Subseries consists of records relating to an Asian art exhibition of the Victor Shaw Collection at the Museum of Anthropology. Records include exhibition budgets, memoranda, and exhibition cost estimates.

File contains 8 comment books from the exhibit Recalling the Past: Early Chinese Art from the Victor Shaw Collection, December 3, 1997 – December 3, 1998

Dates of comment books:
Dec. 2, 1997 – Jan.29, 1998
Jan. 29 – March 24, 1998
June 10 – July 13, 1998
March 24 – April 28, 1998
Aug. 13 – Oct. 27, 1998
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 1998
Oct. 27 – Dec. 3, 1998
April 28 – June 10, 1998

This exhibit features Early Chinese art from the private collection of Victor Shaw, which includes 4, 500 years of Chinese Art from the Neolithic through the Han, Tang and Song dynasties.

The report outlines the museum's activities and finances for the previous fiscal year as well as listing staff, exhibitions, public programming, events, research projects, and publications of the museum and its staff. It introduces the museum's new five-year strategic plan and mission statement. The report was submitted to the Faculty of Arts ahead of the regular annual report.

The newsletter contains 7 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the exhibition Recalling the Past: A Selection of Early Chinese Art from the Victor Shaw Collection and MOA's Asian collections, Stó:lō Chief Frank Malloway, events related to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), MOA's new collections management system, an award of merit granted to the production team of From Under the Delta, the publication of The Potter's Art edited by Carol Mayer, and the launch of a multi-museum admission program called The Great Escapes. Also included is a Calendar of Events.