William F. McPherson California Research Collection: Finding Aid mssFAC
762
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
July 2022
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Business Number: (626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
No copies may be made from the collection without written authorization from Honnold
Library, Claremont, California.
Preferred Citation
[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.
Biographical / Historical
William F. McPherson (1885-1964) was an Orange County, California, rancher, collector, and
historian; he was the son of an early California settler.
Scope and Contents
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.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1970. In 2022, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Related Materials
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.
General
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
Box 1, Folder 1-61
Marriage investigation records
1788-1819
Box 2, Folder 62-119
Marriage investigation records
1820-1835
Box 3, Folder 120-165
Marriage investigation records
1836-1861
Box 4, Folder 166-237
Letters and documents
1773-1829
Box 5, Folder 238-277
Letters and documents
1830-1856
