Box 1

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.

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.

Handwritten and typescript notes regarding a Paaayat, a rattle made of land turtle shell.

Handwritten list of plants pertaining to their use in the creation of tools: lines, canoes, ceremony.

Handwritten and typescript notes and drawings regarding tools made from rock, including descriptions for mortar, pestle, and bowls.

Handwritten notes regarding tools made primarily from wood, including musical instruments and bows and arrows. Documentation on bows and arrows also contains information on animal and plant parts used in bow making, fletching, and quivers.

Handwritten notes regarding Luiseño vocabulary, consisting of Luiseño words with some English translation and context.