In 1960, the Nevada State Museum published Francis Riddell’s “Honey Lake Paiute Ethnography” as Anthropological Papers No.  4.  It was widely popular and was soon out of print.

In 1977, the Nevada State Museum Board of Trustees contacted Riddell about a reprint. Riddell agreed, but wanted to revise his original work with a chapter on the general prehistory of the region. Also, Riddell suggested that the volume be expanded to include another paper “Ethnographic Notes on the Honey Lake Maidu” by Williams S. Evans, Jr.  The trustees agreed. The Honey Lake Maidu ethnographic notes were enhanced by notes, photographs and genealogies collected by Riddell and incorporated in this book. As Donald Tuohy, the editor wrote: “The melding of scholarship and talent has led to the production of this excellent volume.” 

I could not agree more. It is your A-Z guide. It will require a bit sleuthing to locate an out or print copy, and it will not be cheap either. By the way, it was published as the Nevada State Museum Occasional Papers No. 3.

Tim