This information is reproduced from NB Tindale's Aboriginal Tribes of Australia (1974). Please be aware that much of the data relating to Aboriginal language group distribution and definition has undergone revision since 1974. Please note also that this catalogue represents Tindale's attempt to depict Aboriginal tribal distribution at the time of European contact.

Series AA105/01 - Journals and notebooks relating to expeditions

• 'Pandi-pandi and Lake Eyre'

  Identifier AA 105/1/2
  Date c. 1934
  Quantity 21.5 cm, 1 17.6x11.4cm journal.

Series AA338/01 - Bound volumes of expedition and office journals, notes and compilations

• 'Anthropological Field Notes on the University of California at Los Angeles - University of Adelaide Anthropological Expedition, North West Australia. Volume II. Pp.692a-1250'

  Identifier AA 338/1/19/2
  Date 15 July 1953 - 30 October 1953, 1953-55, 1 Oct 1958, 1961, 1964-65, 1979, 1981-82
  Quantity 5 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 22.1x26.8 cm,

• 'Anthropological Field Notes on the University of California at Los Angeles - University of Adelaide Anthropological Expedition, North West Australia. Index and Appendices. 1953. Volume III'

  Identifier AA 338/1/19/3
  Date 1952 - 1954, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
  Quantity 4.7 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 23.0x26.4cm, 538 pages, 4 inserts and 2 loose items

Series AA338/05 - Photographs relating to journals

• Photographs relating to University of Adelaide and University of California Anthropological Expedition, Australia, 1952 - 1954.

  Identifier AA 338/5/19
  Date 1952 - 1954, 1952-1954
  Quantity 9 cm, 2 Albox folders

Series AA338/07 - Index cards relating to language research

• Parallel Vocabulary 1, Harvard Expedition, A-K

  Identifier AA 338/7/2/58
  Date 1938 - c. 1958
  Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 29 cm of cards

• Parallel Vocabulary 2, Harvard Expedition, L-S

  Identifier AA 338/7/2/59
  Date 1938 - c. 1958
  Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 24 cm of cards

• Parallel Vocabulary 3, Harvard Expedition, T-Z

  Identifier AA 338/7/2/60
  Date 1938 - c. 1958
  Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 29.5 cm of cards

Series AA338/15 - Maps - Expeditions, field work and personal research (not including South East of South Australia)

• 'E.5 - Hall's Creek' (Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/102
  Date 1954 - 1959, dates in annotations; map printed 1949
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 55.0x78.5 cm

• 'Sheet 17 - Halls Creek' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/120
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1945
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 76.0x97.5 cm

• 'Sheet 17 - Halls Creek' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/121
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1945
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 66.0x96.0 cm

• 'Sheet 18 - Wyndham' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/122
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1949
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 74.5x99.5 cm

• 'Sheet 18 - Wyndham' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/123
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1949
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 74.0x96.0 cm

Series AA338/18 - Maps - 'World Aeronautical Chart series'

• Darwin (3109)

  Identifier AA 338/18/7
  Date 1965 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

• Halls Creek (3222)

  Identifier AA 338/18/14
  Date 1958 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

• Broome (3223)

  Identifier AA 338/18/15
  Date 1965 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes'

• Letter from NB Tindale to Ian Mackay providing amendments to Mackay's proposed map of 'tribal distribution' for exhibition

  Identifier AA 338/26/23/1-3
  Date 24 December 1959
  Quantity 0.01 cm, 3 pages

Series AA346/04 - Sociological, Anthropological, Vital Statistics and ACER data recorded onto cards by Board for Anthropological Research expedition members, 1923-1963.

• University of California at Los Angeles and University of Adelaide Anthropological Expedition sociological and anthropological data cards

  Identifier AA 346/4/22
  Date 2 December 1952 - 7 August 1954
  Quantity 176 cm, 4 card series; cards 20.5 x 12.7 cm

Series AA346/21 - Crayon drawings relating to the University of California Los Angles expedition to Western Australia, 1953.

• 'Kitja Tribe 29 Sept 1953 Captain'

  Identifier AA 346/21/2/170/1-2
  Date 29 September 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 2 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

Series AA346/22 - Crayon drawings of 'native maps' relating to the University of California Los Angles expedition to Western Australia, 1953-1954.

• 'Margaret Tommy Pitjura Djaru Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/1
  Date 28 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Paddy Turner nn. Tjandiara born at Flora Valley Djaru Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/3
  Date 28 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Shingle Djaru Tribe 28 Aug 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/4
  Date 28 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Ungarinjen Tribe data from J.B. Birdsell c. Feb 1954'

  Identifier AA 346/22/7
  Date February 1954
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Paddy Bedford Njungul b. Bedford Downs Kitja Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/19
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Tommy Papatji b. at Kalianta Kitja Tribe (=Kuitj)'

  Identifier AA 346/22/20
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Freddy Uramaja:rinj born at Hann Spring talk Kitja'

  Identifier AA 346/22/21
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Mindja Mindji b. at Palindja 40 yrs. KITJA TRIBE'

  Identifier AA 346/22/22
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R1008 Number (male) Kitja Tr. 9 Sept 53 NB Tindale'

  Identifier AA 346/22/23
  Date 9 September 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R1009 Whisky Walaldji b. Wa:lu Kitja Tribe 9 Sept 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/24
  Date 9 September 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R 1040 Alec Tarapalanj Kitja Tribe gen sheet 362 12 Sept 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/25
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Kru:ng Johnny born at Pago Mission c40yrs. Of KO:NUN TRIBE'

  Identifier AA 346/22/37
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '23 May 1953 Pilgangoora Well Camp N.W.A. R. Larry Mangala Tribe c50yrs'

  Identifier AA 346/22/42
  Date 23 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Cracker c 35yrs. More:ng Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/56
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Willie nn Kanmat 40yrs. Of Mt Barnett Ngarinjin tribe born at Anparda'

  Identifier AA 346/22/60
  Date 27 Aug 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'George Gibb River Tulngur born at Aria Gorge 35 yrs. Piarngong clan Puronor moiety'

  Identifier AA 346/22/66
  Date 28 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Whisky Gibb River 45yrs. Nn Durgundai Really Ngarinjin talks Kuitj & Kitja mixed Piarngongo clan'

  Identifier AA 346/22/67
  Date 29 August 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'N.W.A Tribal Distribution As of 1953 Data from Bob Tjanjaga Ngadi x Mangala raved as Njjigana Tribe Mr Beharrels driver data at La Grange NWA. 24 July 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/95
  Date 24 July 1953 - 24 July 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '28 Aug 1953 Paddy Leopold nn Mandjili Punaba Tribe and Tom Spring nn. Ta:mara Punaba Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/100
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

Series AA689/01 - Bound volumes of expedition journals, notes, anthropometric and morphometric data on Australian and foreign collections and blood grouping data.

• 'Isogenic Analysis'

  Identifier AA 689/1/6
  Date c. 1952 - c. 1954, Date of related expedition, dates of annotation unknown
  Quantity 0.6 cm, 1 Faded blue hard-bound notebook with gray binding, 46pp., 31x20 cm

• 'Serology 1'

  Identifier AA 689/1/7/1
  Date c. 1952 - c. 1954, Date of related expedition, dates of annotation unknown
  Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 Faded blue hard-bound notebook with red binding, 44pp., 31.8x20.2 cm

Series AA689/09 - Anthropometric data cards from Board for Anthropological Research expeditions and cranial data cards recorded at numerous institutions

• The University of California at Los Angeles and University of Adelaide Anthropological Data Cards, 1952-54.

  Identifier AA 689/9/17
  Date 1952 - 1954, dates in annotations
  Quantity 64 cm, 3 Albox boxes and one black folder with index