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This item is the first of three volumes of genealogies collected on the University of California Los Angeles expedition of 1952-1954. This item is a bound volume containing five books of genealogical information.

Book One is titled 'Genealogies Vol. R-1', and contains an index and a total of twenty-four pages of genealogies. There are six pages of genealogies from South Australia, referring to Koonibba, Bookabie and Colona (pp. 1-6). The remaining genealogies are all from Western Australia. There are three pages from Cundeelee (pp. 7-9), one and a half pages from Meekatharra (pp. 10-11), two and a half pages from Wiluna (pp. 11-13), four pages from Cosmo Newberry [Cosmo Newbery] (pp. 14-17), two pages from Mulga Queen (pp. 18-19), two pages from Mount Margaret (pp. 20-21) and three pages from Jigalong (pp. 22-24).

Book Two is titled 'Genealogies Vol. R-2', and contain eighteen pages of genealogies from 'Pilbara', Western Australia (pp. 25-42), and a note regarding the 'Dating Criteria - Aboriginal Ages.' Between pages numbered pp. 47-48 of Book Three, Birdsell explains that 'Pilbara' denotes Marble Bar, Pilgangoora and Yandeyarra Complex.

Book Three of this item is titled 'Genealogies Vol. R-3', and contains twenty-eight pages of genealogies from Western Australia. There are nine pages are from 'Pilbara' (pp. 43-51), five pages from Roebourne (pp. 52-56), three pages from Mandora Station (pp. 57-59), one page from Anna Plains Station (p. 60), four pages from La Grange (pp. 61-64), one page from Thangoo Station (pp. 65), three pages from Broome (pp. 66-68) and two pages from Derby (pp. 69-70).

Book Four of this item is titled 'Genealogies Vol. R-4', and contains twenty-nine pages of genealogies from Western Australia. There are two pages from Derby (pp. 71-72), two pages from Meda Station (pp. 73-74), half a page from Yeeda Station (p. 75), one and half pages from Liveringa (pp. 75-76), nineteen pages from Moolabulla [Moola Bulla] (pp. 77-89), one page from Halls Creek (p. 90) and three pages from Flora Valley (pp. 91-92).

Book Five of this item is titled 'Genealogies Vol. R-5', and contains twenty-four pages of genealogies from Forrest River Mission, WA (pp. 93-113), and a four page Register from the Forrest River Mission.

The pages of these books have been numbered by Birdsell, and are continuous in sequence. There are 128 pages of data and 98 blank pages. This item was not previously identified as a Birdsell Collection Notebook.