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 AA105/03 - Papers relating to psychological data

• untitled

  Identifier AA 105/3/2
  Quantity 6 cm, 1 half quarto card.

Series AA238/01 - 'When I was a Boy, Moorundee, River Murray'

• 'When I was a Boy, Moorundee, River Murray'

  Identifier AA 238/1
  Date 1924, typescript version produced in 1966.
  Quantity 10 cm,

Series AA290/02 - Photographs - Australian Aboriginal Culture

• "King Poole & wife Eliza"

  Identifier AA290/2/3/2/1
  Date c. 1890
  Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 Copy print

• "King Poole & wife Eliza"

  Identifier AA290/2/3/2/2
  Date c. 1890
  Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 Copy print

• "King Poole & wife Eliza"

  Identifier AA290/2/3/2/3
  Date c. 1890
  Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 Copy print

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

• 'Harvard and Adelaide Universities Anthropological Expedition, Australia. 1938-1939. Journal and notes by Norman B. Tindale. 2'.

  Identifier AA 338/1/15/2
  Date 10 September 1938 - c. 1980, 10 September 1938 - 26 June 1939, 1940s, 1966, 1950s?, 1980s
  Quantity 4.5 cm, 1 22.0x26.5cm, 542 pages, 8 inserts

• 'Murray River Notes by Norman B. Tindale. 1930-1952. Adelaide, South Australia'

  Identifier AA 338/1/31/1
  Date 7 November 1932 - 23 November 1952, 13 July 1853, 1863, c1870-80, 1926-1927, 1929-1939, 1941, 3 June 1945, November 1952, 12 July 1973
  Quantity 3.7 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 21.5x26.8 cm, 364 pages with 2 inserts and 2 loose items

• 'Journal of Researches in the South East of S. Australia by Norman B. Tindale. Volume 1. 1931-1934 with some earlier notes copied in'.

  Identifier AA 338/1/33/1
  Date 1931 - 1934, 30 July 1925, 2 July 1927, November 1930 - 16 April 1937 with gaps, 25 March 1940, 1976
  Quantity 3.7 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 21.8x26.9cm, 374 pages

• 'Journal of Researches in the South East of S. Australia by Norman B. Tindale. Volume II. 1934-[1940]'

  Identifier AA 338/1/33/2
  Date 1934 - c. 1940, November 1890, 1934-1938, 1940, 26 October 1946, c1985
  Quantity 5.7 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 22.2x26.4 cm, 340 pages with 3 loose items

• 'Journal of Researches in the South East of S. Australia by Norman B. Tindale. Volume III. 1938-1956 with index and sundry notes'.

  Identifier AA 338/1/33/3
  Date 1938 - 1956, 4 September 1847, October 1937-1957 with gaps, 1962-1965 with gaps, 1974, 1982-1986 with gaps
  Quantity 3.2 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 21.3x26.36 cm, 405 pages with 2 inserts

Series AA338/05 - Photographs relating to journals

• Photographs relating to various trips, 1922-1930.

  Identifier AA 338/5/3
  Date 1925 - 1930, August 1925; January - February, 1926; August, November 1929; August 1930
  Quantity 13 cm, 3 Albox folders

Series AA338/07 - Index cards relating to language research

• 'Vocabularies: Bunganditj'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/5
  Date c. 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 27.5 cm of cards

• 'Vocabularies: Kaurna'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/12
  Date c. 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 16cm of cards

• 'Vocabulary: Ramindjeri'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/17
  Date 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 27.5 cm of cards

• 'Vocabulary: S.E. of S. Aust., A - Ko'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/18
  Date c. 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 6.7 cm of cards

• 'Vocabulary: S.E. of S. Australia'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/20
  Date c. 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 13.3 cm of cards

• 'English of S.E. of S.A. Vocabularies'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/21
  Date 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 29.4 cm of cards

• Population, Wirangu, Aranda + Odd

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/25
  Date 1930 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 11.3 cm of cards

• 'Place Names: N. B. Tindale ms SE of S Australia'

  Identifier AA 338/7/1/44
  Date c. 1931 - c. 1991
  Quantity 16.5 cm, 1 shoebox, approx. 7.7 cm of cards

• Ra:mindjeri, Encounter Bay, Meyer 1843

  Identifier AA 338/7/2/21
  Date c. 1934
  Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 filing drawer, approx. 39.5 cm of cards

• Ra:mindjeri, English/Native

  Identifier AA 338/7/2/22
  Date c. 1934
  Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 filing drawer, approx. 7 cm of cards

Series AA338/09 - Annotated source materials, linguistic papers and research notes

• Annotated source materials

  Identifier AA 338/9/1
  Date c. 1930 - c. 1988
  Quantity 17.4 cm, 1 type 1.1 box containing 4 bound volumes, 8 archival folders

Series AA338/11 - Speech and sound recordings

• Clarence Long (Milerum) Series (SA) 1932

  Identifier AA 338/11/5/1-15
  Date 1932
  Quantity 15 wax cylinders

• Clarence Long series (SA) 1937-38

  Identifier AA 338/11/12/1-15
  Date 1937 - 1938
  Quantity 13 x 12 inch acetate discs; 2 x 5 inch magnetic tapes

• 'J Mason series [1964]; Milerum; Jarildekald; Tanganekald'

  Identifier AA 338/11/34/1-18
  Date 1932 - 1964
  Quantity 14 x magnetic tape reels; 3 x cassettes; 3pp. x A4 notes

Series AA338/12 - Documentation for speech and sound recordings

• Song records (notebooks)

  Identifier AA 338/12/1
  Date 1930 - 1963
  Quantity 8.5 cm, 1 x type 2 box containing 9 notebooks

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

• 'South Australia showing Native Tribes'

  Identifier AA 338/15/4
  Date c. 1929 - c. 1930, approximate date range of data
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 68.0x101.0 cm

Series AA338/16 - Maps - South East of South Australia

• Map of central South Australia

  Identifier AA 338/16/4
  Date c. 1935 - ?, date of annotation and printing unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 61.0x91.0 cm

• Map of central South Australia

  Identifier AA 338/16/5
  Date c. 1935 - ?, date of annotation and printing unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 61.0x85.5 cm

• Map of Adelaide area including Tanunda, Strathalbyn and Encounter Bay

  Identifier AA 338/16/8
  Date c. 1934 - c. 1941, dates in annotations. date of printing unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 41.0x61.5 cm

• 'South Australia' road map (BP)

  Identifier AA 338/16/41
  Date c. 1970 - c. 1985, dates of annotation and printing unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 50.0x74.5 cm

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

• Adelaide (3458)

  Identifier AA 338/18/41
  Date 1964 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

• Port Augusta (3459)

  Identifier AA 338/18/42
  Date 1969 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm

Series AA338/22 - Maps - Continental distribution of material culture traits, etc.

• ' "Nations" as described by early writers.'

  Identifier AA 338/22/35
  Date c. 1940 - ?, date of annotation unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 34.0x44.5 cm

Series AA338/23 - Maps - Sketch maps showing Aboriginal 'tribes'

• 'Patrilineal Hordes of the Tribes of the Murray Mouth'

  Identifier AA 338/23/4
  Date c. 1940 - c. 1974, approximate date range - map undated
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 41.5x53.5 cm

• Sketch map showing 'tribes' in southeastern South Australia

  Identifier AA 338/23/5
  Date c. 1940 - c. 1974, approximate date range - map undated
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 38.5x45.0 cm

Series AA338/24 - Maps - Hundreds and counties, South East of South Australia

• 'Encounter Bay'

  Identifier AA 338/24/28
  Date 1935 - 1938, dates in annotations; map printed 1929
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 46.0x51.5 cm

• 'Encounter Bay'

  Identifier AA 338/24/29
  Date 1935 - 1987, most annotations 1935-1938; map printed 1929
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 46.0x50.0 cm

• 'Kondoparinga, Co. Hindmarsh' (printed 1954)

  Identifier AA 338/24/43
  Date 1954 - ?, date of printing date of annotation unknown
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 33.0x49.0 cm

• 'Waitpinga' (printed 1931)

  Identifier AA 338/24/93
  Date 1934 - 1962, dates in annotations; map printed 1931
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 39.0x86.0 cm

• 'Waitpinga' (printed 1931)

  Identifier AA 338/24/94
  Date 1934 - 1987, dates in annotations; map printed 1931
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 37.5x87.0 cm

• 'Yankalilla'

  Identifier AA 338/24/102
  Date 1934 - 1941, dates in annotations; map printed 1929
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 45.5x60.5 cm

• 'County Russell' (printed 1931)

  Identifier AA 338/24/126
  Date c. 1936 - ?, exact range of annotation unknown; map printed 1931
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map,

• 'County Russell' (printed 1931)

  Identifier AA 338/24/127
  Date c. 1936 - ?, exact range of annotation unknown; map printed 1931
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 67.0x94.0 cm

• 'County Russell' (printed 1931)

  Identifier AA 338/24/128
  Date c. 1936 - c. 1980, approximate range of annotation; map printed 1931
  Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 68.5x90.0 cm

Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes'

• Letter from RG Kimber to NB Tindale relating to the language and distribution of the Ngarkat, South Australia

  Identifier AA 338/26/42/1-4
  Date 26 June 1969
  Quantity 0.01 cm, 4 pages

Series AA346/01 - Minutes, associated papers and correspondence relating to the Board for Anthropological Research meetings, 1933-1975.

• Minutes, associated papers and correspondence relating to the Board for Anthropological Research meetings

  Identifier AA 346/1/1-4
  Date 1933 - 1975, some items are undated
  Quantity 8.5 cm, 1 type 2 box

Series AA64/08 - Drafts, notes and research papers relating to unpublished papers in the fields of Australian archaeology and anthropology

• Drafts, notes and research papers relating to unpublished papers in the fields of Australian archeology and anthropology

  Identifier AA 64/8/1-13
  Date c. 1949 - c. 1982, some items are undated
  Quantity 4 cm,

• Drafts, notes and research papers relating to unpublished papers in the fields of Australian archeology and anthropology

  Identifier AA 64/8/1-13
  Date c. 1949 - c. 1982, some items are undated
  Quantity 4 cm,

Series AA64/09 - Maps and illustrations relating to research and publications in the fields of South Australian archaeology and anthropology

• Maps and illustrations relating to research and publications in the fields of South Australian archeology and anthropology

  Identifier AA 64/9/1-10
  Quantity 2 cm,

Series AA676/05 - Photographs, negatives and other illustrations

• Photographs from South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland.

  Identifier AA 676/5/19
  Date c. 1860 - c. 1980
  Quantity 44 cm, 1 album in an archive box

Series AA91/1 - Photographic prints, negatives and an x-ray relating to Australian Aboriginal people

• Glass negatives

  Identifier AA 91/1/20
  Date all but one of these negatives are undated
  Quantity 18 cm, 1 Kodak orthochromatic film box