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Wilson Duff Fonds AtoM Reference Code: 29 Wilson Duff fonds (update by Lisa Beitel - July 2002) (updated by Jen Smith - March 2003) (updated by Lindsay Szymanski – September 2010) (updated by Robin Koning – February 2017) (updated by Katie Ferrante – March 2017, Oct 2018, Oct 2019) Wilson Duff fonds Table of Contents Title Page Number Fonds Level description 3-6 Series Level description 7-30 1. Wilson Duff student papers 7 2. Correspondence 8 3. Published and unpublished articles 9 4. Site visits 10 5. Northwest Coast research 11 6. Teaching materials 12 Sub-series A. Lecture notes 12 B. General notes 12 C. Reference materials 12 D. Good student papers 12 7. Committee and consultancy records 13 Sub-series A. Department of Anthropology and Sociology Archaeology and Museum Committee 13 B. Department of Anthropology and Sociology Museum Program Committee 13 C. Vancouver City Museums consultancy 13 D. Committee on Museum Ethics, Canadian Ethnology Society 13 8. Personal documents 14 9. Photographic records 15 Sub-series A. Binder Photographs 16 B. Photographs and negatives 17 1 Wilson Duff fonds C. Slides 18 D. Photographs and Pictrostats I 19 E. Photographs II 20 F. Photographs from Barbeau’s “Totem Poles” and others 21 10. Maps 22-23 Sub-series A. Base Maps 22-23 B. Territory maps 22-23 C. Reserve maps 22-23 D. Miscellaneous maps 22-23 11. Images Stone B.C. 24 12. Research notes and materials 25 13. Tsimshian Files 26 14. Recordings 27 15. Creative writing 28 16. Posthumous writings on Duff 29 17. Ephemera 30 Series-Box Lists, File Level and Item Level Descriptions 32-111 1. Wilson Duff student papers 32 2. Correspondence 33-34 3. Published and unpublished articles 35 4. Site visits 36 5. Northwest Coast research 37-40 6. Teaching materials 41-56 7. Committee and consultancy records 57 8. Personal documents 58 9. Photographic records 59-76 10. Maps 77-92 11. Images Stone B.C. 93-99 12. Research notes and materials 100 13. Tsimshian Files 101-105 14. Recordings 106-108 2 Wilson Duff fonds 15. Creative writing 109 16. Posthumous writings on Duff 110 17. Ephemera 111 3 Wilson Duff fonds Wilson Duff fonds Dates of creation: 1919-1977, predominantly 1948-1977 Physical extent: 6.1 meters of textual records and other material Biographical sketch: Wilson Duff was born on March 23, 1925. After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator, Duff attended the University of British Columbia and graduated with a B.A. in 1949. Two years later, in 1951, he completed his M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Washington. Duff’s professional research concentrated primarily on the native cultures of the Northwest Coast and he was instrumental in the development of scholarship in this area. His influence on the study and appreciation of Northwest Coast art was also very profound as he inspired artistic work and in some ways was an artist himself, as evidenced by his poetry and the poetic nature of some of his writing. In 1950, (prior to being awarded his M.A.) Duff was appointed Curator of Anthropology for the British Columbia Provincial Museum, a position he would hold until 1965. From 1960-1965 he directed the British Columbia Government Anthropology Program. In 1965 Duff left the Museum to become a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Throughout his career, Duff maintained a close association with museums and galleries, helping to plan buildings and exhibits, and he was involved in the early stages of planning of the new Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Two major exhibits by Duff include “Arts of the Raven” shown at the Vancouver Art Gallery (1967) and “Images Stone B.C.” (1975) shown locally in Vancouver and Victoria before travelling to art galleries across Canada. Duff was active on a number of committees and he was a founding member of the British Columbia Museums Association where he served as Vice-president from 1962-1963 and as President from 1963-1965. Duff also served on the joint British Columbia Provincial Museum and University of British Columbia Totem Pole Preservation Committee that purchased and salvaged some of the last remaining poles in the Queen Charlotte Islands in the 1950’s. In addition, he chaired the provincial government's Archaeological Sites Advisory Board from 1960-1966 and served on the provincial government's Indian Advisory Committee. During this time he led support for legislation to protect British Columbia’s archaeological remains and worked on the draft of British Columbia’s first “Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection Act” that was passed in 1960. In 1960 Duff acted as a consultant for the Kitwancool tribe and served as an expert witness in the Nishga land case before the B.C. Supreme Court in 1969. That same year, on behalf of the Alaska State Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, he surveyed the totem poles of southwest Alaska. Two years later, in 1971, Duff directed a project to record the history of southeast Alaska Indians for the Alaska State Museum. Throughout his academic career, Wilson Duff wrote a number of articles, manuscripts and books. From 1950-1956 he was the editor of Anthropology in British Columbia and his first publication in 1953 was based on his Master’s Thesis on the Upper Sto:lo Indians. Published articles and book reviews by Duff can be found in Anthropology in British Columbia no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5; The Crowsnest 9(3); Victoria Naturalist vols. 7, 8, 16(7); B.C. Historical Quarterly, July-October 1951; American Anthropologist vol.54, no.4; Canadian Art 11(2); Anthropology in British Columbia Memoir no.4; Western Museums Quarterly 1(3); Museum Round-up no.12, 16; Anthropologica vol. 6, no.1; B.C. Studies no.3, 19; and Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 3(2). Although many of Duff’s manuscripts remain unpublished, a number of his books are considered to be foremost reference sources in their field. 4 Wilson Duff fonds Such publications by Duff include: Thunderbird Park, Victoria B.C., (Government Travel Bureau, 1952), Selected List of Publications Pertaining to the Indians of British Columbia (with J.E.M. Kew, 1956); British Columbia Atlas of Resources (maps 12, 13a, 13b, 1956); Anthony Island, a Home of the Haidas (1957); Histories, territories and laws of the Kitwancool (1959); The Killer Whale Copper (A Chief’s Memorial to His Son (1960); Preserving British Columbia’s Prehistory. Archaeological Sites Advisory Board (1961); Indian History of British Columbia: The Impact of the White Man (1965); Thoughts on the Nootka Canoe (1965); Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indians (1967); Indians before the arrival of the white men, the Indians after the arrival of the white men (1967); Indians of British Columbia: Selected Bibliography (1968); Totem Pole Survey of Southeastern Alaska (1969); Bibliography of Anthropology of B.C. (1973); and Images Stone B.C. Thirty Centuries of Northwest Coast Indian sculpture (1975). In 1996, Bird of paradox: the unpublished writings of Wilson Duff was published. Wilson Duff died August 8, 1976 leaving behind his wife, Marion and his two children, Marnie and Tom. In 1981, “The World is as Sharp as a Knife: An Anthology in Honor of Wilson Duff” was published by the British Columbia Provincial Museum and contained essays, reminisces, artwork, and poetry celebrating Duff’s accomplishments, research and friendships. Custodial history: Wilson Duff's papers were donated to the Museum of Anthropology through a number of accessions. The first series of records came from his wife Marion Duff in 1977 while his son and daughter donated his remaining records between 1983 and 1985. In 2006, there was another donation made by Marnie Duff. This accrual was added to the fonds in 2010. Scope and content: The Wilson Duff papers consist of textual records, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, audio recordings, compact disks and one video tape that relate to Duff's activities, correspondences, and publications as one of the foremost researchers in Northwest coast Indian history, culture and traditions. Also included in the fonds are records relating to Duff’s work as an Anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia, his advisory and curatorial consultancy work, committee membership and the exhibit Images: Stone: B.C. Records in the Wilson Duff fonds have been organized into the following fourteen series: Series 1: Wilson Duff’s student papers (1949-1950) Series 2: Correspondence (195?-1975) Series 3: Published and unpublished articles (195?-1972) Series 4: Site visits (195-) Series 5: Northwest Coast research (195?-197?) Series 6: Teaching materials (1965-1976) Series 7: Committee and consultancy records (1966-1976) Series 8: Personal records (1965-1976) Series 9: Photographic records (195?-1976) Series 10: Maps (1955-1976) Series 11: Images: Stone: B.C. (1975-1977) Series 12: Research notes and materials (196?-1976) Series 13: Tsimshian files (1915-1976, predominant 1957-1971) Series 14: Recordings (1962-1976) Series 15: Creative writing (195? - 197?) Series 16: Posthumous writings on Duff (197? – 199?) Series 17: Ephemera (195? – 197?) Notes: 5 Wilson Duff fonds Source of supplied title proper: Title based on content of fonds. Physical description: Records in the fonds include: 4.81 meters of textual records ca. 9320 photographic records (photographs, negatives, slides) 70 maps 12 sound reels 7 cassette tapes 1 U-Matic video tape Conservation: Conservation procedures have been undertaken during the physical processing of the records. Arrangement: The arrangement of the fonds has followed, as much as possible, the order in which the records arrived at the archives. This order may have been imposed by Duff as the creator, although it is possible that family members or Museum staff altered it prior to its arrival at the archives.
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