalm; Bill Bennett; Expo 86; Louisiana Pacific loan; gambling; abortion; lottery funds; teachers right to strike; Kerkhof Hyundai; recession; East Vancouver.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack starts the show talking about native land claims. He speaks with George Watts, Chairman, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council; Miles Richardson, President, Council of the Haida Nation; and Saul Terry, President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs. Jack speaks to Professor Brian Kantor of the University of Cape Town. They discuss apartheid and economic sanctions; Nelson Mandela; the Botha government.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack opens with Thomas Niles, US Ambassador to Canada, on trade issues between Canada and US, protectionism, and the timber industry. Miles Richardson, President of the Council of the Haida Nation, and James Gosnell, President of the Nishga Tribal Council, discuss logging and the blockade on Lyell Island, aboriginal rights, land claims, and the failure of the Social Credit government to address these issues as promised in 1975.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Raising a totem pole (modern version - 1969) RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Victor Adams speaks about a modern day totem pole raising ceremony and makes a comparison to the historic pole raising of 100 years ago. He speaks about the culture and background of the ceremony, the significance of the pole carving, the potlatch ceremony, the village involvement in the celebration and the pole as a gift from a young carver for the elders of the village. This ceremony was performed in Masset; the pole was carved by Robert Davidson.

CALL NUMBER: T1192:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Trevor L. Williams' recollections of the Queen Charlotte Islands PERIOD COVERED: 1906-1919 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Trevor L. Williams begins this interview speaking about his reasons for coming to the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1908, crossing the Hecate Strait, his attempts at prospecting, other white residents, E.J. Tingley and the story of tracks of waterfront land in Masset Inlet staked in 1907 by a Vancouver firm. He discusses his pre-emption in Port Clements, Allan Stewart, living off the land, Indian smokehouses, other pre-emptions and settlers, conditions during the depression of 1907-8, the development of the town site of Port Clements by E.J. Tingley, naming the town site, the demand for Sitka spruce -- Aero spruce for airplane construction, and logging camps and sawmills in Masset Inlet. TRACK 2: Trevor Williams continues by speaking about Solomon Wilson's role as Chief in Skidegate, Hecate Strait, the topography of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Sewell, other Masset Inlet settlements and Nadu. He discusses the growth of Port Clements, the demand for spruce during the war, the logging industry, Juskatla and other residents. Mr. Williams talks about his early life and travels, the depression of 1907 (Vancouver), the lure of the Queen Charlotte Islands, "Mexican Tom trail", W.T;. Hodges, "Windy Young" and Sewell.;

CALL NUMBER: T1192:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Trevor L. Williams' life in the Queen Charlotte Islands PERIOD COVERED: 1908-1969 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In this tape Mr. Williams speaks about his wife, Meta Taylor, and their life in the islands, their house, the community in Port Clements, fish and wildlife, living through the 1930's depression, introduction of deer, other game islands, transportation and impressions of Masset (1910) and life in the area. He provides a vocal rendition of a settler's song, and discusses the Masset Indian Village, smokehouses, churches and religions, William Collison, Father Hogan and Henry Edenshaw.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Tony Hunt discusses Mungo Martin, who was the biggest influence in his life that led to him being a carver. Mr. Hunt discusses work with the Provincial Museum at Thunderbird Park in Victoria; differences in styles in poles among different native peoples; and materials and paints used in carving totems. Then Peter McNair describes the two Kwakiutl styles of carving. TRACK 2: Mr. Peter McNair continues by discussing the history of totem carving in the Queen Charlottes; the connections between totems and clans; the revitalization and preservation of totem poles, including the 'Ksan project; and Thunderbird Park.

Ethnographic film. An account of the Masset Band, and a personal record of Professor Mary Lee Stearns' involvement with the band. Part 1 deals with the ethnography of the Masset people, including their social structure, economy and art. In preparation for Part 2, the death ceremonies are also discussed. Part 1 concludes with the ritual moving of a memorial stone. Part 2 begins with the same scenes -- the moving of the memorial stone of Peter Hill (1890-1971), a Masset band member. The remainder of the film shows the preparations for and the actual giving of a memorial feast. The film concludes with a speech by hereditary chief William Matthews, and Professor Stearns' own narration, explaining the significance of the events from an ethnographer's viewpoint.

Correspondence, 1901-1934; drafts of articles relating to British Columbia Indians, the Victoria Fire Department, and early British Columbia history, undated; poetry; newspaper stories re Victoria Fire Department and fire fighting in British Columbia generally; typescript of an address by W.H. Keary re New Westminster history, 1926; tickets, invitations and ephemera to firemen's balls, fairs, Douglas Day, 1927, etc. Includes letters written as Indian Agent, Queen Charlotte Agency, 1910-1924 and correspondence re the collecting of Indian art.

Documentary. A portrait of the Queen Charlotte Islands and of some of the people who live there. Sequences focus on Neil and Betty Carey, who live and beachcomb on the secluded west coast of the islands; Haida artist Bob Davidson, who is carving the first new totem pole raised at Masset in many years; Victor Adams, a Haida crab fisherman; logging operations at Skidegate; open-pit mining at Tasu, and life in the mining town; T.L. Williams, who recalls settling on the islands during the land rush before World War I; abandoned settlements and industries; a funeral; teenagers at a dance; netting and hand-canning of sockeye salmon; the Sandspit Earwig Derby; and the ceremonial raising of Davidson's totem pole. The history of the Haida people is outlined. The program also includes excellent footage of the landscape and seascape, and of the region's wildlife.

The item is a film reel of out-takes from 1957. They depict the 1957 expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics.

The item is a composite print of a documentary film from 1957. It depicts the expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics. Scenes at the abandoned villages of Ninstints, Tanu and Skedans.

The re-enactment of a myth. Art as educator of the art-maker: an enduring role in Haida culture. ii, 154 pages: figs., maps. Thesis (M.A.), Concordia University, 1982. Bibliography: pages 144-154.

Purchased from the National Library, 1987.

The item is a study package designed to help teachers integrate the arts of the Pacific Northwest Coast into the grade four Social Studies unit. It includes songs, legends, poems and pictures of instruments from the Bella Coola, Haida, Kwakiutl, Nootka, Salish, Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples. The package consists of a 44-page booklet, accompanied by a cassette tape and 24 colour slides.

The item is a thesis on microfilm by Margaret Berlin Blackman entitled "The northern and Kaigani Haida: a study in photographic ethnohistory." 1973. xiv, 336 leaves: illus., maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), Ohio State. Bibliography: leaves 326-336. University Microfilms.

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. Part 1: "Out Of The Silence" by ;Bill Reid, a tribute to the ancestry of this Haida author and carver. Part 2: "Steveston" by Hubert Evans, a short story set in the Japanese fishing community. Part 3: "Alvarez And The Canadian So;ldier", an interview by Jurgen Hesse with Manual Alvarez, author of "The Tall Soldier".;

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Daphne Von Hopffgarten titled "The Haida raven: a zoological and symbolic interpretation." ix, 152 pages: figs., illus., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1978. Vita. Bibliography: pages 143-152.

SUMMARY: A 55-minute program for CBC Ideas (edited down from a two-hour regional special) about the confrontation on Lyell Island in the Queen Charlottes and the Haida blockade of logging operations there. The; Haida, led by Miles Richardson, were confronting loggers working for local contractor Frank Beban, who was under contract to Western Forest Products. The blockade led to dozens of arrests and focused; international attention on the dispute.;

CALL NUMBER: T1168:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Solomon Wilson recalls Haida language and life RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Solomon Wilson talks about his birth in Vancouver in 1887 and his father's work with the Hastings Mill. He speaks about Maude Island Village -- his uncle's village, the spread of smallpox to ;the Indian population, his childhood, his family, an Indian story about the earth's axel and earthquakes, the Haida language, word usage and names of geographical locations, family crests and potlatches. TRACK 2: Solomon Wilson discusses his childhood, leaving home at age 13 to go to school and incidents at residential school. He talks about his work fishing for halibut, Peter Wallace's cannery, Doughty's saltery, cannery and reduction plant at Alliford Bay (1912), the Maude Island village, villages of history, and the Skidegate village, Haida chiefs and hereditary, family tribes, crests and religion.

CALL NUMBER: T1168:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Solomon Wilson recalls Haida language and life RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Solomon Wilson speaks about his views on religion, the Haida and fighting, an incident in Port Hardy, Haida home life past and present, totem poles and Christianity, the selling of ceremonial; artifacts, Haida intermarriage, disappearance of the Haida language, white contact and the start of the fur trade. TRACK 2: Solomon Wilson discusses local celebrations, weddings, the integrated school, Haida representation on the school board, the influence of TV and the making of canoes at Sandspit.

Santla Ga Haade (Ghost Land People): an analysis of early culture contact on the Queen Charlotte Islands. x, 174 p: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1983. Vita. Bibliography: p 136-148. Canadian theses on microfiche, 64367.

Purchased from National Library, 1986.

The fonds consists of correspondence and reports written by and about Robert William Torrens between 1858 and 1865. In 1859 and 1865, Torrens took part in several different expeditions that took him to Haida Gwaii, along the Nass River, through the area of Clayoquot Sound, and to Bear River. During these trips, he interacted with many local Indigenous populations, and wrote about these encounters in his reports. The fonds also includes several letters of recommendation for Torrens and his 1865 oath of office for the position of stipendiary magistrate for the colony of Vancouver Island.

CALL NUMBER: T1190:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Robert Davidson's raising of a totem pole and potlatch PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1969 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Davidson talks about the beginnings of his interest in totem poles and Indian art, the reawakening of his awareness of the Haida culture, the loss of Haida culture and totem poles and his dream to carve and dedicate a new totem for the elders of the Masset village. He describes the process of choosing a tree, preparing the tree and representing both village clans. He speaks about t;he village involvement and the elders, carving the totem pole, planning for the pole raising,renewing local interest in carving, Haida design, colours and style differences between Northwest Coast Indians. TRACK 2: Robert Davidson describes the totem pole, the images, their depiction, significance and legends. He describes his interpretation of an image from the Marius Barbeau book of totem pol;es, tools and techniques, the ceremony for raising the pole and his dance, site for the pole and the potlatch ceremony.

CALL NUMBER: T1190:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Robert Davidson's raising of a totem pole and potlatch RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Davidson talks with Imbert Orchard at his Masset carving site prior to the completion of the totem pole about his carving tools and carving techniques, his B.C. Centennial Grant, his thoughts about the pole raising and ceremonies, his training in carving and argillite carvings. [TRACK 2: blank.]

SUMMARY: [No content information available.] Presumably, a recording of Haida artist Robert Davidson working on a carving project.

Robert Brown (1842-1895) was a naturalist who took part in several expeditions and in 1864 he was appointed Commander of the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition. The records consist of the journal and catalogue compiled while botanist for the British Columbia Botanical Expedition, 1863-66; journals kept as commander, Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition [VIEE], 1864-65; memoir on the geography of Vancouver Island, 1868; The land of the Hydahs, 1866; journals kept by A. Barnston, J. Buttle, T. Lewis, R. McDonald, J.Meade, F. Whymper during the VIEE in 1864 [vols. 1 and 2]; Vancouver Island Exploration Committee papers, including minute book, 1864-1865, correspondence, applications, bills and receipts, orders and reports issued by Brown; private correspondence, 1865-1895 [vol. 3]. Included in volumes 4 and 5 are transcripts of the VIEE journals, and some transcripts of Robert Brown's material. Two items were transferred to the BC Archives Library. A copy of volume 1, file 7 is catalogued as NWp 580 B862c ( previously NWp 581.9711 E96). A portion of the Catalogue of animals, plants, seeds, minerals collected by Robert Brown (from volume. 1, file 11), published in The Farmer, May 16, 1866 is catalogued as NWp 580 B862c. Both items were filmed by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM no. 16844 and no. 16588 respectively). The originals could not be located as of October and August 2010. The Robert Brown records were microfilmed by the BC Archives in 1986. At that time, volume 1, files 7 and 9 were noted as missing.

Referred to as the Wilson Duff Papers, these records are microfilm copies of primarily the original research and field notes of Wilson Duff who was curator of Anthropology at the British Columbia Provincial Museum from 1950 to 1965 and deal with the ethnology of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia. Some field notes of other museum anthropologists are also included. The original papers consist of approximately 1.5 meters of textual records. The majority of them were microfilmed in order to make the contents available to clients of the then British Columbia Archives and Records Service. The Royal British Columbia Museum retained the original papers including some maps, typescripts and oversize material that were not microfilmed.

Wilson Duff received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Masters Degree in anthropology from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 1951. From 1950 to 1965 he served as Curator of Anthropology for the British Columbia Provincial Museum (now the Royal British Columbia Museum). He also directed the British Columbia Government Anthropology Program from 1960 to 1965. From 1965 until his death in 1976 he was a Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. During his term as Curator of Anthropology with the Museum, Wilson Duff conducted the research work documented in these papers. The papers are a diverse collection of material, consisting of field notes, maps, official and unofficial records, and copies of published and unpublished works. Records of later museum anthropologists also form a part of this collection. The Wilson Duff Papers document many aspects of Indigenous history and culture, and include important linguistic information. They also document the activities of Wilson Duff and other staff of the Provincial Museum.

The file consists of reports written by James Deans and sent to Israel Wood Powell regarding resources, Indigenous villages and practices in Haida Gwaii.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Queen Charlotte School interviews with teenagers RECORDED: Queen Charlotte City (B.C.), 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape includes interviews with several students at the Queen Charlotte School. Alfred Collinson discusses his carving in argillite, Haida traditions and heritage. (This section appears to; follow from track 2 below, i.e. continuing the interview with Alfred Collinson). Janice DeBucy talks about disadvantages and advantages of living on the island. Russell Jeannotte speaks about his views about living on the island and his educational plans. The students discuss various issues including integration and the Haida culture. Another unidentified student (Randy Brown?) speaks about his feelings about living on the island. TRACK 2: This tape consists of interviews with students at the Queen Charlotte School. Alfred Collinson and Tommy Green discuss life on the island, Haida people, education and activities. Melvin Hutchinson and Jerry Jones talk about education and living on the island. Alfred Collinson speaks about learning the skill of argillite carving from his grandfather, Arthur Moody, and his uncle, Rufus Moody. He speaks about locating the argillite, carving and designs. (This interview appears to be continued on track 1).