Box 1

File consists of typescript information related to Luiseño dances, notably "Morrahish" (Luiseño Eagle Dance) and "Mo da hish."

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.

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.