Research Library
RIOS-CALEDONIA RESEARCH LIBRARY
The Rios-Caledonia Research Library opened to the public on May 1, 2016. It is built around the considerable collection of books, documents and photos bequeathed to the Friends of the Adobes by local historian and educator Wally Ohles, author of "The Lands of Mission San Miguel".
The collection focuses on the history of San Miguel, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County, California, the Missions, and the Indians of the American West.
The Library also houses an extensive collection of photographs and uncatalogued materials relating to the history of the area surrounding San Miguel and the Rios-Caledonia Adobe.
Although nothing may be "checked out" to take home, the Library is open to researchers on Friday afternoons from 12:00 to 3:00 or by appointment.
Please call or come in during open hours to use the library or just to stop in and visit. We look forward to seeing you!
ACCESSING THE LIBRARY CATALOG:
The Library Catalog can be accessed online by clicking HERE .
To search the catalog, enter your keywords in the search box at the far right on the catalog's home page.
After you have a list of results, you may do a new search by clicking on the [x] next to your search terms above the list of titles retrieved.
Choose "Your Library" or "All Collections" in the box at the top left and enter new key words in the "Search" box at the far right for a new search.
Or narrow the options in the drop-down menu in the box at the top left, and browse the different subject areas separately after clearing your previous search terms[x].
Wally Ohles
LOCAL HISTORY READING MATERIAL
CURRENT FOCUS TOPIC: SALINAN PEOPLE
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An Ethnogeography of Salinan and Northern Chumash.pdfAn Ethnogeography of Salinan and Northern Chumash Communities - 1769 to 1810 by R.A. Milliken and J.R. Johnson
2005, California State University, Monterey Bay. Digital Commons
Ethnographic_Overview_of_the_Los_Padres_National_Forest.pdfEthnographic Overview of the Los Padres National Forest
(Chapter 4: Ethnography of the Salinan)
2004, Prepared for U.S. Department of Agriculture Southern California Province Angeles National Forest
Handbook of the Indians of California.pdfHandbook of the Indians of California by A.L. Kroeber
1925 Smithsonian Institution
The Ethnology of Salinan Indians _ Mason.pdfThe Ethnology of the Salinan Indians by J.A. Mason
1912 University of California Publications
The Language of the Salinan Indians (Mason) (1918).pdfThe Language of the Salinan Indians by J.A. Mason
1918 University of California Publications
The Papers of Harrington _Smithsonian compressed.pdfThe Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian: Antoniano and Migueleno Field Notes - Salinan
1912, Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of Natural History, National Anthropological Archives)
Harrington Papers Smithsonian.pdfThe Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Vol 3, A Guide to the Field Notes: Native American History, Language and Culture of Southern California / Basin
1986, National Anthropological Archives, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History.
Walking Along Deer Trails_ A Contribution to Salinan Ethnogeography.pdfWalking Along Deer Trails: A Contribution to Salinan Ethnogeography Based on the Field Notes of John Peabody Harrington
1993, Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
An Addendum to Harrington's Northern Salinan Place Names.pdfAn Addendum to Harrington's Northern Salinan Place Names
2000, Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (Listing # 71000190)
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Caledonia Adobe #71000190.pdf1971: In addition to being designated as a California State Historical Land mark # 936 in 1961, the Caledonia Adobe was listed in the National Register of Historical Places by the National Park Service in 1971.
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
http://www.language-archives.org/language/sln : OLAC resources in and about the Salinan language
https://calisphere.org/collections/26869/ : Native Americans on the Central Coast. CALISPHERE, University of California.