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McPherson (William F.) California Research
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: William F. McPherson California research collection
Creator:
McPherson, William,
1885-1964
Identifier/Call Number: mssFAC 762
Physical Description:
2.67 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1773-1861
Abstract: A collection of photocopies related to
the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, San Gabriel, California; original material collected by
William F. McPherson.
Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish and
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
No copies may be made from the collection without written authorization from Honnold
Library, Claremont, California.
[Identification of item]. William F. McPherson California research collection, The
Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Honnold Library, Claremont, California, April 1966.
William F. McPherson (1885-1964) was an Orange County, California, rancher, collector, and
historian; he was the son of an early California settler.
A photocopy collection of 330 items from 1773 to 1861, which consists of marriage
investigation records, chiefly from the San Gabriel Mission, and letters and documents from
early Californians, missionaries, and others. The photocopies are of the William F.
McPherson collection of Californiana which was bequeathed to the Honnold Library in
Claremont, California; the photocopies were made by the Honnold Library for the Huntington
Library.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1970. In 2022, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
The Huntington Library also has microfilm of the original manuscripts (MSS MFilm 00553);
the microfilm is not in sequence, but the material is the same.
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssFAC 762 (1-277).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Indians of North America -- Missions -- California
Marriage records -- California
Missionaries -- California, Southern
California -- History -- 18th century
California -- History -- 19th century
Monterey (Calif.) -- History -- 18th century
Monterey (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
Documents -- California -- 18th century
Documents -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century
Marriage records -- California
photocopies -- California
Honnold Library for the Associated Colleges
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.) --
History