Delcie Vuncannon Collection
Jon M. Fletcher
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
901 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste C-204
Palm Springs, California 92262
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Delcie Vuncannon Collection
Accession number: L2010.015
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
ACCM Archives
Palm Springs, California
- Processed by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
- Date Completed:
- 06/16/2009
- Encoded by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
(c) 2009 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Delcie Vuncannon Collection
Dates: 1974-1990s
Accession number: L2010.015
Creator:
Vuncannon, Delcie
Collection Size:
20 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Collection of photographs, negatives, color slides, and associated archival materials documenting Native American rock art
sites throughout the western United States. Collected by Delcie Vuncannon between the years 1974-1990s.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is restricted per loan agreement. Access requires permission of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indian's Historic
Preservation Office. Contact Pattie Tuck at (760) 699-6907 or ptuck@aguacaliente-nsn.gov to request access.
Publication Rights
Ownership of the physical collection and copyright belongs to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Additional rights
may be claimed by Indigenous groups associated with rock art sites.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Delcie Vuncannon Collection, L2010.015, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Biography / Administrative History
Delcie Erma Vuncannon (1925-2007) held graduate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. She resided near Joshua
Tree National Park for 24 years while teaching archaeology at College of the Desert, Copper Mountain Campus.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection of photographs, negatives, color slides, and associated archival materials documenting Native American rock art
sites throughout the western United States. Paper documentation includes a variety of materials, including maps, articles,
and notes describing specific rock art sites. Collected by Delcie Vuncannon between the years 1974-1990s.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Vuncannon, Delcie
Joshua Tree National Park
Twin Tanks
Indian Cove
Munsen Canyon
Cary's Castle
Lost Horse Mountain
Clear Creek
Salt Creek Trail Shrines
Hog Farm
Crack in the Rock
Rock Corral
Parowan Gap
Cub Creek
Homolovi
Dry Fork
Wupatki
West Mesa
Nine Mile
Geronimo Red Tank
Rodman Site II
Four Canyons
John's Designs
29 Palms East
H20 Cave
Coso Range
Grand Gulch
Petroglyph National Monument
Petroglyph Park
Arroyo Del Tajo
Black Canyon
Drowned Pictos
Comanche Gap I
Comanche Gap II
Black Dragon
Temple Mountain
Hogg Springs
Ecker Mine
Mystery Valley
Cove Fort
Anza I
Little Petro
Anza Borrego II
Hayfield East
Hayfield west
McCoy Springs
Lava Beds National Monument
Corn Springs
McCoy Wash
Hiko Springs
Davis Dam Road
Halloran Springs
Summit Scratch
Squaw Tit
Lower Desert of Riverside
Carrizo
Plains Painted Rock
Palo Verde
South Mountain
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Utah
Hawaii
Big Island
Oahu
Sand Island D
Whiskey Flat
Woods Wash
Valley of Fire
Punctate cave
Paria
Chalfant Area
Waterflow
Paradise Valley
Hovenweep
Three Rivers
San Bernardino County
Riverside County
Paiute Range
Tungsten Flats
Freight Wagon
Heyfield Pump
Coyote Holes I
Coyote Holes II
Aiken Wash
John's Canyon
Horseshoe Canyon
Rock Art
Native American
Box L2010.015.001
Box 001: Photographs, Maps, Records
Physical Description:
1 box;
23 folders
Scope and Content Note
Color and black and white photographs adhered to album pages, topographic maps, and records. Sites recorded include Joshua
Tree National Park, Twin Tanks, and Indian Cove.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.002
Box 002: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
19 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and notes. Sites recorded include Twin Tanks, Munsen Canyon, Cary's Castle,
and Lost Horse Mountain.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.003
Box 003: Photographs, Articles, Drawings, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
18 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, articles, drawings, and notes. Sites recorded include Clear Creek.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.004
Box 004: Photographs, Notes, Articles, Maps
Physical Description:
1 box;
17 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, notes, articles, and maps. Sites include Salt Creek Trail Shrines and
Hog Farm.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.005
Box 005: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
24 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and notes. Sites include Crack in the Rock, Rock Corral, Parowan Gap, and
Cub Creek.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.006
Box 006: Photographs
Physical Description:
1 box;
23 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages. Sites include Homolovi, Wupatki, Dry Fork, West Mesa, Nine Mile, and Geronimo
Red Tank.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.007
Box 007: Photographs
Physical Description:
1 box;
17 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages. Sites include Rodman Site II and Four Canyons (North of Yucca Valley).
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.008
Box 008: Photographs, Diagrams, Drawings, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
28 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, diagrams, drawings, and notes. Sites include John's Designs, 29 Palms
East, H20 Cave, Rodman Site 2.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.009
Box 009: Photographs, Drawings, Articles
Physical Description:
1 box;
41 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, drawings, and articles. Sites include Coso Range, Joshua Tree National
Monument, Grand Gulch II.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.010
Box 010: Photographs, Articles
Physical Description:
1 box;
21 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and articles. Sites include Petroglyph National Monument, Petroglpyh Park,
Arroyo Del Tajo, Grand Gulch, Black Canyon, and Drowned Pictos.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.011
Box 011: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
18 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and notes. Sites include Comanche Gap I and II, Black Dragon, Temple Mountain,
Hogg Springs, Ecker Mine, Mystery Valley, Cove Fort, and Petrified Forest National Monument.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.012
Box 012: Photographs, Articles, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
40 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, articles, and notes. Sites include Coso Range, Anza I, Little Petro, and
Anza Borrego II.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.013
Box 013: Photographs, Articles, Records
Physical Description:
1 box;
13 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, articles, and records. Sites include Anza, Hayfield East, Hayfield West,
and Coso.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.014
Box 014: Photographs, Articles, Records
Physical Description:
1 box;
14 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, maps, and notes. Sites include McCoy Springs, Lava Beds National Monument,
Corn Springs, and McCoy Wash.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.015
Box 015: Photographs, Maps, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
24 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, maps, and notes. Sites include Hiko Springs, Davis Dam Road, Halloran
Springs, Summit Scratch, Squaw Tit, Lower Desert of Riverside, Carrizo, Plains Painted Rock, Palo Verde, South Mountain, and
Vandenberg AFB.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.016
Box 016: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
14 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and notes. Sites include Utah, Hawaii (Big Island, Oahu), San Island D,
and Whiskey Flat.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.017
Box 017: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
11 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, diagrams, drawings, and notes. Sites include Woods Wash, Valley of Fire,
Punctate Cave, and Paria.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.018
Box 018: Photographs, Diagrams, Articles, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
11 folders
Scope and Content Note
Album pages, diagrams, articles, and notes. Sites include Chalfant Area, Waterflow, Paradise Valley/Hovenweep, and Halloran
Springs.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.019
Box 019: Photographs
Physical Description:
1 box;
8 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages. Sites include Chalfant Area and Three Rivers.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.020
Box 020: Photographs, Maps, Notes, Diagrams
Physical Description:
1 box;
13 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, maps, notes, and diagrams. Sites include San Bernardino and Riverside
Counties.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.021
Box 021: Photographs, Maps, Notes, Drawings, Diagrams
Physical Description:
1 box;
16 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, maps, notes, maps, drawings, and diagrams. Sites include Paiute Range,
Tungsten Flats, Freight Wagon, and Hayfield Pump.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.022
Box 022: Photographs, Maps, Notes, Drawings, Diagrams
Physical Description:
1 box;
13 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, maps, notes, maps, drawings, and diagrams. Sites include Coyote Holes
I and II, Coyote Canyon, and Aiken Wash.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.023
Box 023: Photographs, Maps, Notes, Diagrams
Physical Description:
1 box;
14 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages, notes, maps, and diagrams. Sites include Coyote Holes I and II, Coyote
Canyon, and Aiken Wash.
Additional Guides
Box L2010.015.024
Box 024: Photographs, Notes
Physical Description:
1 box;
11 folders
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photographs adhered to album pages and notes. Sites include John's Canyon and Horseshoe Canyon.
Additional Guides
Box 2007.151.025-036
Boxes 025-036: Color Slides
Physical Description:
11 boxes;
6 sub-boxes each
Scope and Content Note
Color slides documenting rock art sites throughout the western United States.
