Finding Aid to the Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California MS.784

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 December 6
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Report on Preliminary Investigation of Painted Cave, Inyo County, California
Creator: Ross, E. T.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.784
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder, 40 pages)
Date: 1938 July 16
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

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.

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.

Processing History

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).

Acquisition

Donated by E. T. Ross, 1938.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Drawings
Maps
Correspondence
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park (Calif.)
Inyo County (Calif.)
Petroglyphs -- California
Photographs