The series consists of copies of audio recordings of Yakutat (Tlingit) songs, 1954. Notes from tape boxes (including song titles, singers' names, recording dates, etc.) are copied in the documentation file.

The item consists of copies of five audio reels originally recorded in Alaska in 1952. They contain recordings of Yakutat (Tlingit) songs. Notes from tape boxes including song titles, singers' names, recording dates, etc., are copied in the documentation file.

The item consists of copies of two audio recordings of Yakutat (Tlingit) songs, Alaska 195-. No singers' names or recording dates provided.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Kalervo Oberg titled "The Social Economy of the Tlingit Indians." iii, 170 leaves: figs., tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Chicago, 1937. Bibliography: leaves 168-170.

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.

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.

Correspondence, notebooks, subject files, accounts, annotated books, etc., of C.F. Newcombe and his son W.A. Newcombe, reflecting their interest in the ethnology, natural history and history of British Columbia. Newcombe family papers. The G.T. Emmons collection, consisting of correspondence, notes and manuscripts, mainly on the Tlingit Indians. Maynard family papers, consisting of diaries and papers of Richard and Hannah Maynard, Victoria photographers, and their son Albert. Papers of Emily Carr, and re her estate, of which W.A. Newcombe was an executor.

Volumes 21 to 30 were arranged by the BC Archives in 1975.

Volumes 31 to 59 were arranged by the Royal BC Museum, ca. 1970. BC Archives volume and file numbers have been added to the these volumes.

Volumes 239/240 were Found In Collection in the Archives in 2022 and added to the collection.

• An asterisk beside a file number indicates that the file contains letters to or from both C.F. Newcombe and W.A. Newcombe.

Table of Contents: Box/file

Table of Contents: Microfilm reels

Detailed box and file list

The item consists of an audio wire recording, created by Mildred Valley Thornton around 1953. It contains songs by Mungo Martin which are listed on the box label and in notes in accession file.

1. Nimpkish feast song.
2. Marriage song of Kwakiutl.
3. Raven song.
4. Nimpkish Potlatch song (announced by MVT)
5. Gwa-waa-enuk feast song.
6. Thank you song for of Kwakiutl song for my painting of Potlatch as given by Northern Tlingit.

The item consists of an audio wire recording, created by Mildred Valley Thornton around 1953. It contains songs by Mungo Martin which are listed on the box label and in notes in accession file.

1. Potlatch song
2. Marriage song of Koskimo.
3. Feast song of Kwakiutl.
4. War song of Kwakiutl.
5. Hamatsa song of Kwakiutl.
6. Warrior song re my painting
7. Grouse song.
8. Hok-kok song Kwakiutl.

The item consists of an audio disc recorded by Mildred Valley Thornton around 1950. It contains songs by Mungo Martin which are listed on the record label and in notes in accession file.
Side 1:

1. Nimpkish feast song.
2. Marriage song of Kwakiutl.
3. Raven song.
4. Nimpkish Potlatch song (announced by MVT)
5. Cwa-waa-enuk feast song.
   Side 2:
6. Thank you song for Lwakiutl [Kwakiutl] (song for my painting of Potlatch as given by Northern Tlingit)
7. Potlatch song
8. Marriage song of Koskimo.
9. Feast song of Kwakiutl.
10. War song of Kwakiutl.
11. Hamatsa song of Kwakiutl.
12. Warrior song re my painting
13. Grouse song.
14. Hok-kok song Kwakiutl.

The item consists of an oral history interview with John Carlick recorded in 1973.
Tape summary: An oral history interview with John Carlick. Tahltan history and customs. Wars with Tlingit. Myths. Living conditions, etc.

The series consists of oral history interviews recorded by Georgiana Ball dealing with the history, language and customs of the Tahltan People and the history of the Stikine Region. The series also includes recordings of fiddle tunes and country and western songs performed by local musicians.

The item consists of an oral history interview with Eve Carlick, recorded in 1972.

Tape summary:
T4238:0011: Track 1: Indian war: Tahltan - Taku/Tlingit war. Track 2: War continued. Goat skins. Nisga'a war.
T4238:0012: Track 1: Tahltan marriage. Food. Track 2: Food. Medicine. (Eva is part Tlingit and married to a Tahltan. Her father is Alaskan Russian.).

The item consists of an oral history interview with Emma Brown recorded in 1973.
Tape summaries:
T4238:0007: An oral history interview with Emma Brown, who discusses Tahltan - Taku/Tlingit wars, etc.
T4238:0008: Track 1: Tahltan fish pit houses, trading. Track 2: Emma's childhood. Egnell (?) Post. Jimtown. John Callbreath. Glenora. Murder. Nanook.
T4238:0009: Track 1: Tahltan beginning -- Nass people. Opium. Pictures. Loss of regalia. Track 2: Tahltan medicine.

The series consists of operational records of the Department of Anthropology at the British Columbia Provincial Museum and it's predecessor, the Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology. The records are often referred to as the Wilson Duff Papers, as a significant portion of the series consists of original research notes made by Duff, curator of Anthropology at the museum from 1980-1965, in the course of his work with Indigenous communities in British Columbia. Some field notes of other museum anthropologists are also included, as well as correspondence, subject files, and records relating to totem poles in British Columbia.

Staff of the Department of Anthropology conducted research work documenting the history, culture, and languages of Indigenous communities in British Columbia. Records include field notes, maps, transcripts of interviews, correspondence, subject files, and copies of published and unpublished works.

The series has been arranged into the following five sub-series:

A: Wilson Duff research notes
B: Administrative records and correspondence
C: Totem poles 1950-1975
D: Subject files 1945-1968
E: Ethnology field notes

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Diana Elizabeth French titled "An analysis of the Tlingit gravehouse in south-east Alaska and north-west British Columbia." 1976. viii, 98 leaves: figs., illus., maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1976. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 87-92. Canadian theses on microfiche, 29004.