Black Point Battery Archaeological Field Records, 1982-1989

GOGA 16050

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
ATTN: Park Archives and Records Center
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
[Mailing Address]	Park Archives and Records Center
Presidio of San Francisco
Building 667 McDowell Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94129
[Physical Address]	

www.nps.gov/goga/historyculture

Phone: 415-561-2807
Fax: 415-441-1618

Table of Contents

Introduction	Error! Bookmark not defined.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	3
Park Archives and Records Center	3-5
Black Point Battery Archaeological Field Records, 1982-1989]	6
Scope and Content	7-8
Title	7
Dates	7
Collection Number	7
Creator	7
Volume	7
Provenance	7
Scope and Content Note	7
Organization and Arrangement	7
Significance	7
Related Collections and Sources	7
Condition	8
Index	8
Formats	8
Preferred Citation	8
Processing Information	8
History	8-10
Series Description	10-12
Box and Folder List	13

Introduction

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	Mailing Address: 
	National Park Service					
	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
	Attn:  Park Archives and Records Center		
	Fort Mason, Bldg. 201
	San Francisco, CA  94123

	Physical Address:
		Park Archives and Records Center
		Presidio of San Francisco
Building 667 McDowell Avenue
		San Francisco, CA 94129
		Phone:	(415) 561-2807
		Fax: (415) 441-1618

Black Point Battery Archaeological Field Records, 1982-1989

Scope and Content

Title 
Black Point Battery Archaeological Field Records, 1982-1989
Alternate title:  Black Point Battery—Field Records 

Dates
Inclusive: 1794-1989
Bulk:  	1982-1984

Collection Number 
Catalog number GOGA 16050 (Accession number GOGA-1035)

Creator 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Staff 

Volume
15.0 LF 

Scope and Content Note
This collection is comprised of records created and collected during the 1982-1984 archaeological excavations at Black Point Battery (also referred to as Battery East and Battery West), Fort Mason in San Francisco, California.  Built in 1864, Black Point Battery is the most completely preserved temporary Civil War battery located on the West Coast. The log books, site plans, reports, artifact documentation, and other records show the administrative history, process, and findings of the archaeological excavation project. Additional documents dating back to 1794 were collected by staff in order to research the site.

Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized into eight [8] series and arranged mainly by subject. 

Significance 
These records document the archaeological excavations and research on Black Point Battery, an important Civil War battery at, what is now, Fort Mason, San Francisco. 

Related Collections and Sources  
Please note that this list is not comprehensive.  It is intended as an aid to researchers.  For more complete information, contact the reference archivist. 

GOGA-2829	Military curator history files, 1995-1999
GOGA-2974	Thompson estate research collection—Post returns, 1898-1916
GOGA-2218	Historic Research Study photo collection, 1975-80
CEMM-01-02	NEHP nomination form

Condition
	These records appear to be complete.  They provide insight into every stage and 	process of the project, including preliminary research, compliance, research design, 	excavation, archaeological field recording, site-mapping, surveying, photography, 	artifact inventorying, funding and grants, conservation, artifact illustration, site 	restoration, administration, management, and final reports for publication. 
	
Index
	Archaeology – California – Fort Mason.
	Coast Defenses
	Fort Mason (Calif.) – History.
	San Francisco (Calif.) -- History  -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Formats 
	Audio Cassettes 
	Contact Sheets 
	Correspondence
	Drawings 
	Field Notes 
	Histories 
	Lists
	Logs
	Maps 
	Memorandums 
	Photographs
	Plans 
	Reports
	Surveys 

Preferred Citation 
“Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, Black Point Battery Archaeological Field Records, 1982-1989, GOGA 16050”

Processing Information 
Cataloged by Stephanie L. Hamashin, updated for PARC by Sarah Talley
Completed in February 1993, updated June 2002 
Updated by Terryn Liljedahl in August of 2011 
	Updated by Terryn Liljedahl in September of 2011
	Re-cataloged by Terryn Liljedahl
	Completed in October 2012 

History
	
Site Description

The Black Point Battery (also referred to as Battery East and Battery West) was buried under six to ten feet of earth and rock fill at Fort Mason, now a portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  Fort Mason is located on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay some three miles east of the Golden Gate and is on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula.  Fort Mason is within the limits of the City and County of San Francisco and is administered by the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.  Fort Mason was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on April 23, 1979.  

Site History

The early Spanish settlers named this strategic spot "Punta Medanos" (point jutting out of sand dunes).  In 1797, "Bateria San Jose" (Battery of Saint Joseph) was constructed at the tip of the point.  It was also known as "Battery at Yerba Buena" (the Spanish name for North Beach at that time).  Five brass 8-pound cannon were put in hastily-dug earthworks, which a sentinel visited daily. The battery became neglected and by the time Mexico took over San Francisco in 1822, the site was known as Black Point because of the dark underbrush that covered everything (Hart 1965: 98).  

Later the U.S. assumed control and designated Point San Jose, an area of about one hundred acres, a U.S. Military Reservation in 1850 (Hamilton and Bolce 1946: 10).  The area was never developed, giving rise to the practice of “squatting.”  The War Department directed a battery be constructed on the point in 1863, leading to conflict between the Army and the civilian squatters. Most of the squatters were evicted, houses were demolished, and the tip of the Point was blasted away to create a flat plateau for the battery (Delgado 1985: 59).  A series of legal disputes ensued and eventually the Supreme Court determined that the property belonged to the United States.  

The 12-gun fortification was completed and armed by 1865. In addition to gun emplacements, the battery had underground timber magazines and five small "ready magazines" to give the cannon a quick and ready supply of ammunition in the heat of battle (Delgado 1985: 59). At the west end ("Battery West") were six ten-inch Rodman cannon.  In the "East Battery" iron carriages for six 42-pound "James" guns had been installed (Delgado 1985: 59).  These cannon and guns were never called upon for use against an enemy.

In 1882, the post was formerly dedicated as "Fort Mason" in the honor of Brevet Brigadier General Richard Barnes Mason, first military governor of California from 1847 to 1849. (Hamilton and Bolce 1946: 11-12). Despite its "temporary" designation, the new fortification was used well into the twentieth century. 

Fear of attack by the Spanish fleet in 1898 brought new appropriations for "temporary" fortifications at Black Point.  Adjacent to the still-armed western end of the old fortification a concrete emplacement was built for two "Eight-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles" and a magazine was also built (Delgado 1985: 59). 

No longer needed after the war ended, local construction and the fill it generated eventually obscured the battery site. Landscaping, barracks, and a picnic ground covered various parts during different periods.  Black Point Battery was forgotten by all but a few.

Over a century after its founding, Fort Mason became the headquarters of the newly-created Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in 1972.

Excavation History 

In the late 1970s, Park Ranger John A. Martini discovered the remnants of the Civil War battery. When plans were made to renovate the tip of Black Point for a new picnic area, GGNRA followed up on Martini’s discoveries.  In 1982, Park Archaeologist Martin Mayer, volunteer archaeologist Robert Bennett, and Park Historian James Delgado carefully excavated small areas of the site. They confirmed the battery site’s historic and archaeological value, and found that it was deteriorating. 

Archaeological excavations were made during the summers of 1982 and 1983 by a team of professional archaeologists, volunteers, and salaried local high school students.  Primary staff members included Project Director Martin Mayer, volunteer archaeologist Robert Bennett, Field Director Gregory Brown and Laboratory Director Rebecca LaFontaine.  Funding was provided by grants from San Francisco's Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, the NPS, and the Mary A. Crocker Trust of San Francisco.

The site of the battery was a flat, developed picnic ground with concrete walkways, lawn, and trees when archaeological research and excavation began in 1982. Thousands of cubic yards of soil exposed the western portion of the 1864 battery, and thousands of artifacts were recovered. 

The battery walls were found to be surprisingly intact and artifacts unearthed included friction primers, parts of uniforms, firing mechanisms of Civil War muskets, bullets and cartridges, and mess kits and canteens. Insights were gained into contractor shortcuts in construction and remains of weapons provide perspectives on mid-nineteenth century building practices and on the capability of the armed men who defended the city (Delgado 1985: 76).

Reproduced timber revetments were installed on the walls to face the interior slopes of the earthworks, as was done in 1864.  Lawn was planted to accentuate some features; double-hinged wooden doors were re-hung on the ready magazines; and a reproduction gun platform was installed to await a placement of a Civil War vintage Rodman cannon. Wayside exhibits with reproductions of historical photographs have been placed to describe the site’s history to visitors.  After almost three years of careful archaeological excavation, meticulous restoration, and much planning, the Black Point 1864 battery stands open to the air once again.  

References

Delgado, James P., Research Design for the Historical Archaeological Examination of an American Civil War Harbor Defense…  Division of Resource Management and Planning, GGNRA (July 1982).  [GOGA 16050, Box 1, folders 14-16.]
Delgado, James P., Research Design for the Historical Archaeological examination of an American Civil War Harbor Defense… Division of Resource Management and Planning, GGNRA (July 1983).  [GOGA 16050, Box 1, folder 16.]
Delgado, James P., "The Rumble of Distant Thunder," Archaeology Magazine, November/December 1985, pages 58-59, 76.  [GOGA 16050, Box 1, folder 26.]
Hamilton, James W. and Bolce, William J., Gateway to Victory.  Stanford University Press: Stanford University, California,1946.  
Hart, Herbert M., Old Forts of the Far West.   Bonanza Books: New York, 1965.
Kelly, Roger E., "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form," Fort Mason Archaeological District.  Copy on file at the Western Regional Office, NPS, San Francisco, 1978.

Series Description

Series I: Reports and Research Materials, 1794-1989
Volume: 	2.2 LF 		 
Arrangement:	By subject 
Formats: 	Histories 
		Manuals
		Maps
		Reports
		Research [document genres] 
	Description: 	This record series is comprised of documents relating to reports on the 	Black Point Battery archaeological excavation project, research design, similar projects at 	other Civil War sites throughout the U.S., the Spanish occupation, and historical 	perspective on local fortifications. The information was collected from 1982-1989 and 	relates to the history of the area back to 1794.  The documents are primarily research 	reports.  Histories, research files, historic manuals, and maps are also found in this series.

Series II: Unit Level Excavation Records, 1982-1984

Volume: 	3.8 LF 			 
Arrangement:	By subject [archaeological unit/level area] 
Formats: 	Drawings
		Lists
		Logs [records] 
		Plans [maps] 
		Reports
Condition: 	Some archaeological unit level records, archaeological field notes, and 				logbooks are lightly soiled

Description:	These records describe the findings in the archeological units examined during the project to excavate Black Point Battery at Fort Mason in California.  This series comprises the bulk of the collection.  The excavations of the 1864 battery and the 1898 battery were made in carefully measured-off areas, or units. These records document the archaeological field recording methods and techniques used on excavations as well as the findings of the excavations. The documents are primarily archaeological unit level records, and also include drawings, plans, and lists

Series III: Artifact Documentation Records, 1982-1984
	
Volume:	1.2  LF
Arrangement:	By subject [artifact classification/type]
Formats: 	Audio cassettes
Drawings
		Records
		Videotape

	Description: 	This record series documents artifacts excavated from the marked-off 	archaeological units at Black Point Battery at Fort Mason in California. The documents 	are primarily archaeological unit level records, and drawings.

Series IV: Artifact Conservation Survey Records, 1974-1985

Volume:	1.7  LF
Arrangement:	By subject [artifact classification/type, priority listing]
Formats: 	Inventories
			Lists
			Records
			Surveys
	Description: 	This record series is comprised of conservation survey evaluations, lists, 	inventories, and unit level records which relate to artifacts discovered during 	archaeological excavations at Black Point Battery at Fort Mason in California. These 	records are categorized by conservation priority type and by artifact type. 

Series V: Various Field Records

Volume:	2.9  LF
Arrangement: By subject [artifact classification, personal name]
Formats: 	Field notes
			Lists
		Logs
		Records
	Condition:	Some archaeological unit level records, archaeological field notes, and 				logbooks are lightly soiled
Description: 	This record series is comprised of various field records pertaining to the Black Point Battery archaeological excavations at Fort Point in California. The focus of this series is on the recording procedures used by the excavation team. The documents are primarily archaeological unit level records, logbooks, archaeological field notes, and tabulations. They compliment the records in the Unit Level Excavation Records series, which were used separately. 

Series VI: Administrative Records, 1982-1989

Volume:	1.6 LF
Arrangement: By subject
Formats: 	Agreements
		Correspondence
			Inventories
			Lists
			Memoranda
			Schedules [time plans]

	Description: 	This record series is comprised of the administrative records of the Black 	Point Battery project at Fort Mason in California. Personnel, public administration, and 	management are documented in correspondence, plans, inventories, lists, schedules, 	estimates, memoranda, and agreements. 

Series VII: Photographic Field Records, 1982-1983
	
	Volume: 	0.5 LF 
	Arrangement:	By subject chronologically 
	Formats:	Contact sheets
			Photographs
			Photo logs
			Photo records 
	Description:	This record series are the photographs taken from the 1982 and 1983 	spring and summer seasons of the archaeological excavations at Black Point Battery, Fort 	Mason. Included are two folders of photographs of other field work done at Black Point 	Battery. 

Series VIII: Site plans, 1911-1984

Volume:	0.2 LF
Arrangement:	By subject
Formats: 	Drawings
		Maps
		Plans [maps]
		Technical drawings

	Description: 	This record series is comprised of the site-maps/plans of the Black Point 	Battery archaeological excavations at Fort Mason in California. Drawings, maps, plans, 	and engineering drawings show the site before, during, and after the archaeological 	excavation and restoration project. 

Box and Folder List

Box #	Folder #	Description and Dates	
1		Series I: Reports and Research Materials, 1794-1989	
	1	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	2	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	3	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	4	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	5	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	6	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	7	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	8	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	9	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	10	Black Point Battery Final Report, 1983-1985	
	11	Maps and Figures, 1864-1984	
2	1	Maps and Figures, 1864-1984	
	2	Fort Mason Test Excavations, 1978	
	3	Research Design/Preliminary Reports, 1982	
	4	Preliminary Historical Archaeological Examination, 1982	
	5	Research Design, 1983 	
	6	Draft Papers, 1982 and 1984	
	7	Faunal Remains, 1983 	
	8	Horseshoes, 1983 	
	9	Historic Research – Pease, 1983 and 1984 	
	10	Black Point Battery Report, 1898 	
	11	Black Point Battery Report – Misc., 1940, 1968, 1976	
	12	Black Point Battery Report, Directress, 1983 	
	13	Preliminary Archaeological on Sutter’s Store and Residence 1832-1854, Ft. Towson, OK, 1983 	
	14	Kiva – non-Indian Artifacts, 1962 	
	15	Conference on Historic Site, 1972 	
	16	Costanso’s 1794 Report, Spanish occupation (pre-1835), 1794	
	17	Ft. Moultrie III Historic Structure, 1968, 1983	
	18	Local Fortifications, 1876	
3	1	Regulations for the Army of the United States, n.d. 	
	2	The Artillerist’s Manual, compiled from various sources and adapted to the service of the United States, 1860 	
	3	The Ordnance Manual, for the use of the officers of the United States Army. United States War Department. Third Edition. 1861 	
	4	Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861” [2 copies] 	
	5	Notes on the Sea-Defence: Sea-Coast Fortification the Fifteen-Inch Gun, and Casemate Embrasures. 1861 	
	6	Instruction for the Heavy Artillery, 1863. 	
	7	Manual of Heavy Artillery Service, 1884 	
	8	The Service of the Coast Artillery, 1910	
	9	Civil War Military Dictionary, Includes 1855 rifle manual and 1861 military cookbook, 1956. 	
4	1	Test pits 1-5 and augerholes, 1982, 1983	
	2	Archaeological Stratigraphy, 1983 	
	3	Surface level, 1983 	
	4	Trench L and Banquette Trench, 1983 	
	5	Trench K, 1983	
	6	Fuel Tank and Powerhouse, 1982, 1983	
	7	Feature C-1,  1982 	
	8	Gun Pit #9, 1983 	
	9	N1-N59 (N17-N22), 1982 	
	10	Magazine 7/8, 9/10, 1982 and 1983 	
	11	Trenches A, B, C, 1982 and 1983	
	12	Gun Pit #12, 1983 	
	13	Special Excavated Units Rm 10/11 (Units 611, 671, 672), 1983 	
	14	Trenches B, H, 1983	
	15	Site General, 1983	
	16	Site General (dupl.), 1983	
5	1	Gun Pit #10 – Feature 83-24, 1983 	
	2	Gun Pit #11 – Feature 83-7, Part I (Feature 83-24), 1983	
	3	Gun Pit #11 – Feature 83-7, Part II (Feature 83-24), 1983	
	4	Gun Pit #11 – Feature 83-7 (Feature 83-24), 1983	
	5	Gun Pit #11 – Feature 83-7 (Feature 83-8, 83-16), 1983	
		Series II: Unite Level Excavation Records, 1982-1984 	
	6	Gun Pit #11 – Feature 83-7 (Feature 83-16), 1983	
	7	Features 83--3-6, 9-12, 14, 15, 23 Part I, 1983	
	8	Features 83--3-6, 9-12, 14, 15, 23 Part II, 1983	
	9	1911 Powerhouse Trench, North & West Walls, Part I, 1982-1983	
6	1	1911 Powerhouse Trench, North & West Walls, Part II, 1982-1983	
	2	1898 Battery/Trench M., 1983	
	3	Features 83--13, 23, 26, 1983	
	4	Features 83--3, 4, 6, 9-12, 14, 15, 18, 20-26, 1983	
	5	Fuel Tank Pit Extension, 1983	
	6	Features 83--7, 13, 25, 26, Trench K (units 281-285/325), 1983	
	7	Floor Plans--Side Walls (Feature 83-13), 1983	
	8	Features 83-- 13, 26 (units 284, 285), 1983	
	9	Features 83-- 13, 16, Trench K (units 324, 285), 1983	
	10	Features 83-- 13, 26. Part I (units 222-225), 1983	
	11	Features 83-- 13, 26. Part II (units 222-225), 1983	
7	1	Features 83-- 13, 26 (units 182-185, 285), 1983	
	2	Trench J (units 562-568), 1983	
	3	Powerhouse Construction Trench (Feature 83-16), 1983	
	4	Test Trenches/Historical Archaeology, 1983	
	5	Trenches/Revetments: Coding Sheets, 1983	
	6	Features 83--13, 23, 26: Units 182-185, 1983	
	7	Features 83--13, 26: Units 222-225, 1983	
	8	Features 83--7, 13, 25, 26: Units 281-285/325, 1983	
	9	Features 83--13, 26: Units 324, 325, 1983	
	10	Features 83--6, 7, 16, 24: Units 272-673, 1983	
	11	Features 83--13, 23, 26: Units 182-185, 1983	
8	1	Features 83--13, 23, 26: Units 122-125, 1983	
	2	Gun Pit #10, 1983 	
	3	Units 704-710, 773, 1982 	
	4	Areas A, B, C – General Site, 1982 	
	5	Trenches H, B, 1982 	
	6	Upper Terrace Trench, 1982 	
	7	Feature 82-1; Features 83--4, 5, 14, 1982 and 1983 	
	8	Special Exc. Units: 611, 671, 672, 1983 	
	9	Gun Pit #12 (Features 83--7,8), 1983 	
	10	Trenches A, B, C, 1982 and 1983 	
	11	Gun Pit #7 (Features 83—13, 26), 1983	
	12	Units N17-N22, 1982	
	13	Gun Pits #8, 9 (Feature 83-13), 1983 	
	14	Areas A, B, C/General Site, 1982	
	15	Gun Pits #7, 10-12, 1982	
	16	Records, 1982	
	17	Fuel Tank Pit Extension (Feature 83-22), 1983 	
	18	South Units AFC (Features 83--7,17; Unit S287), 1983	
	19	Powerhouse AFC (Features 83--16), 1982 and 1983 	
9	1	Trench J AFC (Features 83--6; Units 562-568), 1983	
	2	AFC 1898 Battery/Trench M (Features 83--19, 20, 27), 1983 	
	3	Gun Pit #11 (Features 83--7, 16, 24; Units 310-314), 1982 and 1983 	
	4	Gun Pit #11 (Features 83--7, 16; Units 370-374), 1982 and 1983	
	5	Gun Pit #11 (Features 83--7, 16,; Units 410-413), 1982 and 1983	
	6	Gun Pit #11 (Features 83--7, 8, 16; Units 411-413, 471-473), 1982 and 1983	
	7	Gun Pit #11 (Features 83--7, 24; Units 271-274), 1982 and 1983	
	8	Surface Finds, 1982 and 1983	
10	1	Units 1-99 (Units 12-30, 70-83, 85-92), 1982 	
	2	Units 101-199 (Units 109-129, 168-176, 178-192), 1982 	
	3	Units 201-299 (Units 208-279), 1982 and 1983 	
	4	Units 301-399 Units 305-385), 1982	
	5	Units 401-499 (Units 405-472), 1982	
	6	Units 501-599 (Units 504-512, 526, 564-571, 586), 1982	
	7	Units 601-699 (Units 604-612, 663-671), 1982	
11	1	Profiles, Northeast Wall, 1983 	
	2	Areas A, B, C (Units 704-710, 773), 1982 	
	3	Features 83--4, 5, 14, 1982 and 1983 	
	4	Gun Pits #8, 9 (Feature 83--13), 1983 	
	5	Profiles (Feature 83--7; Units 372, 373), 1983 	
	6	Features 83--7, 8 (Units 370-372), 1982 and 1983 	
	7	Trenches H, B, Banquette Area, 1983 	
	8	Gun Pit #12, Room 11/12 (Features 83--7, 8), 1983	
	9	Trenches A, C, Gun Pit #10 (Features 83--7, 16, 24), 1982 and 1983 	
	10	Gun Pit # 10 (Features 83--7, 24), 1983 	
	11	Features 83--7; Units 312-313, 1983 	
	12	Features 83--7, 8, 16, 24; Units 313, 314, 373, 374, 1983 	
	13	Features 83--7; Units 374, 410-412, 1983 	
12	1	Features 83--7, 16; Units 411-413, 1983	
	2	Features 83--7, 8, 13, 16; Units 271-272, 413, 471-473, 1983	
	3	Features 83--7, 13, 26; Units 271-274, 324, 325, 1983	
	4	Features 83--7, 13, 25, 26; Units 272, 281-285, 1983	
	5	Features 83--16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 1983	
	6	Features 83--13, 26; Units 124, 125, 222-223, 1983	
	7	Features 83--13; Units 223-224, 1983	
	8	Features 83--13, 26; Units 224-225, 1983	
	9	1898 Battery Excavation, 1984 	
		Series III: Artifact Documentation Records, 1982-1984 	
	10	Sewing Objects, 1983	
	11	Clothing, Ornamentation, Shelter, 1983 and 1984 	
	12	Transportation Objects, 1983 and 1984 	
	13	Personal Property, 1984 	
13	1	Cooking Implements, 1983 and 1984	
	2	Containers I, 1983 and 1984	
	3	Containers II, 1983 and 1984	
	4	Tools, 1983 and 1984	
	5	Furniture Parts, 1983 and 1984	
	6	Building Hardware I, 1983 and 1984	
	7	Building Hardware II, 1983 and 1984	
	8	Building Hardware III, 1983 and 1984	
14	1	Miscellaneous I, 1983 and 1984 	
	2	Miscellaneous I, 1983 and 1984	
	3	Weapons, 1983 and 1984	
	4	Ordnance, 1984 	
	5	Samples, 1984 	
	6	Coins and Tokens, 1983 	
	7	Marking Implements, 1983	
	8	Musical Instruments, 1983	
	9	Prehistoric—Records, 1983	
	10	Building Hardware—Drawings, 1982 and 1983 	
	11	Weapons and Ammunition—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	12	Clothing, Ornamentation, Shelter—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	13	Ordnance—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	14	Transportation Objects—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	15	Tools--Drawings , 1982 and 1983	
	16	Containers—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	17	Cooking Implements—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	18	Furniture Parts—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	19	Sewing Objects—Drawings, 1982 	
	20	Personal Property—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	21	Coins and Tokens—Drawings, 1983 	
	22	Musical Instruments—Drawings, 1982 	
	23	Marking Implements—Drawings, 1982 	
	24	Miscellaneous—Drawings, 1982 and 1983	
	25	"Drawing Archaeological Finds", 1971 	
	26	Drawings Not Used In Final Report Text, 1982 and 1983	
15	1	Artifact Illustrations I, 1983 and 1984 	
	2	Artifact Illustrations II, 1983 and 1984	
	3	Artifact Illustrations III, 1983 and 1984	
	4	Final Report Draft Illustrations and Miscellaneous, 1861-1984	
	5	Artifact Illustrations—Lists I, 1982 and 1983	
	6	Artifact Illustrations—Lists II, 1982 and 1983	
	7	Artifact Illustrations—Lists III – master, 1982 and 1983	
	8	Architectural Components/Features—list, 1983 and 1984 	
		Series IV: Artifact Conservation Survey Records, 1974-1985 	
	9	Inactive Study; Misc. Materials, 1984	
	10	Inactive Study I (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
	11	Inactive Study II (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
16	1	Inactive Study III (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
	2	Inactive Study IV (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
	3	Misc. Materials, 1984	
	4	Low Priority (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
	5	Low Priority (copper, copper alloys, brass conservation surveys), 1984	
	6	Low Priority (misc. materials), 1984	
	7	Moderate Priority (misc. materials), 1984	
	8	Moderate Priority (iron conservation surveys), 1984	
	9	Urgent Priority (misc. materials), 1984	
	10	Archives (notes and lists), n.d. 	
17	1	Total Inactive Study Collection, 1982-1984	
	2	Objects Already Catalogued (artifact sheets), 1982-1984	
	3	Objects Not Surveyed, not on computer lists, 1982-1984	
	4	Active Study/Type Collection (lists & artifact sheets), 1982-1984	
	5	Inactive Study/Type Collection and Miscellaneous, 1982-1984	
	6	Indoor Exhibit Collection and Misc. (lists & artifact sheets), 1982-1984	
	7	Museum Storage Inventory (lists & artifact sheets), 1982-1984	
	8	Conservation Survey Results, 1982, 1984, 1985 	
	9	Metal Conservation Information (reference material, bibliographies, & misc.), 1974-1984	
	10	Box Straps, 1982 and 1983 	
	11	Corner Plates, 1982 and 1983	
	12	Insulators, 1982 and 1983	
	13	Ceramic—Insulators, 1982 and 1983	
	14	Weapons and Ammunition I, 1841(1983)	
	15	Weapons and Ammunition II, 1841(1983)	
	16	Level Constituents--1898 Battery, 1982-1984 	
18	1	Tacks, Screws, Nails, and Wire, 1982 and 1983 	
	2	Nails and Screws, 1982 and 1983 	
	3	Hardware Catalogs, 1897-1909	
	4	Gauges and Gauge-making Hardware, 1921 	
	5	General Hardware, 1975(1983)	
	6	Metal, 1982 and 1983 	
	7	Containers, 1982 and 1983 	
	8	Ceramics, 1975(1983)	
	9	Crown Caps, 1983 	
	10	Bottle Stoppers and Closures, 1983 	
	11	Platform Bolts, 1982 and 1983 	
	12	Mess Tins and Pins, 1983 	
	13	Tin Cans, 1981 	
		Series V: Various Field Records 	
	14	Cartridges I, 1982 and 1983 	
	15	Cartridges II, 1982 and 1983	
	16	Slugs--Spatial Distribution, 1982 and 1983	
	17	Faunal/Shell, 1983 	
	18	Faunal Analysis, 1977(1984)	
	19	Geology, 1966(1983)	
	20	Miscellaneous Artifact Lists and Records, 1982 	
19	1	Prehistoric--Artifact List, 1978	
	2	Transportation, 1861, 1917	
	3	Cartridges, 1983 	
	4	Carriages, Wagons, and Ordnance, 1982 and 1983 	
	5	Plaster Casts, 1979(1983)	
	6	Personal Property, 1983 	
	7	Tobacco/Smoking Pipes, 1974(1983)	
	8	Clothing, 1983 	
	9	Leather, Cloth, etc., 1968(1983)	
	10	Buttons, 1949(1983)	
	11	Fortifications, Uniforms, 1923 	
	12	Brick Wall, 1984 	
	13	Spatial Distribution (unit grid), 1865(1984)	
	14	Spatial Distribution (unit grid), 1864(1984) 	
	15	Test Excavation Unit Grid Map Records, 1982 	
	16	Ordnance, 1984 	
	17	Friction Primers, 1860(1983)	
	18	Revetment, Reconstruction, 1984 	
	19	Glass Analysis, 1982-1984	
	20	Glass, 1982 and 1983	
	21	Glass--Non-Bottle, 1980-1983 	
	22	Bottle Identification Part I, 1959(1981)	
20	1	Bottle Identification Part II, 1982 and 1983 	
	2	Tabulations—Artifacts and Samples, 1982-1984	
	3	Artifact Log 1983--F, S, 1984	
	4	Artifact Log 1983--F, S, 1984	
	5	Weights—Tabulations, 1982 and 1983 	
	6	Tabulations--Artifact Totals and Level Constituents, 1982 and 1983 	
	7	Field Notes and Daily Log, 1982 	
	8	Book I--Unit Level Record Forms, Processed Artifact Bags, 1982 and 1983 	
	9	Book II--Soil, Wood, and Other Samples, 1982 and 1983	
	10	Wood--Characterization and Preservation, 1978 	
	11	Lab and Field Notebook (LaFontaine), 1982-1984 	
	12	Site Notebook (Brown), 1983 	
21	1	Artifact Logbook I (catalog #s 3000-4619, 4220-5998; even #s only), 1983 	
	2	Field Notes (Desgrandchamp), 1983 	
	3	Summer Excavation Field Notes (Capynisser), 1983 	
	4	Field Notebook (Team C/Brown), 1982 	
	5	Doorbook, 1983 	
	6	Artifact Log I, 1982 	
22	1	Artifact Log II (1898 battery), 1983 and 1984	
	2	Artifact Log III (1898 battery), 1983 and 1984 	
	3	Field Notebook (Team A/Bennett & LaFontaine), 1982 	
	4	Feature Book (LaFontaine), 1983	
	5	Feature Book--Field Notes/Archaeological Features, 1983	
	6	Feature Book (archaeological), 1983	
	7	Feature Book (LaFontaine, misc. notes), 1983	
	8	Feature Book (Brown), 1982 and 1983	
	9	Feature Book (Brown, Misc. notes), 1983	
	10	Deaccessions, 1983 and 1984 	
	11	Transit Readings Logbook (Brown), 1982 and 1983 	
23	1	Engineer Transit Book (U.S. Dept. of Interior), 1983 	
	2	Transit Notes (Brown), 1983 	
	3	Museum Storage Inventory, 1983 and 1984 	
	4	Lab and Field Notebook (LaFontaine & Brown); 1898 Battery (Nisser), 1983 and 1984 	
	5	Project Record Photo Logbook (Mayer 1982, Brown 1983)	
	6	Director's Field Notebook I (Mayer), 1981 and 1982 	
	7	Director’s Field Notebook II (Mayer), 1982 and 1983 	
	8	Director’s Field Notebook III (Mayer), 1981 and 1982 	
	9	Correspondence I, 1983 and 1984	
	10	Correspondence II, 1986 and 1987 	
	11	Correspondence III, 1985, 1985, 1989 	
	12	Management I (misc.), 1982-1986	
	13	Management II (contracts), 1984 	
24	1	Conservation Files I, 1983 and 1984 	
	2	Conservation Files II, 1962(1983, 1984)	
	3	Final Report Draft--Excerpts and Bibliography, 1983 and 1984 	
	4	Funding, 1982 and 1983 	
	5	Purchase Orders and Invoices, 1982 and 1983 	
	6	Group Photo--Archaeological Excavation Team [black & white print], 1983 	
	7	Press Clippings, Releases, 1982 and 1983 	
		Series VI: Administrative Records, 1982-1989	
	8	V.I.P. Account, 1982-1986	
	9	G.G.N.R.A. Timesheets, 1983 and 1984 	
	10	Lab Costs, 1983 	
	11	Project Account I (8141-1007-105),  1983-1985	
	12	Project Account II  (8141-1007-105), 1983-1985	
	13	Site Restoration, 1984 and 1985 	
	14	Project Plans (Mayer), 1981-1983	
25	1	Site Restoration, 1986 and 1987 	
	2	Fort Mason Civil War Battery--History and Research [incl. 1 photo negative], 1975(1981-1985)	
	3	Excavation & Restoration I [7 black & white prints, 1 color print], 1980-1984	
	4	Excavation & Restoration II [1 color print, 1 black & white print, 3 negatives], 1982 and 1983 	
	5	Excavation & Restoration III [1 black & white print], 1982 and 1983 	
	6	Brick Wall [2 black & white prints], 1982-1984	
	7	Budget, 1982-1984	
	8	Misc. Administrative Papers, 1982 and 1983 	
	9	Compliance--Cultural Resource Statement and Research Design, 1982 	
	10	Site Excavation Plan, 1983 	
	11	Artifact Registration, 1982 and 1983 	
	12	Field Recording Procedures, 1983 	
	13	Inventory--Field and Laboratory Supplies, 1983-1985	
	14	Laboratory Procedures, Schedules, 1982 and1983 	
	15	Lab Notes, 1982 	
	16	Lab Reports, 1982 and 1983 	
	17	Grant Applications, 1983 	
	18	Foundations and Grants, 1982 and 1983 	
26	1	Foundations and Grants II, 	
	2	Lab Notes, 	
	3	Maintenance I, 	
	4	Maintenance II, 	
	5	Graphics—Powerhouse [3 black & white prints], 	
	6	Employment Applications/Resumes, 	
	7	Personnel, 	
	8	Project Orientation Package, 1864(1982, 1983)	
	9	Completed V.I.P. (Volunteers-In-Parks) Forms, 1982 and 1983 	
	10	V.I.P.’s, 1983 and 1984 	
	11	Volunteer Hours Logs, 1982-1984	
	12	Records/Forms--Master Copies, 1982 and 1983 	
	13	Bureaucracy--Scope of Project Statement, 1983 and 1984 	
	14	Consultants, 1982-1984	
	15	Lab/Field Manual of R. LaFontaine (background), 1864(1982-1983)	
	16	Lab/Field Manual of R. LaFontaine (fieldwork), 1983	
	17	Lab/Field Manual of R. LaFontaine (artifact analysis), 1975, 1982, 1984	
	18	Lab/Field Manual of R. LaFontaine (conservation notes), 1983-1984	
	19	Lab/Field Manual of R. LaFontaine (orig. records), 1864(1982-1983)	
	20	Misc. (G. Brown), 1982-1984	
	21	Field Records (G. Brown), 1983	
	22	Originals (G. Brown)- Master Copies of Misc. Field Records), 1983	
	23	Revised Excavation Schedule, 1983	
	24	Samples, 1982 and 1983 	
27	1	Personnel/Contact Files, 1982-1985	
	2	Research/Bibliographic Files, 1982-1985 and 	
		Artifact Documentation Records	
28 	1	Black Point Lab. Interview with Gordon Chapelle [audio cassette tape - master], 1983 	
	2	Conversation With Ed Green, Presidio Army Museum [audio cassette tape - master], 1983	
	3	“Artifact Identification” [1/2” video reel], 1983	
	4	“Artifact Identification” [audio cassette tape], 1983	
29 		Series VII: Photographic Field Records, 1864-1991 	
	1	Photo Records, Spring 1982 [contact sheets]	
	2	Photo Records, Summer 1982 [contact sheets] 	
	3	Photo Records, Spring 1982 [8x10” Photographs] 	
	4	Photo Records, Summer 1982 [8x10” Photographs] 	
	5	Photo Records, 1982 and 1983, [photo logs,1983] 	
	6	Photo Records, 1983 	
	7	Photo Records, Black Point Battery, Youth Conservation Crew—Restoration Work	
	8	Photo Records, 1865 	
O.S. Maps		Series VIII: Site Plans, 1911-1984 	
	1	Research and preliminary maps and site plans, 1911-1983	
	2	Area site maps, 1981-1983	
	3	Gun Pits, battery wall, powerhouse, etc., 1983-1984  	
	4	Semi-reconstruction drawings and floor plans	
Media Cab 		Artifact Documentation Records	
	1	Black Point Lab. Interview with Gordon Chapelle [audio cassette tape - listening copy], 1983 	
	2	Conversation With Ed Green, Presidio Army Museum [audio cassette tape - listening copy], 1983