McConnel deposited a collection of material culture items at the South Australian Museum, in the late 1920s. These labels describe material culture specimens held by the South Australian Museum.

The set comprises of 136 cardboard labels of various sizes, handwritten by several different individuals in ink and pencil. Several of the labels are written in a faded dark coloured ink, others are written in blue ink, some feature pencil notes, others feature black ink overwritten more recently in a lighter blue ink. Ursula McConnel's handwriting, corrections and signature are prevalent.

Many of the labels are written in handwriting that may belong to 'Ms Spence', who was acknowledged by McConnel for her assistance in field trips, these labels feature corrections in McConnel’s handwriting. Tindale's handwriting appears on several labels as do notes pertaining to the material culture collection being sprayed for borers.

Related collections:
There is correspondence that relates to these labels in the Herbert Hale Collection (AA 124). In this correspondence, Hale and McConnel negotiate a time for McConnel to come and work upon the specimens to which the labels belong.

The labels were found in Stirling's collection (AA 309)
Formatting
Five formats of labels within the group:

1. Small orange card label with rounded corners and brass eyelet ring for threading.
   
   
2. Light orange hand-made tag with a small hole torn in one end and hand cut rounded edges on right hand side only
   
   
3. Small brown card label with orange card reinforced eyelet ring branded 'UNION TAG' - corners cut on eyelet end only.
   
   
4. Small white textured card label with brown card reinforced eyelet ring - corners cut on eyelet end only.
   
   
5. Small white card label textured on one side with brown card reinforced eyelet ring - branded "SHELL BRAND"? Corners cut on eyelet end only.