Series I: Catalogue

Records pertaining to the development, planning, objects, research, and presentation of the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue. Academic materials related to the seminar, “The Social Lives of Things,” are also included. See each series for details of the contents.

Series I: Catalogue - Materials related to the contents and production of the exhibition catalogue. Includes author contracts, preliminary drafts, the final publication, and photography and image reproduction files.

Series II : Objects - Materials related to photography, installation, conservation, and research on loan objects. Includes object photography during the exhibition opening, conservation analysis questions, preliminary object descriptions and references, and general research.

Series III: Exhibition Planning - Materials related to the planning of the exhibition. Includes preliminary design plans, expense reports, exhibition proposals, public programs materials, and meeting notes.

Series IV: Interpretation - This series contains interpretative material created for the exhibition. Includes handouts, signage, and wall labels.

Series V: Loans - Materials primarily related to loan objects. Includes installation photography, and loan requests.

Series VI: Press - Press, publicity, and promotional materials. Includes press releases, reviews, exhibition photography, lists on opening invitations and press releases.

Series VII: Academic Course - This series contains materials related to the course “The Social Lives of Things: The Anthropology of Art and Material Culture.” Includes the course syllabus and materials for the development of the course Wiki.

Series VIII: Artist Interviews - This series contains materials related to interviews with First Nation artists that supplemented research on objects and practices highlighted in the exhibition. Includes edited audio and video clips, interview photography, release forms, and timecodes.

Series IX: Research - Research on the subjects explored in the exhibition. Includes scans of books from the American Museum of Natural History’s collection and one guide for accessing their databases.