Box 1

Typescript recounting of story told to Ben L. Squier by a Manzanita man, Santos Lopez, recounting a Kumeyaay creation story.

File consists of notes and story drafts. Some materials handwritten, some are typescript. Two story drafts are labeled recorded stories of local individuals: "Frank Cuevas, son of Not, Vernal Cuevas Luisenos" and "The Albert Patencio[?] Story and his Tribe." Additional pages in file contain story ideas, information about places and people, and information about songs (Serrano, Luiseño, Yana [possibly], Cahuilla).

Handwritten list of stories drafted by Henry Rodriguez. List contains columns for Status of stories, draft date, whether the story has been submitted for typing, and whether a final has been completed. File also contains notes about a children's book and story starts.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Pine Tree" by Henry Rodriguez.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Frog & Cricket" by Henry Rodriguez.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Coyote Lion Wildcat" (noted as "Ano Tukwot Tu-Ku-T" in Luiseño) by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Nekelish" (noted as "Star of Winter") by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Sandpiper" (also titled as "Tuyukmal, Killdeer, Sandpiper") by Henry Rodriguez (Rodriguez also uses the name "Hewale" in this document). Tuyukmal is also spelled Toyukmal in the document.

Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Kind Deer & Hunters" (also titled as "Cha We Wut, King Deer") by Henry Rodriguez.

Handwritten story draft for story "Deer Disappeared" by Henry Rodriguez.