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

• 'University of Adelaide and University of California Anthropological Expedition, 1952-1954.'

  Identifier AA 338/1/19/1
  Date 18 October 1952 - 15 July 1953, 1933, 1952-56, 1964-65, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1980, 1982, 1985-1987
  Quantity 6.5 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 22.0x27.0cm, 703 pages with 5 loose items and 16 inserts

• '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

• 'Journal of Visit to the Rawlinson Range area in the Great Western Desert by Norman B. Tindale. 24 October - 25 November 1963'.

  Identifier AA 338/1/26
  Date 24 October 1963 - 25 November 1963, 21 Nov 1961-1964, 31 August 1965, 19-20 Sept 1969, 9 April 1970, 4 April 1981, 10 Dec 1987
  Quantity 3.2 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 21.3x26.2 cm, 353 pages with 6 inserts and 1 loose item

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)

• 'XII/800 Eastern Division' - Western Australia survey map

  Identifier AA 338/15/82
  Date 1957 - ?, date in annotation; map printed 1930
  Quantity 1 map, 63.5x93.0 cm

• 'XV/800 Eastern Division' - Western Australia survey map

  Identifier AA 338/15/84
  Date 1953 - 1954, dates in annotation; map printed 1920
  Quantity 1 map, 68.0x100.5 cm

• 'XV/800 Eastern Division' - Western Australia survey map

  Identifier AA 338/15/85
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1920
  Quantity 1 map, 62.0x90.0 cm

• 'F.5 - Tanami' (Western Australia and Northern Territory) [Map 'I']

  Identifier AA 338/15/106
  Date 1953 - 1964, dates in annotations; map printed 1945
  Quantity 1 map, 55.0x75.0 cm

• 'F.5 - Tanami' (Western Australia and Northern Territory) [Map 'II']

  Identifier AA 338/15/107
  Date 1953 - 1964, dates in annotations; map printed 1945
  Quantity 1 map, 54.5x75.0 cm

• 'Sheet 14 - De Grey' (Topographical Series - Western Australia)

  Identifier AA 338/15/118
  Date 1953, date in annotation; map printed 1948
  Quantity 1 map, 74.5x96.0 cm

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

• Oakover River (3230)

  Identifier AA 338/18/17
  Date 1931 - 1976, date range of annotations; map printed 1958
  Quantity 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

• Oakover River (3230)

  Identifier AA 338/18/18
  Date 1967 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

• Lake Mackay (3231)

  Identifier AA 338/18/19/1
  Date 1931 - c. 1974, from date of first data collection (from Tindale's title) through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes'

• Ronald Murray Berndt maps depicting 'The Western Desert Area of Australia' and 'Tribal Perspective of Jigalong Aborigines-1957'

  Identifier AA 338/26/20
  Date 1957? - 1959?
  Quantity 1 page, 2 maps

• Ronald Murray Berndt map depicting 'Tribal Perspective of Jigalong Aborigines - 1954'

  Identifier AA 338/26/27/1-2
  Date 1964
  Quantity 2 maps

Series AA338/41 - Australian Anthropology - Slides Volume 14

• 'W AUSTRALIA'

  Identifier AA 338/41/236
  Date 18 September 1953
  Quantity 1 35mm colour slide

• 'W AUSTRALIA MANDJILDJARA TR. and JULBARITJA TR'

  Identifier AA 338/41/237
  Date 18 September 1953
  Quantity 1 35mm colour slide

• 'W. AUSTRALIA MANDJILDJARA TR. and JULBARITJA'

  Identifier AA 338/41/238
  Date 18 September 1953
  Quantity 1 35mm colour slide

• 'W. AUSTRALIA mandjildjara Tr . and JuLbaritja'

  Identifier AA 338/41/239
  Date 18 September 1953
  Quantity 1 35mm colour slide

Series AA338/43 - Australian Anthropology - Slides Volume 16

• 'W AUSTRALIA Pilgangoora'

  Identifier AA 338/43/357
  Date 17 May 1953
  Quantity 1 35mm colour slide

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 AA346/15 - Crayon drawings relating to the Warburton Range expedition, Western Australia, 1935.

• 'K5. Kadadi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/41
  Date 11 August 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5. Kadidi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila tr'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/42
  Date 11 August 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5. Kadidi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila tr'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/43
  Date 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5. Kadidi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila tr'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/44
  Date 8 August 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5. Kadadi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/45
  Date 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5. Kadadi (male) 17 years, Opossum totem, Nga:da & Mandjila'

  Identifier AA 346/15/1/46
  Date 8 August 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'K5 Kadidi Ng:da & Mandjila tr. (male) 17 years'

  Identifier AA 346/15/2/132
  Date 17 August 1935
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

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

• 'Cockie Brine Pununara bro of Tom Mandjildjara Tr. 6 June 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/21/1/33
  Date 6 June 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R 437 Fred 8 May 1953 Mandjildjara Tribe Pilgangoora, Pilbara dist NWA. Showed little interest in drawing'

  Identifier AA 346/21/2/121
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '15 May 1953 Pilgangoora Bore Camp NWA Ningga (male) Mandjildjara Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/21/2/122
  Date 15 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Mandjildjara Tribe Tommy Makaja 31 May 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/21/2/123
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Jatjidi (Yesterday) Mandjildjara Tr 1 June 1953, Pilgangoora'

  Identifier AA 346/21/2/124
  Date 1 June 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

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

• 'R833 sheet 222 Frank Tjitil (?) Julbaritja Tribe 25 July 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/11
  Date 25 July 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Julbaritja Tribe R1039 George Konadakara (?) of Tijaperka (?) 11 Sept 1953 Moolabulla Stn N.W.A'

  Identifier AA 346/22/13
  Date 11 September 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R.1041 Peter Padukutjara connected to Kokatja = Julbaritja Tribe see later drawing of Padukutjara near Kokabara Well Canning Stock Route'

  Identifier AA 346/22/14
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R.1037 Lamb Waijuta Julbaritja Tribe 11 Sept 1953'

  Identifier AA 346/22/15
  Date 11 September 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R1041 Peter'

  Identifier AA 346/22/16
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Sketch by Kalba of Kartudjara Tribe of his own waters in the area W of Canning Stock Route 14 May 1953 at Pilgangoora, N.W.A. N.B. Tindale.'

  Identifier AA 346/22/34
  Date 14 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '26 May 1953 Pilgangoora Well. Charlie Wipura:ra Kartudjara Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/35
  Date 26 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '25 May 1953 Pilgangoora Well N.W.A. Tommy Manapurutja Mangala Tr. b. at Ka:lun'

  Identifier AA 346/22/43
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '30 May 1953 Fred Parenuwuljuru: R:582 Mangala Tribe.'

  Identifier AA 346/22/44
  Date 30 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '15 May 1953 Percy Warinjawunju est 35yrs Mandjildjara Tribe'

  Identifier AA 346/22/52
  Date 15 May 1953 - 15 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '30 May 1953 Mulardi Njunju Mandjildjara Tribe 25 yrs.'

  Identifier AA 346/22/53
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '30 May 1953 Pilgangoora, N.W.A. Paddy Tjmawalkamirara'

  Identifier AA 346/22/84
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'R687 Sago Wanda:ri Genealogy 139 Njangamarda Tr 16 June 1953 Port Hedland'

  Identifier AA 346/22/88
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '16 May 1953 see also Map book no 34 Charlie Tjambitji, Potidjara x Kartudjara tribes 40yrs age born Tjundutjundu'

  Identifier AA 346/22/99
  Date 16 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• 'Well Camp. Pilgangoora, N.W.A. 21 May 1953. R.494 Jack Pi:ndju b. at Pungulji Wanman Tribe c50 yrs see also map sheet 36'

  Identifier AA 346/22/109
  Date 21 May 1953 - 21 May 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '27 May 1953 Pilgangoora NWA'

  Identifier AA 346/22/110
  Date 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

• '1 June 1953 Wanman Tribe Territorial and ceremonial'

  Identifier AA 346/22/112
  Date 1 June 1953
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 crayon drawing, 36x53.5 cm

Series AA 52/04 - Archaeological data

• Archaeological data

  Identifier AA 52/4/15 A-R
  Date 1960
  Quantity

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 AA689/03 - Professional and personal correspondence

• Letter from NB Tindale to JB Birdsell, 11 August 1978

  Identifier AA 689/3/1/37
  Date 11 August 1978, dates of annotation
  Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 archive manila folder, 24.3x35.5 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