Indian Family of the California Desert

Jon M. Fletcher

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

901 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste C-204

Palm Springs, California 92262

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Indian Family of the California Desert

Accession number: 2009.049

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

ACCM Archives

Palm Springs, California

Processed by:: Jon M. Fletcher
Date Completed:: 08/27/2010
Encoded by:: Jon M. Fletcher

Descriptive Summary

Title: Indian Family of the California Desert

Dates: 1967

Accession number: 2009.049

Creator: Bean, Lowell Saubel, Katherine Siva Chapman, Cynthia University of Arizona at Tucson

Collection Size: 16mm film

Repository: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Palm Springs, California 92262

Abstract: 16mm color film reel entitled Indian Family of the California Desert. Portrays early Cahuilla life, as narrated by Katherine Siva Saubel. Produced by the University of Arizona at Tucson. Educational Horizons, 1964. Made by Cynthia Chapman. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp., 1967.

Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication/Reproduction Rights

Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds these rights and pursue the rights owner[s] or his or her heir[s] for permission to publish or reproduce content where the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum does not hold such rights. For research purposes only.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Indian Family of the California Desert, 2009.049, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.

Acquisition Information

Donation.

Biography / Administrative History

16mm film was donated in 2009. The museum subsequently received a National Film Preservation Foundation grant and had the film professionally restored and transferred to digital format by Color Lab.

Scope and Content of Collection

16mm film reel.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Palm Springs Desert Museum

University of Arizona at Tucson

Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Bean, Lowell

Saubel, Katherine Siva

Chapman, Cynthia

Palm Springs

Indian Canyons

Cahuilla

Native American

Related Materials

In 2010, the original 16mm film was restored and transferred to digital format by Color Lab. This restored surrogate now resides on D-BETA tape.

Creator/Collector:

Color Lab

Title: D-BETA surrogate,

Date (inclusive): 2010.

Indian Family of the California Desert 1967

Physical Description: 16mm film reel

Scope and Content Note

Original 16mm film.

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