Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1875), "The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Wild Tribes" in The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, D. Appleton & Co., New York, v. I, p. 362-363, 452.
---This is the primary reference in many studies for the location of various Patwin villages. However, it is paraphrased for the most part from the earlier newspaper article by Taylor (1860).

Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1884-1890), "History of California (in 7 volumes)" in The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, California, v. XVIII-XXIV.

----- (1885), "History of California: Vol. II, 1801-1824", v. XIX, p. 91-92 (Moraga's 1810 fight at Suisun), p. 321-323 (Sanchez & Abella's 1811 expedition to Suisun), p. 328-329 (Sanchez 1817 fight at Suisun), p. 329-330 (Abella's 1817 journeys), p. 497-500 (Sanchez & Altimira's 1823 expedition to Suisun), p. 571 (Gabriel Moraga biography), and p. 686 (Ramon Abella in Pioneer Index).

----- (1886), "History of California: Vol. III, 1825-1840", v. XX. p. 295, 360 & 598 (mentions of Francisco Solano).

----- (1886), "History of California: Vol. IV, 1841-1845", v. XXI, p. 71-3, 444 & 674 (mentions of Francisco Solano), p. 647 (Ramon Abella biography), p. 744-745 (Gabriel Moraga in Pioneer Index).

----- (1886), "History of California: Vol. V, 1846-1848", v. XXII, p. 710 (José Sanchez in Pioneer Index), p. 727 (Francisco Solano in Pioneer Index), p. 757-759 (Mariano Vallejo in Pioneer Index).

Barrett, S.A. (1908), The Ethno-Geography of the Pomo and neighboring Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology (edited by Alfred Kroeber), Berkeley, California, v. 6, n. 1, p. p. 284-285, 292-294 & 298-300.
--- Although this source deals mainly with the Pomo, it does have a Southern Wintun (Patwin) word list, as well as some additional information regrading Southern Patwin Indians on the Putah Creek Rancho (Winters area) of John Reid Wolfskill.

Beebe, Rose Marie; Senkewicz, Robert M. et al. (2006a), "Isidora Filomena" in Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848, Heydey Books, Berkeley, CA, p. 3-16.

  ----- (2006b), "Dorotea Valdez" in Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848, Heydey Books, Berkeley, CA, p. 31-41.

Benney, James (2006), North American Indian Sites in the East Bay Hill: A Guidebook, Rocky Ridge Publications, Orinda, California, 61 p.

Bay Area Native Sites (website). An expanded version of Benney's (2006) guidebook. It also includes sites in the Suisun Valley area. Last accessed on 2018-14-02.

Bennyhoff, James (1961), The Ethnogeography of the Plains Miwok, Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley.

  ----- (1977), The Ethnogeography of the Plains Miwok, Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, Publication Number 5, University of California, Davis, California, 181 p.
--- This is an updated version of Bennyhoff's 1961 Ph.D. thesis, and it is the main source for the Southern Patwin villages shown on a map by Johnson (1978, p. 350) of Patwin Tribal Territory and Villages. Because Johnson (1978) is easier to obtain, it has become the reference of choice for many subsequent researchers. Bennyhoff shows what is clearly only a generic location for the Patwin people of Tolen with the text "Tolenas" spread aross the eastern Suisun Marsh. However, Johnson misrepresents this by placing Tolen as a definite village location out in the southern part of the marsh, whereas the more likely location is much further north in the hills between Sonetro and Malacca, close to the bedrock mortars at Tolenas Soda Springs.

Map 2 from the above by Bennyhoff (1977, p. 164) of "Boundaries of the Plains Miwok and Their Neighbors" shows village locations of both the Plains Miwok and their neighbors, including the Southern Patwin.

Boulé, Mary Null (1992), California Native American Tribes: Patwin Tribe, Merryant Publishing, Vashon, Washington, 52 p.
--- This is one volume of a series of books on the California Indians prepared with younger readers in mind. Though the author is not an authority, it is reasonably well researched and nicely illustrated. We recommend this as a good place to start for younger readers in grades 1-6 who want to learn more about the Indians of Suisun Valley, but are not ready yet for the other references we list.

Central Solano County Cultural Heritage Commission (1977), "The Indian Presence and the Coming of the Europeans" in Our Lasting Heritage: An Historic and Archaeological Preservation Plan for Central Solano County, Prepared by the Central Solano County Cultural Heritage Commission for the Solano County Board of Supervisors, p. 11-18.
--- James Bennyhoff (Anthroplogy Dept., Calif. State Univ. at Sonoma), Delbert True (Anthroplogy Dept., Univ. of Calif. at Davis), and Karen Nissen (Archaelogical Research Facility of the Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley) are recognized authorities who are acknowledged in the above as contributors.

Cerruti, Enrique (1874) - see Solano (1874), and Valdez (1874).

Cook, Sherburne F. (1976), The Population of the California Indians,1769-1970, University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 239 p.
--- Population estimates of California Indians from 1770 (pre-European contact) to the present. Pages 6-19 discuss Patwin Indian populations.

  ----- (1978), "Historical Demography" in Handbook of North American Indians - California (Robert F. Heizer, ed.), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., v. 8, p. 91-98.
--- This article is a summary, published after his death, of Cook's main 1976 work, which is listed above.

Graph of California Indian Population: 1770-1950, which is based on data from the above summary article by Sherburne (1978).

Farmer, Tom (1999), "The Crossroads: A History of the Fairfield-Suisun Area" in The Heritage Collection: Sites, Structures and History of Fairfield and Vicinity (Compiled by The Heritage Society of West Central Solano for the City of Fairfield), Wheeler Printing, Inc., Allejo, California, p. 94-104.

Heizer, R.F. ed. (1953), "Archaeology of the Napa Region" in Anthropological Records (journal), University of California Press, Berkeley, California, v. 12, n. 6, p. 225-358.

  ----- (1966), "Map of Native Tribes, Groups, Language Families and Dialects of California in 1770" in Languages, Territories, and Names of California Indian Tribes, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, Map 4.

Heizer, Robert F. and Hester, Thomas R. (1970), "Names and Locations of some Ethnographic Patwin and Maidu Villages", in Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility, No. 9 (Papers on California Ethnography), Chap. 5, p. 79-118.

Document 2 from the appendix of the above - "Spanish Exploring Expedition to Sacramento Valley, 1821", p. 97-106 - is a 1917 translation of the diary kept by Father Blas Ordaz of an 1821 expedition that Luis Aguello led through the Suisun Valley

Howard, Benjamin C. (1855), Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States: December Terms, 1854, Little Brown and Company (Law Publishers and Booksellers), Boston, v. XVII, p. 525-541.
--- This Supreme Court case gives dates pertaining to the Suisun Indian Land Grant and to grantee Francisco Solano, the chief of the Suisun Indians.

Johnson, Patti J. (1978), "Patwin" in Handbook of North American Indians - California (Robert F. Heizer, ed.), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., v. 8, p. 350-360.

A map from the above by Johnson (1978, p. 350) of "Patwin Tribal Territory and Villages" is based largely on an earlier map that appears in Bennyhoff (1977, p. 164). Unfortunately, Johnson misrepresents the location of the village of Tolen from Bennyhoff's original. See Bennyhoff (1977) above for furthern discussion.

Kroeber, Alfred L. (1916), "California Place Names of Indian Origin" in American Archaeology and Ethnology, University of California Publications, Berkeley, California, v. 12, n. 2 (June 15, 1916), p. 31-69.

  ----- (1925), "Chapter 26: The Wintun: Geography and Culture" in Handbook of the Indians of California, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 351-363.

  ----- (1932), The Patwin and their neighbors, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, Berkeley, California, v. 29, p. 253-423.

Lothrop, Marian Lydia (1932), "The Indian Campaigns of General M. G. Vallejo" in Quarterly of the Society of California Pioneers, v. XI, n. 3 (September 1932), p. 161-205 (188, 196-198).
--- This is a summary of Lothrop's 1926 Ph.D. thesis at the University of California at Berkeley, which is titled "Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Defender of the Northern Frontier of California".

Low, M. Clyde (1986), "Chief Solano: The Legend Examined" in The Solano Historian (journal), v. 1, n.2 (may, 1986), p. 5-10 & 22.

  ----- (1996), "A Letter to the Editor Concerning Chief Solano" in The Solano Historian (journal), V. XII, n. 1, p. 2 & 28.

McKern, W.C. (1922), "Functional Families of the Patwin" in American Arachaeology and Ethnology, University of California Publications, Berkeley, California, v. 13, no. 7 (April 12, 1922), p. 235-258.

  ----- (1923), "Patwin Houses" in American Ethnology (A.L. Kroeber, ed.), University of California Publications, Berkeley, California, v. XX, no. 10, p. 159-171.

Milliken, Randall (1993), "Ethnographic and Ethno-historic Context for the Archaeological Investigation of the Suisun Plain, Solano County, California" in Archaeological Data Recovery at Prehistoric Site CA-Sol-355/H, Green Valley, Solano County, California (edited by R. Wiberg), Unpublished, proprietary report prepared by Holman and Associates, San Francisco, California.

  ----- (1995), A Time of Little Choice: The Disintegration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area 1769-1810, edited by T. C. Blackburn, Ballena Press Anthropological Papers, No. 43, Menlo Park, California, p. 180-181, 204-211, 228, 247, 255, 257 & 258.

Map 4 from the above by Milliken (1995, p. 228) of "Tribal Regions of the San Francisco Bay Area" is available here.

  ----- (2009), Ethnohistory and Ethnogeography of the Coast Miwok and their Neighbors, 1783-1840, Prepared by Archaeological and Historical Consultants of Oakland, California for the National Park Service of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, California, p. 27.

Milliken, Randall; Shoup, Laurence H. and Ortiz, Beverly R. (2009), Ohlone/Costonoan Indians of the San Francisco Peninsula and Their Neighbors, Yesterday and Today, Prepared by Archaeological and Historical Consultants of Oakland, California for the National Park Service of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, California, Solicitation Q8158020405, p. 111, 114-166 & 316 (Table F5).

Table F5 from the above by Milliken et al. (2009, p. 316) of "Yearly Baptisms of Patwin and Wappo Local Tribes and Regional Groups" is available here.

Northrup, Marie (1984), Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California, 2 v.
--- Although there is nothing here on Suisun Indians, it is a valuable reference on the families of Gabriel Moraga, Jose Sanchez and Mariano Vallejo, all of whom play important roles in the history of the Suisune.

Peterson, Marcus (1957), The Career of Solano, Chief of the Suisuns, Masters of Arts Thesis, University of California at Berkeley, 93 p.

Powers, Stephen (1877), "Pat-win' (Chapter XXIV) of Tribes of California" in Contributions to North American Ethnology, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., v. III, p. 218-228.

  ----- (1874), "The California Indians - The Patweens" in Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, v. 13, n. 6 (Dec. 1874), p. 542-550.
--- An earlier serialized version of the Patwin chapter in Powers (1877).

Sanchez, Nellie van de Grift (1914), Spanish and Indian Place Names of California, A.M. Robertson, San Francisco, California, p. 268-271.

  ----- (1922), Spanish and Indian Place Names of California (2nd Edition), A.M. Robertson, San Francisco, California, p. 274-277.

  ----- (1930), "My Years with Chief Solano by Isidora (Princess Solano) - translated by Nellie van de Grift Sanchez" in Touring Topics (magazine), Automobile Club of Southern California, v. 22, n. 2 (Feb. 1930), p. 39 & 52.
--- This is a fine translation of the Solano (1874) interview that is also listed here, and it is probably a primary source for the Bowen (2000) newspaper article.

  ----- (1933), "Solano, California's noted Indian" in Motorland (Magazine), California State Automobile Association, San Mateo, California, v. XXXII, n. 2 (Feb. 1933).

Simpson, George (1847), An Overland Journey Round the World Durng the Years 1841 and 1842, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphis, p. 171-177.
--- A description of an Indian village in January of 1842 that was located on General Mariano Vallejo's ranch in Sonoma. Several of the residents in this community are almost certainly former members of the Indian village of Yuluyul that was originally located in Suisun Valley. Most would have perished in the small pox epidemic of 1838, but a few survivors still existed prior to the Gold Rush.

Solano, Isidora Filomena (1874), AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Isidora, widow of California Indian chief, Solano (Recorded by Henry Cerutti and certified by Salvador Vallejo and M.A. McLaughlin), No. 12, an annotated transcript of an interview conducted in Spanish by Henry Cerruti on April 10, 1874 at the Mariano Vallejo home in Sonoma, California. Manuscript kept at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 10 p. Also available online at OAC (Online Archive of California). Last accessed on 2018-02-23.

The study by Beebe, Senkewicz, et al. (2006a) provides the translation that we relie on for the above. The Bowen (2000) newspaper article provides a partial transcript in English of most of this interview. Bowen's article in turn is probably based on the translation by Sanchez (1930) in the magazine article that is listed below.

Vallejo, Mariano (1850), "Derivation and Definition of Solano County" in History of Solano County (by J.P. Munro-Fraser, published 1879), Wood, Alley & Co., San Francisco, California, p. 17-18.

Vallejo, Platon M.G. (1914), Memoirs of the Vallejos, arranged for publication by James H. Wilkins, original manuscript in the collection of the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, p. 11, 29-30 & 44-45. Subsequently published in serialized form in the San Francisco Bulletin (newspaper), Jan. 27-Feb. 14, 1914.
--- Platon's manuscript is included in its entirety, along with other documents, in Vallejo, Platon (1994), Memoirs of the Vallejos: New Light on the History, Before and After the "gringos" Came, Based on Original Documents and Recollections (out of print), James D. Stevenson Publisher, 85 p.

Extracts from "Memoirs of the Vallejos" relating to Francisco Solano, Chief of the Suysun and Story of the Pat-Wins.

Valdez, Dorotea (1874), Reminiscenses of Dorotea Valdez with Reference to Appearance of Solano in Monterey, (Recorded by Henry Cerutti and certified by José Abrego), an annotated transcript of an interview conducted in both English and Spanish by Henry Cerruti on April 27, 1874 at the Rosalia Vallejo home in Monterey, California. Manuscript kept at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 14 p. Also available online at OAC (Online Archive of California). Last accessed on 2018-03-17.

The Beebe, Senkewicz, et al. (2006b) study provides the translation that we relie on for the above.

Bowen, Jerry (2010a), Suisun Indian Timeline, Solano History Exploration Center (online website), Suisun City, California - Last accessed 2018-02-14

  ----- (2010b), Old Stone Building Sparks New Historical Research and Discoveries, Solano History Exploration Center (online website), Suisun City, California - Last accessed 2018-02-23.
--- This is more or less an updated version of the Bowen (2006) newspaper article.

  ----- (2006), "The Story of Chief Solano" in The Vacaville Reporter (newspaper), Vacaville, California. This is a combination of the following three articles: "PART 1 - Asistencia Built Near Rockville" (Issue Oct. 29, 2006), "PART 2 - Francisco Solano becomes a mission alcalde" (Issue Nov. 12, 2006), and "PART 3 - Buckeye tree may be Chief Solano burial site" (Issue Nov. 26, 2006).

  ----- (2000), "Chief Solano's favorite wife tells her story" in The Vacaville Reporter (newspaper), Vacaville, California, Issue Jan. 6, 2000.
--- This article most likely uses a translation from an article by Sanchez (1930).

Low, M. Clyde (2003), "Chief Solano: The rest of the story" in Moments in History: Articles about Fairfield, Solano County and the people who made this area their home (Barbara Van Putten and Kathleen L'Ecluse, eds.),Solano Daily Republic (newspaper), Fairfield, California, p. 21.
--- "Moments in History" is a collection of previously published articles from the Fairfield Daily Republic that were republished in a commemorative volume for the Fairfield 2003 Centennial. This particular article was probably originally published about 2000 as a letter to the editor. See also Low (1996) in the section above containing academic studies and historical accounts.

  ----- (2004), "Cyde Low Patwin Indian Interview (video)" in Fairfield, Our History (video), Fairfield City Productions, Fairfield, California. Available on the Solano History Exploration Center (online website), Suisun City, California - Last accessed 2018-02-25.
--- The text in this video is based largely on the Low (2003) newspaper article above.

Simmons, Kathryn (1905), "Traditions and Landmarks of Yolo" (A paper written and read before the Federation of Women's Improvement Clubs and the Woodland Shakespeare Club) in Daily Democrat (newspaper), Woodland, California, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1905, p. 4.

Thompson, Ian (2003), "Rockville scratches tell of Indian travels" in Moments in History: Articles about Fairfield, Solano County and the people who made this area their home (Barbara Van Putten and Kathleen L'Ecluse, eds.),Solano Daily Republic (newspaper), Fairfield, California, p. 21.
--- Moments in History is a collection of previously published articles from the Fairfield Daily Republic that were republished in a commemorative volume for the Fairfield 2003 Centennial.

  ----- (2012), "Mysterious petroglyphs may be sign of early pioneer explorer" in Solano Daily Republic (newspaper), Fairfield, California, Issue January 19, 2012.

Taylor, Alex S. (1860), "California Notes: The Indianology of California - No. 3 The Indians of San Rafael and North Bay Valleys" in California Framer, San Francisco, California, v. XIII, n. 7, p. 50.

Davis, Mary Jean (1934), "Chief Francisco Solano" in Official Program of Unveiling Ceremonies: Chief Solano Monument, June 3, 1934, Massassoit Tribe of Fairfield and the Redmen of the Reservation of Fairfield, Fairfield, California, p. 1-2.

  ----- (1937), "Chief Francisco Solano" in California Highway Patrolman (magazine), v. 1, n. 6 (Aug. 1937).

Dingler, Nancy (2000a), "Chief Solano's grave shrouded in mystery" in Solano Daily Republic (newspaper), Fairfield, California, Issue April 29, 2000.

  ----- (2000b), "Rockville Park - Site of Massacre in 1810" in Solano Daily Republic (newspaper), Fairfield, California, Issue Sept. 22, 2000.

Konti, Kris Delaplan (1995), "Tragic Demise of the People of the West Wind" in The Reporter (newspaper), Vacaville, California, Issue Feb. 26, 1995.

Margolin, Malcolm (1978), The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area, Heyday Books, Berkely, CA, 182 p.
--- A narrative on what life was like for the Ohlone Indians, who were North Bay Area neighbors of the Suisune. Margolin is an editor of a publishing firm, and not an authority. Also, there are no citations in the text, so the historical value of his book is limited. However, it is an entertaining read.

Minahan, Eileen (1959), The Story of Chief Solano of the Suisun Indians, Campbell Printing Company, Fairfield, CA, 16 p.
--- Platon Vallejo was the family doctor for author Eileen Minahan (1906-1989) when she was growing up, and not surprizingly she relies primarily on Platon's (1914) memoir, and on the writings of Platon's father Mariano Vallejo for her biography on Chief Solano. Although the Vallejo memoirs are eyewitness accounts, they are based on recollections by the Vallejos of events that took place in their lives 50 years or so in the past with no attempt to reconcile with official records. Mariano Vallejo was also prone to exaggeration. These shortcomings limit the historic value of Minahan's study on Solano.

Read, Ethel Matson (1980), Lo, the Poor Indian: A Saga of the Suisun Indians of California, Panorama West, Fresno, California, 577 p.
--- Although this is a fictionalized portrayal of Chief Solano and the Suisun Indians, it does contain the full translation by Nellie van de Grift Sanchez of the Cerruti (1874) interview of Isidora Solano. Also included are several transcripts of documents of the United States vs Ritchie Supreme Court decision in 1855 on the legality of the Suisun Indian land grant.

Roberts, Helen M. (1948), Big Chief Solano, a tale of Mission San Francisco Solano (pamphlet), Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 26 p.
--- This is basically a children's book that is loosely based on historical facts. It is of minimal value to historical research.