AHJ_ah400119 Inventory of the George C. Frison papers, 1920-2015 Frison (George C.) papers Processed by Jamie J. Greene University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center
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 Finding aid encoded by Jamie J. Greene July 2023 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). University of Wyoming American Heritage Center 400119 Frison, George C. George C. Frison papers 1920-2015 24.86 cubic ft. (34 boxes) + 100 MB George C. Frison was an archaeologist and professor at the University of Wyoming. Collection contains archaeological site records, research files, manuscripts, correspondence, maps, photographs, slides, and audio/video recordings regarding Frison’s life and career. English Biography of George C. Frison

George C. Frison was an archaeologist and professor at the University of Wyoming. He was born on November 11, 1924 in Worland, Wyoming and grew up on his family’s ranch near Ten Sleep. He enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII, being honorably discharged in 1946. George Frison returned to ranching, until enrolling at the University of Wyoming in 1962 and earning his bachelor’s degree. Frison then attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a masters and doctorate in archaeology. He returned to Wyoming and headed the new Department of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming and was Wyoming’s first State Archaeologist. Frison’s awards include: a lifetime achievement award from the Society for American Archaeology, a Regents’ Fellowship Award from the Smithsonian Institute, and the UW’s George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award. In 1997, George Frison was named to the National Academy of Sciences, becoming the only University of Wyoming faculty to ever be elected in. Frison died on September 6, 2020 in Laramie, Wyoming, at the age of 95.

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Collection contains archaeological site records, research files, manuscripts, correspondence, maps, photographs, slides, and audio/video recordings regarding Frison’s life and career.

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This material was received from University of Wyoming. Department of Anthropology in 2022 and 2025.

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in July 2023 and updated by Brittany Heye in April 2026..

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 Access Terms University of Wyoming. Department of Anthropology University of Wyoming. College of Arts and Sciences University of Wyoming -- Faculty Archaeology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Wyoming Archaeology -- Wyoming Excavations (Archaeology) -- West (U.S.) Archaeological sites Paleo-Indians -- North America Antiquities, Prehistoric -- West (U.S.) Laramie (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945 Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999 Wyoming -- History -- 2000- <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Archaeology Colleges and Universities Native Americans Wyoming Montana Alaska Idaho Utah Series I. Administrative Files

Sub-series 1. Excavation permits and related correspondence by site/project (A-Z): 1AMQUA (American Quaternary Association):1982-1986 1Officers and councilors1985 1INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research)1981-1982 1A - correspondence1983-1986 1Agate Basin1980-1986 1Arpa1979-1974 1Avonlea sites in Wyoming1985 1B - correspondence1980-1982 1Beaver Creek and Sand Draw1978 1Biennium budget1983-1986 1Bighorn Basin survey - BLM (Bureau of Land Management)1974-1986 1Bighorn National Forest1980 1Bighorn Sheep Study1982 1Billy Creek burial1985 1Bird permit1974-1988 1Black Thunder1974 1BLM (Bureau of Land Management)1982-1986 1Boxelder Cave1979-1983 1Bridger Valley Electric1980 1Boar's Tusk site1981 1Budget material 21 - 021982-1986 1Bush shelter1979-1980 1C - correspondence1982-1986 1CRABS (Cultural Resources Academic Bureaucratic Symposium)1980 1Rec - Cliff - Acct.1979-1983 1Forest Service1979-1983 1Nice letters - rec'd1982-1983 1SHPO 1974-1985 1Stu Connor1967-1984 1Game and Fish1980-1986 1Castle Gardens1982-1983 1Campbell cache/burial1983 1Camp Payne 48NA8671983 1C - Wyoming Archaeological Society1982-1985 1Congress, reps, U.S.1986 2D - correspondence1986 2Dead Indian papers1972-1974 2Department of the Interior1981-1983 2Deadman Wash site1981-1983 2Dead Indian Creek site1969-1982 2"Dead Mormons"1986-1987 2Deer Creek site - BLM (Bureau of Land Management)1982-1986 2ESCA - Tech1982 2Evansville Cemetery1983 2Forsyth site, Montana1985 2FE Warren1984 2Federal application for transportation, utility systems and facilities1983 2Federal register - State Historic Preservation1979-1983 2Finley proposal1986-1987 2Fort Bridger1983 2Fort Laramie Burials, Korell1980 2Fort Phil Kearney1986 2G - correspondence1982-1987 2Upper Green River Survey1974-1983 2Green Mountain arrow1974 2Garrett Allen site1982 2GF (Game and Fish Department) Faunal Specimen1981-1987 2Governor's Office1981-1984 2H - correspondence1984 2Habiq Spring 48G041975 2Hanson Site correspondence1977-1985 2Hogs Draw Booster, Phillips1974 2Horner1983-1986 2Hydro electric studies1980 2Hunter Mammoth1984-1986 2Indian Hill site1982 2IMACS (Intermountain Antiquities Computer System) (site)1984-1985 2J - correspondence1979-1983 2John Gale site 48CR303undated 2Jackson L. final report 2/88 figures, 2 of 3 parts1987-1988 2Jackson Lake 1986-1987 2Jackson Lake reports1987-1988 3L - correspondence1980 3Ledge Rock site 48H041986 3Little Box Elder Cave1983 3Little Canyon Creek Cave1981 3Lodge sites1979-1982 3Lyman survey1974 3Lummis site1981 3Legislature - State file1982-1983 3McKean - preliminary report1983-1984 3McKean - symposium stuff1983-1984 3McKean site1983-1986 3McKean - Keyhole correspondence1985-1986 3McKean - Keyhole Reservoir1985-1986 3M - correspondence1983-1985 3Marathon Pipeline, Baggs - Casper1974 3Medicine Bow1974 3Medicine Wheel1984-1987 3Medicine Lodge Creek1973-1985 3Mill Iron NSF proposal1988 3Motor Pool1981-1982 3Montana City archaeological1986 324GF250 report1986 3State repository1957-1980 3Memorandum of Agreement - State Archaeologist/ WRC and University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology:1977-1987 3State Archaeologist/Department of Anthropology1977 3Memorandum of Understanding1987 3State Archaeologist/UW1987 3Memorandum of Understanding1982-1985 3Mill Iron1984-1987 3N - correspondence1984-1986 348 NA 1000undated 3National register1974-1980 3Natural Trap Cave1979 3North Plate Archeological Project1979 3North Fork Cave - GCF1982-1983 3O - correspondence1984-1985 3Overland1980 4P - correspondence1974-1986 4Pacific Power and Light company1970-1974 4Paint Rock Canyon1978 4Peabody Coal1974 4Personal position numbers1980-1983 4Pinon Canyon Maneuver site, Colorado1984-1985 4Peacekeeper (MX)1983-1984 4Pedro Mountain Man1982 4Permits: 4Antiquities1983 4Hanson Antiquities1974-1977 4Fossil collecting1971 4Antiquities - old and application1968-1984 4Forest service1980-1985 4Petroglyphs/pictographs1983 4Pine Bluffs1986 4Pine Bluffs agreements1986 4Pine Springs site1980 4Piney Creek1983 4Pinon Canyon1985 4Pithouse - 48 CR 2353 1984 4PMOA (programmatic memorandum of agreement)1982-1983 4Powder River Supply Depot 24PE2311988 4Polecat Bench - BLM1977 4Policy1981-1982 4Pollen analysis - Bighorn Basinundated 4Powder River Basin coal1974 4R - correspondence1980-1981 4Recreation Commission1985 4Review and compliance1981-1982 4Riverbend site1977-1981 4Roberts site1966 4Richard's Trading Post 48NA8661983 4Rock art - xeroxed articles1962-1967 4S - correspondence1983-1986 4Shoreline report1986 4Shoreline draft 21986 4Shoreline site - cataloguing notes and lists1986 4Summation of Wyoming's State Historic Preservation program1973-1975 4State regulations1973-1974 4Sage Creek1984-1986 4Sand Creek (Chimney Rock)1984 4Schmitt site1978 5Shoreline Site - 48CR122 blank recording and mapping forms:1986 5Shoreline site - field forms1986 5Shoreline site - artifact analysis notes1986 5Shoreline site - general area maps1986 5Shoreline site - scope of work1986 5Shoreline site - photographs, miscellaneous figures1986 5Shoreline site - geomorph. Tables (Eckerle)1987 5Shoreline project - data processing and mapping1988 5Shoreline site - survey features analysis notes1989 5Scoggin Site1985 5Shell Oil - Buckskin Mine1979 5SHPO guidelines1981-1985 5Sheep Traps1983 5Shute site1984 5Site forms and instructions1981-1982 5Southsider Cave (two copies)1982 5Sun Oil1974 5T - correspondence1975-1980 5Territorial Prison final report1988 5Table Mountain 48SW62321985 5Trailersundated 5TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) agreement 1982 5Travel - GCF1982-1983 5U.P. Mammoth1980-1982 5USFS (United States Forest Service) - Shoshone and Bridger - Teton National Forest1980 5U.S. Department of Interior1985-1986 5V - correspondence1986 5Van Norman's Pipes1986 5Vore site1986 5W - correspondence1983-1985 5WAS (Wyoming Archaeological Society)1985 5Wamsutter Amoco Production Company1987 5Wedding of the Waters1986-1987 5W.A.P.A. (Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists)1982-1985 5W.P.E.A. (Wyoming Public Employees Association)1982 5Wind River Reservation1982-1986 5Wyoming Horizons - BLM newsletter1982-1983 5Wyoming Wilderness Act1982 5Wyoming - Ben WY - 121 - 811981 5Wyoming Highway Department1974 5WRC - meetings1979-1986 5Wyoming State Archaeologist1986-1987 5Wagensen Tipi Ring site1980 5Weber Springs Pipeline1985 5Western Cultural Resource Management1982 5Western Prehistoric research1982-1983 5W. R. (Wind River) Canyon 48HO101985 5Woodward - Clyde1982 5Worland Water Transmission Line1982 5Yellowstone Park surveys1973-1985 Sub-series 2. Frison miscellaneous professional files:

Contains correspondence, reports, financials, research, manuscripts, and archaeological site records.

 5Frison miscellaneous1982-2004 5Correspondence: miscellaneous1983-1984 5Mesa Verde - skeletal remains Bennett, Kenneth1994-1998 5Science Review1984 5Book reviews1987 5Reviews of Survival by Hunting2004 5Miscellaneous1971-2010 5Miller, Neal - Wyoming State Archaeologist1968-1969 5Letters etc.1961-2012 5Mike Wilson - Vita1993-1994 5Beaver Creek Rock Shelter 39CU7791986-1988 5Frison and Zeimens - bone projectile points1979-1980 5Coiled Basketry from Northern Wyoming - SC2 et al.1985 5Winter Subsistence1981 5Wind River Basin1978 5Tipi Ring Symposium1982 5Tiffany volume1992 6Roy Parman1994 6Outdoor Hall of Fame2015 6Obsidian - smite collection - Idaho1986 6Sheephorn bow - Montanaundated 6Mesa site - Alaska1995 6Manti Mammoth siteundated 6McGraw - letter2009 6Leondorf, Lawrence1989 6Jackson Lake1989 6Princeton Press1992 6Pryor Stemmed: A Specialized Paleo-Indian Ecological Adaptation1978 6Eagle traps - vision quest - Sunlight Basinundated 6Dog skull - Woodland site - Fort Laramieundated 6Dinwoody site - projectile points - from the cave site - dug by T. Sowersundated 6Deception Creek points1979 6Conical Lodge - Boulder Park1920-1923 6Clovis cones and blades1991 6Flagenheimer, Nora1986-1992 6Eakin, Daniel - Shoshone National Forest2005 6Esther Morris Cabinundated 6Flintlock - WYO2008 6Great arrow - Meeteetse1978 6CKM - new data1997 6Original proposal of Mavrakis, Bentzen, Roberts1970-1971 6Rogers Canyon site1995 6Heckert Cacheundated 6Hartwell, William - Ryan's site cache1995 6Guerri, Elmer2004 6Taffy's H.G. experience1999 6Goshen site near Farson - Russ Tanner1994 6Research on Glenrock buffalo jump1970 6Folsom meeting - Austin1998-1999 6Letter from Ken Feyhl concerning a blue bead1969 6Ferring, Reidundated 6Davis, Keyser, Craven - Coyote House1994 6Crow vessel - in Shell, Wyomingundated 6AAAS1994-1995 6Academic Press1988 6Alaska 1983 6Erlandson, Jon M. and Madonna L. Moss "Cultures and Environments of the Pacific Coast.."1994 6Buechler, Jeff "The Deerfield Site"1993 6Broecker, Wallace S. and George H. Denton "What Drives Glacial Cycles?"1990 6Wendorf, Michael1989-1991 6Winfrey, Jim "An Event Tree Analysis of Folsom Point Failure"1990 6Whitley, David S. "The Vision Quest in the Great Basin" "Shamanism and Rock Art in Far Western North America"1992 6Potter, J.W. "Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of (a) Prehistoric Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep Trap in (the) Absaroka Range, Wyoming"1990 6Elliott, Orval - bison jump north of Edgemony, South Dakota1980-2004 6Maxwell, D.B.S "Mass Kills as an Anomaly: A Re-assessment of Plains Bison Kill Population Dynamics"1992 6Haskett points1973 6Cramer, J1996-1998 6Laird, Rod correspondence on Casper site1971 6Frison - miscellaneous1974-1999 6Russia Trip1989 6Frison - Amqua paper1978-1979 6Frison - Crow Indians1979 6Frison, Denver symposium paper1991 6Frison - Lindenmier review1981 6"A Probable Paleo-Indian Flint Knapping Kit from the Medicine Lodge Creek site 48BH499, Wyoming" lithic technology1981 6Frison- National Geographic1986-1987 6Frison G. - "Refitting of Folsom and Clovis Bifaces"1983 6Frison - Stiner volume1991 6Frison - SAA (Society for American Archaeology)1981 Digitalahcdm_400119_001Miller Complex: J.M. Adouzisio - Mercyhurst College (3.5" floppy disc)May 1994 Digitalahcdm_400119_007BH 346 (3.5" floppy disc)2004-2005 Digitalahcdm_400119_008DNAref (3.5" floppy disc)1999 Digitalahcdm_400119_011Overview - Casper (3.5" floppy disc)1980-1999 Digitalahcdm_400119_012Clovis - Goshen - Hunting research (3.5" floppy disc)1980-1997 Sub-series 3. Manuscript materials for publication: 6Beiswenger, Jane M.: "Vegetational History of the McKean Site, Northwestern Wyoming"1987 6Chapman, Jefferson et al.: "Advances in Southeastern Archaeology 1966-1986 Contributions of the Federal Archaeological Program"1988 6Ferring, C. R: "Report on Preliminary Archaeological and Geological Investigations at The Trinity Site (41DN479) A Clovis Site in Denton County, Texas"1989 6Shipman, Pat, Fisher, Daniel C. and Rose, Jennie J. 1984 6Simons, Donald B: "The Gainey Site: Variability in a Great Lakes Paleo-Indian Assemblage"1984 6Wormington, H.M.: "Early Man: History and Evaluation of Research"1973-1987 6Manuscript: "A Wyoming Archaeologist's Past and Present View of Wyoming and Colorado Paleo-Indian Archaeology"2000-2019 19Mulloy PhD dissertation: preliminary history outline reel (microfilm reel)1953-1958 Digitalahcdm_400119_003Frison/Bonnichsen paper (3.5" floppy disc)1995 Digitalahcdm_400119_006Naspaper (3.5" floppy disc)September 1998 Digitalahcdm_400119_009Frison paper (3.5" floppy disc)September 2001 Digitalahcdm_400119_014Mt. Sheep (3.5" floppy disc)2003 Digitalahcdm_400119_032Bison Kill Sites - power point presentation (CD)November 10, 2012 Sub-series 4. Correspondence, research, and manuscript files by individual (A-Z): 6Albanese, John1976-1984 6Alex, L.M.1990-1991 6Baugh, Timothy G.1985 6Bell, Faye2015 6Belz, Carlton1987 6Benedict, James B.1973-1975 6Bentzen, Raymond1961-1962 6Borrero, Luis Alberto1979-1982 6Brink, Jack1985 6Carlisle, Ronald C.1985 6Christenson, Andrew L. 1982 6Connor, Stuart1962-1991 6Cotter, John Lambert1938-1981 6Davis, Les1976 6Davis, Leslie B. and Emmett Stallcop1966-1988 6Earle, B. J.1976-1979 6Eddy, John A.1973-1974 6Erlandson, J. et al. Ochre paper1998 6Fagan, John L.1986 6Fayhl, Ken1992 6Forbis, R. G.1973-1994 6Fries, Allan G.1980 6Frison, George C.1979 6Galloway, Gene1974 6Graham, R. - Mammoth1984 6Gramly, Richard1985-1987 6Gregg, Michael L.1970-1978 6Grey, Don1970 6Grey, Travis1968 6Grimes, John R. and Beth G. Grimes1985 6Hakiel, Nicholas E.1985 6Hanson, Jeffrey R.1979 6Hardacker, Dave1971 6Haynes, C.V. Jr.1993 6Haynes, Gary1978-1982 7Hershberger, Ernest H.undated 7Hoffman, J.J.1967 7Hofman, Jack1987 7Hofman, Jack L.1981-1982 7Holder, Preston1968 7Johnson, Eileen1974 7Kay, Marvin1991 7Kelly, Thomas C.1989 7Kivett, Marvin1972 7Knudson, Ruthann1971 7Lahren, Larry A.1973-2004 7Lee, Richard B.1978 7Lewis, Oscar T.1960 7Lewis, Thomas H.1979 7Lucas, Vance C. 1967 7Martin, Paul S.1961-1971 7Meltzer, David J.1986 7Merenzon, Jorge1982 7O'Brien, Patricia J.1981 7Olsen, Stanley J. and John W. Olsen1977-1980 7Osborn, Dr. Alan1985 7Palmer, Jill, James Dunbar and Danny H. Clayton1981-1985 7Parman, Ray - Steatite Pot1980 7Peebles, T.C.1983 7Prentiss, Bill1987 7Purcell, Bobby1967 7Reeves, Brian O.K.1966-1973 7Rieder, Richard G.1977 7Rudd, Robert C.1983-1988 7Sahlins, Marshall D.undated 7Sanders, Tom1971-1991 7Sargeant, Kathryn1973 7Satterthwait, Leon1987 7Sigstad, John S.1970-1973 7Steen-McIntyre, Virginia1981 7Van Devender, Thomas R.1973-1976 7Wallman, Steve1990-1991 7Weaver, Harriett Gibson1973-1974 7Wedel, Mildred Mott1977 7Wilson, Michael1976-1978 7Woods, Jim1991 7Wright, Gary1965-1976 7Wright, Gary1975 7York, Robert: "Evidence for Paleo Indian…. Southwest Colorado"1990 Series II. Archaeological Sites and Projects

Sub-series 1. Frison miscellaneous archaeological site files:

Contains correspondence, reports, manuscripts, articles, and photographs regarding archaeological sites.

 7Fenn cache drawings1988 7Bridger - Teton National Forest Archaeological reconnaissance survey1975 7Bush shelterundated 7Shaw Cave2005 7Prentiss - Tipi Rings by Flat site1987 7Signal Butteundated 7Sheep trapping - Whiskey Mountain1982 7Frison et al. - sheep net paper1985 7Muddy Creek - bison cor.2007 7Beta analysis data1994-2016 7Smithsonian notesundated 7Frison - bone tools1972 7Kay, Marvin - high magnification of Clovis points1985 7Stewart, James J. "Sinks Canyon Rock Art.."1990 7"Paleo-Indian Studies in Western North America"1981-1982 7Tallman, Harvey "Memoir on the Study of Atlatl and Darts"1989 7Quarry paper 1046-10721989 7Bison skulls photographsundated 7Mulloy, William T. materials1967-1969 7Manuscript: "Pollen and Macrofloral Analysis at Grand Teton National Park, 1987 Field Season" by Linda ScottMarch 1988 7Yucca photographundated 7Wind River Basin mapundated 7Toe Edge negativesundated 7Turk Burial points1960 7Spanish point photographs1995 7"Smoked" artifacts photographsundated 7Shoshone pot - Bob and Jo Latsenundated 7Shoshone biface (knife)undated 7Shutler paper negativesundated 7Sheep skulls photographs1990 7Sego Liliesundated 7Sand dunes in Wyoming map1973 7Richey - Roberts - Clovis cache1989 7Pottery paper1976 7Ram skull - Ten Sleep, Canyon1980 7Pronghorn - frozenundated 7Potter, John - various photographs2001 7Pottery - Eden - Farson areaundated 8Paleo-Indian - tools, points, etc.undated 8Parabolic sand dunes Caspar siteundated 8Pictographs - National Conservation Ten Sleep1993-1994 8Petroglyphs and pictographsundated 8Petroglyphs1967 8Pictograph - on a section of a pine tree - Sunlight Basin, Wyoming1970 8Ox bow pointsundated 8Mulloy - Baysenundated 8Metal artifactsundated 8Mountain sheep photographs and maps1983 8Mt. Allison pointsundated 8Mano stones1967-1968 8Limber pairsundated 8Indian printundated 8Ivory pointundated 8Horn bow1979 8Grinding stonesundated 8Fluted points - high altitude in Bighorn Mountainsundated 8Folsom point - Gros Ventreundated 8Elk antler toolsundated 8Experimental projection points and tools1967 8Eagle trapundated 8Cow and calf in bogundated 8Coiled basketry ms. Plains anthropology1986 8Conch (whelk) shellundated 8Cody points - staged manuforture - Brodleyundated 8Clovis projectile pointsundated 8Ceramicsundated 8Cache pilsundated 8Bovial platformundated 8Bull Pen Burialundated 8Bostrem, Pundated 8Bone Point Paperundated 8Bighorn medicine wheel1958 8Bison manible population studyundated 8Bighorn sheep skull, Ten Sleep Canyon1980 8Bighorn Basinundated 8Basketryundated 8Edge - ground cobblerundated 8Fenn Cache1989 8Atatl weightsundated 8Africa1978 8Sheep traps etc.2001 8Bone Tools, for: Prehistoric hunters of the High Plains, 2nd ed.undated 8Pryor stemmed. MLC (Medicine Lodge Creek), etc.undated 8Steatiteundated 8Steatite pots1965-1966 8Steatite pots - found by B. Parks - Kelley, Wyomingundated 8Steatiteundated 8Steatite paper1982 8Steatit pot - Kelley, Wyomingundated 8Steatite - Nebraska1984 8Nowood River - Fire Pit project1975-1976 8U.P. Mammoth1961-2012 8Ditch Creek - Clovisundated 8Bobcat Springsundated 8Shiprock Siteundated 8Scoggin - Chain Lakes Site2014 8Sheridan Area - Wyoming Archaeology2001 8Salt Trough petroglyphs2008 8Beehive Site1975 8Spanish Point2010 8Ruby1969-1971 8Eden Site as submitted1969 8Vore Site1989 8Teton County - 482012 8Ten Sleep - pictograph1991 8Cooper Site, Oklahomaundated 8Riser - Healy Cache2008 8Bush shelterundated 8Tipi Ring Site - on Gros Ventreundated 8Twelve-mile Creek Site1992 8Ute pot - Jim Chaseundated 8Buffalo Bill museum loans, etc.2001-2003 8Boxelder Spring with Bliss1948-1950 8Yankee Cacheundated 8Leigh Cave2013-2015 8Brewster Site1959 8Bobcat Ridge Quarryundated 8Chimney Springs Burial1962 8Beausoleil, Barry - "Overlook Site"1994 9Kobold1970 9Torg. Knives - Elk Mountain Siteundated 9Radiocarbon dates1983 9Seminole Bench Siteundated 9Scoggin Siteundated 9Seven Springs Siteundated 9Spring Creek Caveundated 9Schiffer Cave 1970 9Roberts Jump, Colorado1966 9Paint Rock Vundated 9Olive Branch Site2004 9Murray Springs, Arizonaundated 9Medicine Creek Cave1971 9Mesa Silo, Alaska1994 9Medicine Houseundated 9Pictograph Cave1956-2007 9Vore1973 9Wardell Siteundated 9Yorgason Burialundated 9Whoop-Up Canyon petroglyphs1987 9Arrowhead Rockundated 9Lindermierundated 9Little Canyon Creek Caveundated 9Leigh Cave1975 9Leath Burialundated 9Jackson Fish Hatchery1985-1993 9Jo - 301undated 9Glenrockundated 9Kimmswick Siteundated 9Gault Site - Texas2000 9Garret Allen Site - torq knivesundated 9Glenrock Site1960-1969 9Little Boxelder Cave1976 9Foss - Thomasundated 9Fort Bridger - Pronghorn trapundated 9Finley Site - Corralundated 9Folsom Site1960-1979 9Eden-Farson Site1971 9Crow pot - Tensleep Canyon Siteundated 9Dead Indian Creek Siteundated 9Craig Site, Coloradoundated 9Leigh Cave1954 9Betty Greene Site, Anne Monseth Greene1990-2009 9Big Goose Creek Site1966 9Buffalo Creek Siteundated 9Clay Pool Siteundated 9Adrien Hanuus1988 9PNAS paper1988 9White, Theodore - recommendation to N.P.S or Glenrock Site1969 9Smithsonian handbook1990 9Dune morphology and chronology in central and western Nebraskaundated 9Nimmo, Barry - population dynamics of a recent Wyoming antelope population cohort1970 9Miller, Weatherman, Gill - dune burial2008 9Haynes, C. Vance1992-1993 9Haynes, C. Vance - retirement paper2000-2019 9Fort Bridger - antelope trapundated 9Bridger-Teton National Forest - select areas1984 9Bedish, Gabriel A., Jr.1973 9Site on Garfield Peak - notes by Michael Wilson1972 9Wind River Reservation1974-1989 9Site notes (notebook)1992 9G. Agogino undated 9Bone stems from Bill Cannon, Lakeview, Oregon1990 9Borst, Lyle 1991 9Figures for Ron Carlisleundated 9Clovis preform - from Eric Inglesundated 9Cody lodgesundated 9Desert Research Institute1991 9Elsevier, correspondence2005-2007 9Folsom Site - mandiblerundated 9Folsom Site - C. Schaafsma1994 9Professor Guy Gibbon1992-1993 9Personal, Hinrich's Site1995 9MLC (Medicine Lodge Creek) maps1961 9IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board)1988-1989 9Lake Ilo Site1994-1995 9Mike McGonigal correspondence1992-1994 9Lascaux Cave 1991-1992 9Jim Miller - steatite1987-1994 9Ransom, Jay Ellis "Bighorn Medicine Wheel (The Birth and Death of Humanity) and its Successor, The Aztec Calendar Stone)1971-1979 9Richey Roberts - Bone itemsundated 9Simons, Donald. Michigan - Paleo-Indian cache1994-1995 9Coiled basket papers, Richey Roberts1989-1990 9Dr. Mary C. Stiner paper1990 9South Pass City: Esther Morris' Cabinundated 9Kaye Tulfer correspondence1991 9University of New Mexico press contract1994-1995 9Williams Fort Siteundated 9J. Wood - Obsidian sources in Idaho1982 9Worland Museum1994-1995 9Manuscript: "Wyoming Archaeology before the WAS" (Wyoming Archaeological Society)2004 10Worland - McCormac mammoth tusk1979 10Proposal for buffalo kill site - Wardell Site1969 10William J. - Folsom point production1995 10Owl Creek - pipes (publications, photographs, and correspondence)1958-1999 10Jim Pitts Site1996 10Yonkee Site dates - Tom Roll1988 10Laddie Creek Cave1976-2010 10Clovis and Beyond Conference (photographs)1990-1999 10Duthy Pot1974 10Cachesundated 10Butchering1963-1978 10Elephant butchering1966-1968 10Bug Creek - flight photographsundated 10Bison Mandibles, comparative collectionundated 10Agate Basin, Spratt Quarryundated 10Spratt Steatite Quarry1969 10Tool edge pictures1971 10Elephant experiment1987 10Horn Bow1970 10Frison, George C. - INQUA (International Union for Quaternary) research papers1991 10Frison, George - paper for Ed Jelke1985-2009 10Fredlund, Glen1997-1999 10Fluting Folsom points1979-1981 10Dilt ranch trespassing incident1976 10Del Monte collection1969 10Dead Indian Creek - permit1969 10Bradley - Eden point fluting sequenceundated 10Clark, Chip2001 10Clovis cache2004 10Jack Contor - mountain sheep bow1982-1990 10Coal draw1986-1990 10Crow pottery paper1980-1999 10Crook County cache1990-2005 10Bonnichsen, Robson1985 10Bone points - Oregon1985 10Bobcat Ridge - quarry2000-2009 10Blackwater Draw projectile points1963-1964 10Bison butchery datinundated 10"Bison are Back" metting in Edmonton, Alberta2000 10Montana State University correspondence relating to The Mummy Cave Project1978 10Lindenmier - Scogginundated 10Lifetime Achievement Award2005 10Leopold, Luna1999 10Krmpotich Site - William Eckerle2000 10Henry Jensen's steatiteundated 10Husted, Wilfred2001 10Marion Huseas - Patrick Walker, Bureau of Land Managementundated 10Hughes, Susan - Sheep eaters2000 10Howard, Calvin1999-2002 10Haynes - Agogino, Vance Haynes on his experience in the field with George Agogino2000 10Grey, Don - 48JO3031972 10Granite Creek photographsundated 10Girl Scout - Tensleepundated 10Gault Site - Texas photographs2000 10Fulton Site - south of Upton, Wyomingundated 10Frison, George and Michael Wilson - Wyoming Geological Association guidebook article1975 10Frison, George paper to Chuck Cleveland for Griffin volume1975 10Frison - paper reported by publication Science1971 10Miscellaneous photographs, drawings, negatives, etc.1960-1999 10Mayer, J.H. Krmpotich Site2001-2011 10Wind River Burial1960 10Willow Springs buffalo jumpundated 10Wallmann, Steve1994-2004 10Truedale, James1995 10Taylor, Jeb1996 10Taylor, Jeb - Skyline Site2000 10Steatite quarries in Southend Bighornundated 10Stafford, Michael - Red Ochre paper1997-2005 10Sheep Mountain manuscript1985-1986 10Washakie Museum1992-2009 10Waldorf, D.C2018 10Swivel hips - Bison Pete's old cowundated 10Stone material typesundated 10Stone arrow - near Meeteetse Bighorn medicine wheel 1978 10Wyoming map1998-1999 10Tree burial1970 11Wolves1907 11Frison - personal collection1914-1999 11Frison - Advocational Archaeology1970-2016 11"Kostenki to Clovis" paper by Frisonundated 11"The Technology of Big Game Kills: Experimental Approaches to Tool Function"1988 11Wyoming stone circlesundated 11Linear arrangements of cairns in Wyoming and Montana1979 11Casper Camel2000 Digitalahcdm_400119_018Two Medicine Bison site - Montana (CD)2008 11Sheep trapping (live with drop net)undated 11David, Jim - pet sheep and deer photographs1935-1937 11Correspondence2004-2015 11Gazelle mass killings2012-2016 11Native American knives2005 11Haynes, C. V. 1997-2006 11Atlatl - photographs, correspondence, and award1996-2016 11Parks, Emerson M.1910-1965 11"Wyoming Archaeology: A Brief"1968 11Mikkelsen, William - "Fixing the Foreshaft" drawingundated 11Prehistoric Hunters of the High Plains, 1st edition1978 11Russian trip - notes1989 11Russian Archaeology1985-1991 11Frison - new1995-1996 11Pronghorn Symposium volume - paper as submitted2000-2019 11Notesundated 18Eakin, Dan: "The Laddie Creek"1982 Sub-series 2. Archaeological Sites:

11Jim Pitts2009 11Agate Basin1983 11Great Divide Basin2010-2019 11Hell Gap1987 11Spring Creek Cave1991-1999 11Gill - Laddie Creek, Human bone1978-1989 11Pictograph Cave1993 11Murray Springs bison1991 11Lookingbill - permits, etc.1983-1992 11North Fork Cave - notes and papers1982 11Pagoda Creek1989 11Powder River Site1966 11Schuffler Cave - pictures1973 11Spring Creek Cave1953-1954 11Sottis Site2003 11Shirley Basin stone circleundated 11Ruby Buffalo Kill1968-1969 11Daugherty Cave1962 12Wedding of the Waters Cave Site1959-1962 12Piney Creek1964 12Rice Cave1984 12Muddy Creek stone cairn1978-1979 12Pit houses - East of Wheatland2012 12Finley Site1968 12Cooper Site, Oklahomaundated 12Big Sandy Reservoir1952 12Arrowhead Rockundated 12Cheva Wall Site1998 12Medicine Lodge Creek Site: 12RS (rock shelter) 11994 12Hauff1994 12Temperature probes - Irv. Friedman1994 12Line drawings1994 12Finley, Judson1994-2004 12Grant proposal1972 12Radiocarbon dates2003-2010 Digitalahcdm_400119_005Midpark - MLC - Haynes (3.5" floppy disc)1980-2004 Digitalahcdm_400119_025MLC (Medicine Lodge Creek) 10 to 6October 2006 Digitalahcdm_400119_010MLC (Medicine Lodge Creek) projectile point - Hel gap(3.5" floppy disc)1997 Digitalahcdm_400119_034MLC 2 (Medicine Lodge Creek) - Frison manuscript (CD)1997 12Hanson Site: 12Zooarchaeology - Grunwald, Allison2015 12Meserve paint1988-1989 12Hanson1988-1989 12Dates or calcined bone2015 12"Soil Relationships at the Hanson Site (Folsom), Big Horn Basin, Wyoming" - Reider1979 12Folsom points photographs1970-1989 12Hanson photographs1970-1989 12Hawkin Site1976 13Horner Site: 13Jepsenundated 13National register1952-1975 13Photographs1970-1989 13Connie Robinson1970-1989 13Photographs and drawings1970-1989 13Artifacts from Smithsonian Institute1977 13Survival by Hunting (book materials): 13Permission letters2002-2003 13University of California Press2002-2003 13Map - chapter 52002-2003 13California Press2003 13Source material2002-2003 13Vew C Fl2003 13Chapter 7 map2002-2003 13Chapter 4 map2002-2003 13California Press2003-2004 1382002-2003 1342002-2003 13University of California Press2000 13Chapter 6 map2002-2003 Sub-series 3. Agate Basin and Sheaman Site: 1960-1990

13Sheaman Site - Radiocarbon date1988 13Agate Basinundated 13Miscellaneous - Falson and contact printsundated 13Folsom needles from Agate Basinundated 13Peterson, Robert B., Jr. undated 13Agate Basin and Sheaman Site projectile points photographsundated 13Agate Basinundated 13Daugherty Cave, Wyoming, Volume 13, Number 42, Part 1, Plains Anthropology Journal of the Plains Conference1968 13"Cultural Activity Associated With Prehistoric Mammoth Butchering and Processing"- Science1976 14Agate Basin component1964-2000 14Agate Basin (photographs, drawings, correspondence, manuscript, figures and maps)1960-1989 14"The Glenrock Buffalo Jump", 48C0304, 15-50 Part 2, memoir 7. Plains Anthropology Journal of the Plains Conference1970 14Maps1970-1989 14Sheaman Site undated 14Agate Basin and Sheaman Site (photographs, drawings)1976-1989 Sub-series 4. Colby Site: 1954-1995

14Colby Site1954-1989 14Colby1954-1989 14Walter and Frison - Colby Fauna1980 14Colby Site - Science journal1976 14Radiocarbon dates and projectile points, also Hanson radiocarbon dates1954-1989 14Colby Site projectile points1954-1989 14Hyoid bones1954-1989 14Aerial photographs1954 14Graphs, technical drawings, and photographic prints1954-1989 14Mammoth Conference - Lawrence, Kansas1975 14Colby - prints, technical drawings, manuscript material1954-1989 14Hinrichs Site geology (Fetterman Mammoth), Albanese1988 14Science article1954-1989 14Cast mammoth skull1976-1979 15Hinrichs Mammoth (maps, figures, documents, and photographs)1987-1988 Digitalahcdm_400119_004Albanese (3.5" floppy disc)1989-1995 Sub-series 5. Mill Iron Site: 1980-1999

15Mill Ironundated 15Figures bookletundated 15Drawings, maps, and photographsundated 15INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research (International Union for Quaternary Research) - 871991 15Onken, Jill1993-1994 15Radiocarbon dates1994-2016 15Mill Iron correspondence, notes, and publications1994 15Mill Iron "Data Recovery Plan and Determination of No Adverse Effect", photographs1994-1999 15Mill Iron photos1994-1999 18Figures, technical drawings, manuscript, documents, and maps1995-1996 18Master copy of "The Mill Iron Site"1995 18"The Mill Iron Site"1995 Digitalahcdm_400119_002Francis.txt (chipped stone, Mill Iron) (3.5" floppy disc)1993 Digitalahcdm_400119_013NAS Mill Iron (3.5" floppy disc)1980-1997 Digitalahcdm_400119_015Backup Mill Iron 2 (3.5" floppy disc)1994 Sub-series 6. Jackson Lake Archaeology Project (JLAP) records: 1987-1989

15Prints, negatives, and slides1987-1989 15Photographic report forms1987 15Technical drawings and date1987-1988 15Photoservice forms1989 15Application letters1988-1989 15-16Site data and publication1988-1989 16Jackson Final rough draft or rough final1988-1989 16Rough draft 11988-1989 16Unit level records and catalogue1988-1989 16JLAP (Jackson Lake Archaeology Project) correspondence1988-1989 16Survey notes1988 16Rusty's notes1988-1989 16JLAP (Jackson Lake Archaeology Project) preliminary report1987 16JLAP (Jackson Lake Archaeology Project)1988 16Photographs1987-1989 16JLAP (Jackson Lake Archaeology Project) carbon1989 16Notes1988-1989 16Cataloging1988 16R. Greaves notes1987-1989 16Rich's Notes1987-1989 16Field notes - Strat 81988 Digitalahcdm_400119_026-031JLAP Strata and field notes (6 5.5" floppy discs)1988-1989 Sub-series 7. Stuart Conner papers and Joe Medicine Crow interview and letter: 1964-2012

16Crow Indian dwellings of wood, manuscript1965 16Occupation Site in southwest Horn County, Montana - 13.9, 2413H4081964 16The Grapevine Creek Buffalo Jumps - Montana1964 16Kobold Buffalo Jump, Montana - 24BH4061964 16Joe Ten Bear Jr. interview1972 16Rock cairns near Pryor Gap, Montana - manuscript1966 16A rock structure west of Bridger, Montana - manuscript1966 16A log lodge in Meagher County, Montana - site 24ME4091965 16Coyote Cave - Meagher County, Montana - manuscript1966 16Vision Quest Sites - Russian Creek Wickiup1965 16Interview of Roger Stops, Crow Agency, Montana - RE. Crow Indian Vision Quests1967 16Site 48PA4021966 16The Dodd Site1966 16Interview of George Bull Tail1968 16The Province Petroglyphs - Near Bridger, Montana - manuscript1966 16Religious practices among the Crow Indians1970 16Joe Medicine Crow interview1992-2012 16Medicine Crow1965 16Beartooth Mountain Archaeology, Montana1964 Sub-series 8. Site Maps: 1960-1999

20-22, 27, 29-33Agate Basin - Folsom, Main Folsom (9 map rolls)1960-1999 22Agate Basin - A. B. level1978 25Agate Basin - Folsom artifacts1978 30Agate Basin - Bone bed1978 31Agate Basin - Folsom level1978 19BB0-4AA-261960-1999 34BHB trails maps - G. Sweem - possible structure, P - Frisonundated 19Black Mountain sheep trap1960-1999 19Boar's tusk1960-1999 21CKM 22Finley 48SW5undated 19Great Divide Basin - Scoggin1960-1999 19Hawkin1960-1999 20Horner (4 map rolls)1978 19Medicine Lodge Creek (MLC) - plane table (2 map rolls)1974-1975 24Medicine Wheelundated 20-21, 28Mill Iron (7 map rolls)1960-1999 18-21, 26Miscellaneous unidentified maps1970-1990 19Miscellaneous technical drawingsundated 19Muddy Creek - cairn and stone circles (2 map rolls)1960-1999 20Steatite1960-1999 20Windy Gap dune lines1960-1999 23Wyoming administrativeundated Series III. Personal Papers

16 and Digitalahcdm_400119_016-017Frison Memoir - figures, photographs, personal records (CD and DVD)2012-2015 16Notes: Zimbabwe trip booklet1985-2007 Series IV. Audio Visual

Sub-series 1. Audio (audio cassette tapes):

17American Heritage Center committee meetings (10 tapes)May-June 1985 17Buffalo butchering at Buffalo Ranchundated 17Casper Site - control dataundated 17Joe Medicine CrowMay 3, 1992 17Potter - Wehy1990 17Unidentified (2 tapes)1990 Sub-series 2. Photographs:

16Bones, photographs and slides1960-1989 16Frison painting2016 18Frison slides and lodge drawing, photographundated 18Landscape, environment, topography, maps, and photographs1954-2000 16Loveland Stone Age Fair photograph1990 16Mechanical finds1980-2009 16Miscellaneous1960-1989 18Projectile points1960-2005 16Photograph album: University of Utah Press1945-1989 Digitalahcdm_400119_019Bison skull images (CD)2003 Digitalahcdm_400119_020Frison - arrowhead photographs (CD)2005 Digitalahcdm_400119_021 and 033Carol's parents (2 CDs)September 2004 Digitalahcdm_400119_022Sheep site jpegs (CD)undated Digitalahcdm_400119_023Suyanggae photographs from Ronen (CD)2016 Digitalahcdm_400119_024Donna's pictographs (CD)2000 Digitalahcdm_400119_035Woodcock photos (CD)October 30, 2006 Sub-series 3. Slides (35mm):

17Africa1984-1987 17Easter Island obsidian1988-2001 17Elephant culls1984-1985 17Fenn and Clovis cache1989-1991 17France and Spain1992 17Mammoth, elephants, and Lindenmier1984-1998 17Miscellaneous1966-1989 17Olduvai1986 17Russia1980-1992