Series 1 - Personal Records

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Personal Records

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1

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  • 1966-1977 (Creation)

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82 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

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(November 4, 1919 - November 7, 1995)

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Series consists of records (primarily photographic slides) documenting Minn Sjolseth's travels with her husband Anthony Carter to visit events and communities at locations including Haida Gwaii, Ketchikan, Kitwancool, Kingcome Inlet, Kispiox, Gitsegukla, Kitwanga and Skidegate among others. The contents of the series reflect First Nations cultures in British Columbia throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Haida, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, Skwxwú7mesh, Nisga'a, Kwakwaka'wakw. The photographs document potlatches, totem poles, villages, landscapes, as well as portraits of individuals. The series also contains files with a small number of photographs documenting Sjolseth's paintings on these subjects, as well as Sjolseth at work on her art on location in these communities and locations.

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Access restrictions apply to this series due to the presence of potentially culturally sensitive material. Please consult archivist for details.

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Records and photographs documenting Sjolseth's personal life and travels can also be found in several files in the Artwork and Exhibition records series of this fonds. Records and photographs related to Sjolseth's travels to events and locations throughout British Columbia can also be found in several series in the Anthony Carter fonds. Please consult specific file descriptions for related files.

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82 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

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Created March 2019 by Alexandra Alisauskas.

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