Séries 4 - Community Service Files

Series consists of budgets, contracts, correspondence, minutes of committee meetings, speeches, lecture notes and other textual records relating to Halpin’s community service. Includes files relating to Halpin’s role as member of various committees and professional associations including the Canadian Ethnology Society and the Native Studies Art Association of Canada, files relating to Halpin’s participation in various conferences, seminars and workshops including those organized by the Canadian Museums Association, the British Columbia Provincial Museum and the Vancouver Institute, and files relating to Halpin’s role as private consultant for projects sponsored by organizations such as the National Museum of Man and the John Paul Getty Foundation. Halpin’s professional opinions were also sought in radio interviews such as the taped CBC interview in which Halpin discussed Bill Reid and his art. There are also two videocassette recordings of Halpin’s participation in the National Native Indian Artists’ Symposium and an event at the Banff Centre.

The series is divided into the following sub-series:

A. External Committees and Professional Associations, 1972-2000
B. Conferences, Public Lectures and Interviews, 1973-1999
C. Consultancy Files, 1975-1991