Photographic prints, slides and related documentation covering objects from various African and Oceanic cultures.

Photographic prints, slides, maps, and documentation depicting objects and sites related to ancient Andean societies. Includes some materials regarding North America, mainly focused on cultures of the Northwest Coast.

Appraisal reports, correspondence, photographs, and research regarding appraisals.

Artefact loan forms, photographs, meeting minutes, planning documents, correspondence, and exhibition ephemera. Files are mainly organized by institution. For materials regarding associated publications, see also: publishing & conference writing subseries.

Correspondence, photographs, grant proposals, drawings, and maps related to Sawyer's work in the field, mainly in Peru. Also included are materials associated with Sawyer's role as an expert lecturer on board the M.S. Vistafijord. Some material regarding other work across North America.

35 mm b&w with some colour and 55mm negatives. Files contain a mixture of professional activities and objects from the Americas, Africa & Oceania.

Provenance information, detailed inventories, conservation histories, sales and acquisition records, donation documentation and correspondence regarding exhibition and research of Sawyer's personal collection.

Academic papers and exhibition catalogues associated with various writing projects. Some materials for the published works relate to museum exhibitions can be found within the curatorial sub-series. Some overlap with the research material series, particularly regarding material prepared by others for conferences (see files: 24-19-24-61). This subseries is concerned with Sawyer's work. At the same time, the publications in the research material series involve the work of others.

Course materials and associated material relating to Sawyer's teaching career. It covers time spent at Texas State College for Women, University of British Columbia and various courses, including some study tours to Peru.