Box 1

Bulk of file consists of typescript "Exhibit Lending Library Specimen List" compiled by San Diego Natural History Museum and listing flora and fauna specimens. Additional documentation in file consists of handwritten listing of local fauna in Luiseño and English, and medicinal uses for some plants and herbs.

Handwritten listing of minerals with Luiseño names and additional context.

Typewritten description of place named "Oo-oom-mic" which "was steep and wagons had a hard time ascending." Accompanied by short story of the place.

Handwritten list of two water spirits.

Handwritten list of Luiseño months that Wuyeot [Wiyot] was sick.

File consists of handwritten and typescript notes on Luiseño songs. Some song entries contain names of individuals involved in songs, possibly creators or performers. Documents contain cross-references, like to boxes and folders in the Harrington Collection at the Autry Museum of the American West.

Typescript list of six kinds of baskets with context and some drawings.

Handwritten listing of animal bone, chitin and keratin, and their uses as tools. Some Luiseño names for tools included.

Handwritten and typescript descriptions, drawings, and measurements of earthenware vessels.

Handwritten description of materials used in house construction.