This collection houses a World War II era set of Fishing Instructions for a Navy fishing survival kit designed to help a soldier survive in case of becoming stranded on islands. It outlines general rules for fishing (e.g. 4. Try to catch small fish rather than large ones, the contents of the kit with instructions (e.g. Rig No. 7 / Small Harpoon or Spear [is] very useful for taking small sharks), and information about certain types of animals and plants, including sting rays, turtles, birds, snakes, and seaweed. There is also a note on native peoples - Except along the coast and in the Northern mountains of New Guinea, you can almost always go to them safely for help.