Flora Patencio Collection
Jon M. Fletcher
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
471 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste 231
Palm Springs, California 92262
Phone: (760) 778-1079, ext. 115
Fax: (760) 322-7724
Email: jfletcher@accmuseum.org
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Flora Patencio Collection
Accession number: 1992.001
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
ACCM Archives
Palm Springs, California
- Processed by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
- Date Completed:
- 04/30/2007
- Encoded by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
(c) 2009 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Flora Patencio Collection
Dates: 1937-67
Accession number: 1992.001
Collector:
Patencio, Flora
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Documents and ephemera collected by Flora Patencio (Cahuilla) pertaining to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Collected
between the years 1947-67.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum does not
hold the copyright.
For research purposes only. All copies and reproductions by permission of copyright holder[s].
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Flora Patencio Collection, 1992.001, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Biography / Administrative History
Collected by Flora Patencio between the years 1937-67.
Scope and Content of Collection
Documents, newspaper articles, and ephemera collected by Flora Patencio (Cahuilla) pertaining to the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians. Includes 1952 and 1962 progress reports generated by the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians. Collected
between the years 1947-67.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Patencio, Flora
Tunney, John
Haley, James
Saubel, Robert
Purnel, Debrah
Siva, Corinne
Saubel, Gwen
Olinger, Vyola
Gillette, Gloria
Pennington, Renona
Miguel, Richard
Prieto, Dora
Miguel, Eileen
Saubel, Vera
Andreas, Anthony
Lugo, Lena
McGlamary, William
Gonzales, Priscilla
Diaz, Beverly
Patencio, Joe
Rink, Russell W.
weaver, Thomas
Mission Indian Federation
Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians
City of Palm Springs
American Indian Historical Society
Westways Magazone
Palm Springs
Cahuilla
Tribal Council
Conservatorship
Guardianship
Airport
Land Purchase
Section 18
Allotment
Allotees
Agua Caliente Hot Spring
Agua Caliente Bathhouse
Series I: Documents and Ephemera
1937-1967
Physical Description: 0.5 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
Documents and ephemera collected by Flora Patencio.
Box 133: Folder 1
Report
Scope and Content Note
"1962 Progress Report" (1962)
Box 133: Folder 2
Report
Scope and Content Note
"Annual Progress Report: Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians, 1952" (1952)
Box 133: Folder 3
Bill
Scope and Content Note
"H.R. 7450: To authorize the sale of part of the lands belonging to the Palm Springs or Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians,
and for other purposes." Two copies. (June 9, 1937)
Box 133: Folder 4
Letter
Scope and Content Note
Letter from tribal members to Congressman John Tunney. Thanks Tunney for asking for an investigation of the guardianship program.
(June 8, 1967)
Box 133: Folder 5
Proposal
Scope and Content Note
"City of Palm Springs Proposal to Purchase Airport Lands from Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians". (December 23, 1952)
Box 133: Folder 6
Report
Scope and Content Note
"S. 1007: Recommendations of the State Advisory Commission on Indian Affairs" (February, 1966)
Box 133: Folder 7
Newsletter
Scope and Content Note
Mission Indian Federation newsletter. (July 22, 1967)
Box 133: Folder 8
Magazine
Scope and Content Note
Westways Magazine. Includes "Cure Water of the Cahuillas" featuring Albert Patencio, the hot spring, bathhouse, and a photo
of Flora Patencio. (February, 1942)
Series II: Newspaper Clippings
Physical Description: 2 linear ft. (Non-Accessioned Boxes A-D)
Additional Guides
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper articles clipped by Flora Patencio pertaining to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native American
topics. Foldered in no particular order. Sources/dates often not known.
