Painted Rock Pictograph Collection, MS 041
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Scope and Content
Image © Painted Rock Pictograph Collection, Cal Poly.
Painted Rock Pictograph Collection contains four India ink drawings from tracings made of the original pictographs found on the formation known as the Painted Rock (La Piedra Pintada; also called the Carisa Rock), Carrizo Plain, eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. Sketched by pioneer Carrizo Plain resident, Mary Brumley Noyes, in the 1870s.
Photographs and negatives of the original sketches were made by family members at a later but undetermined date.
One additional donation is included in this guide: a short, unpublished radio script entitled "Something to Remember" by L. Munson of Los Angeles, CA, c. 1950s. Donated by a Noyes family descendant, it provides a vignette of the Brumleys' life in the remote Carrizo Plains. Nothing is known about its author.
Where possible, the provenance, or original organization, of the papers has been preserved. However, in order to simplify access to the collection for researchers, some materials in specific formats and topics were reorganized and refoldered to more accurately reflect their contents.
The Painted Rock Pictograph Collection is housed in 1 box and is divided into two series:
- Series 1. Painted Rock Pictographs, 1870s
- Series 2. Additional Donations, c. 1900s, c. 1950s
There are two additional donations. The first is a radio script entitled "Something to Remember," c. 1950s. Donated by a Noyes family descendant, it depicts the young Helen Brumley and her family's life in the remote Carrizo Plains. Nothing is known about its author. The second includes vintage photographic prints of Painted Rock and Brumley family history research, donated by the great granddaughter of Chester Jerome Brumley.
Where possible, the provenance, or original organization, of the papers has been preserved. However, in order to simplify access to the collection for researchers, some materials in specific formats and topics were reorganized and refoldered to more accurately reflect their contents.
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