Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California, 1938 July 16

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California
Dates:
1938 July 16
Creators:
Ross, E. T.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder, 40 pages)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California, 1938 July 16, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.784.

Background

Scope and content:

This is a report submitted to the Southwest Museum by amateur archaeologist and enthusiast, E. T. Ross, regarding a cave he discovered and explored in 1938. The report includes a letter to Southwest Museum staff, drawings, photographs, and a folded map on blueprint paper tipped in the back of the volume.

Acquisition information:
Donated by E. T. Ross, 1938.
Processing information:

Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 6, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Holly Rose Larson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-21 17:09:15 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California, 1938 July 16, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.784.

Location of this collection:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027, US
Contact:
(747) 201-8448