Woolley)收藏的照片、日记和其他艺术品被遗赠给沙巴州政府(英语:GovernmentofSabah),它们成为了博物馆的主要收藏。博物馆的第一位馆长、策展人是E·J·贝里克(E. J. Berwick)。至1981年,沙巴州博物馆由沙巴州社区服务部(State Ministry of Community
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position that only the Sultanate of Sulu can pursue the negotiations for the Sabah claim. Respecting the fervent wish of the late Sultan Muhammad Jamalul