File consists of seven folders related to Bigg's article, "Bright “Bright Child of Oklahoma: Lotsee Patterson and the Development of America’s Tribal Libraries," which was published in the the American Indian Culture and Research Journal in 2000.

Folders 04/18 - 04/21 contain Bigg's research files for the article. Materials include emails relating to edits of the article, emails from the journal during the publication process, and emails congratulating Biggs on the success of the article after its publication. Folders also contains proofs of the article, in addition to various drafts of the article, including handwritten notes and edits. Folders also includes other materials, including but not limited to, the copyright agreement, and Patterson's CV. Printed materials in folders include “Bright Child of Oklahoma: Lotsee Patterson and the Development of America’s Tribal Libraries,” by Bonnie Biggs, the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2000, vol 24, no. 4; “Women of Color in Librarianship: An Oral History,” edited by Kathleen de la Peña McCook, on behalf of the American Library Association Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, 1998; California Libraries: A publication of the California Library Association, vol 10, no. 4, April 2000; “Indian Roots: Family History in Pueblo Libraries,” by Brenda Ziser, The Red Times, November 26, 1979 (incomplete article); “Information Needs and Services of Native Americans” by Lotsee Patterson, Rural Libraries, no. 2, 1995; Advances in Librarianship, Volume 8, edited by H. Harris (includes the chapter, “American Indian Library Service” by Charles T. Townley).

Folder 04/22 contains a floppy disc labled "Bright Child sent to UCLA 9-1-00."

Folder 04/23 contains four photographs. Titles and captions of the photographs are: "Mother and Child Santo Domingo Pueblo, 1977;" "Sky City--Acoma Pueblo, homes, Oldest continuously occupied 'town' in American, dating back to the 1200's;" "Laguna Pueblo;" "L-R: Johnnie Bowannie, Chochiti Pueblo Tribal Administrator; Ben Wakashige (back turned) project instructor and current State Librarian of New Mexico; Unidentified member of the National Commission on Library and Information Services; Mary Huffer, Department of Interior Library Director; Ann Pecos, library aide trainee at Cochiti Pueblos; Foreground—Lotsee Smith"

Folder 04/24 contains one photograph of Dr. Lotsee Patterson, undated.