Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement of the Collection
Access
Processing Information
Acquisition Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Sandra McPherson Papers
Creator:
McPherson, Sandra
Identifier/Call Number: D-551
Physical Description:
12.6 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1962-2019
Abstract: Sandra McPherson served as Professor of English at the University of
California, Davis where she taught creative writing and poetry-as-literature courses. The Sandra McPherson Papers contain
her
literary publications, the majority of which are her published poems.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request
collections, as many are stored offsite.
Biography
Sandra McPherson was born in 1943 in San Jose, California. She received a B.A. from San Jose State University and
completed graduate work at the University of Washington.
Before joining the faculty of the English Department at the University of California, Davis in 1985, she taught for four
years in the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and served as Holloway Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley.
At Davis, McPherson taught creative writing and poetry-as-literature courses.
Scope and Content
The Sandra McPherson Papers contain her literary publications, the majority of which are her published poems. Also
included are interviews of McPherson, reviews of her writings, as well as sources that mention her work.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in three series: Works by Sandra McPherson, About Sandra McPherson and Her Works, and
Correspondence.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee
Michelle Xie. The finding aid was primarily derived from a list provided by McPherson.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Sandra McPherson in 2012.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sandra McPherson Papers, D-551, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century
Poets, American -- 20th century
McPherson, Sandra--Archives
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives