- S1977-1978 #63: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (1978–October 14, 1980)2,790 objects
- S1980-1981 #3: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento) (July 14, 1980–December 19, 1980)1,089 objects
- S2002-2003 #14: Pacific Legacy, Inc./Thomas L. Jackson (February 21, 2003–February 21, 2004)879 objects
- S1981-1982 #8: University of California, Davis/Richard E. Hughes (August 24, 1981–February 9, 1987)815 objects
- S1960-1961 #1 [formerly I-60-B]: Nevada State Museum/Richard Shutler Jr. (October 31, 1960–August 15, 1963)695 objects
- S1971-1972 #17: University of California, Riverside/James F. O'Connell (August 20, 1971–1972)678 objects
- S1999-2000 #15f: Preservation Department, Main Library (UC Berkeley) (March 2, 2002–May 6, 2002)645 objects
- S1979-1980 #66: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento) (May 13, 1980–July 14, 1980)561 objects
- S1971-1972 #120: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (April 3, 1972–October 14, 1980)558 objects
- S1969-1970 #119: University of California, Davis/Jerald Jay Johnson (April 24, 1970–November 8, 1971)431 objects
- S1980-1981 #39: California State University, Sacramento (December 19, 1980–March 6, 1981)430 objects
- S1996-1997 #11: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (April 18, 1997–June 7, 2000)400 objects
- S2005-2006 #6: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (October 12, 2005–November 20, 2020)328 objects
- S1965-1966 #55: Arizona State Museum/Bernard L. Fontana (January 20, 1966–August 23, 1971)307 objects
- S1994-1995 #2: American Museum of Natural History/David Hurst Thomas (August 30, 1994–February 1, 1996)298 objects
- S1965-1966 #17: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (September 20, 1965–June 27, 1966)264 objects
- S1999-2000 #15b: Preservation Department, Main Library (UC Berkeley) (October 1, 2001–February 1, 2002)249 objects
- S1970-1971 #99: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Alan D. Albee (March 17, 1971–October 16, 1974)242 objects
- S1992-1993 #5: Biosystems Analysis (1992–November 20, 1992)227 objects
- S1999-2000 #15c: Preservation Department, Main Library (UC Berkeley) (May 21, 2001–July 2, 2001)206 objects