GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-16

Claremont Colleges. Libraries
1800 Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

Phone: 909-607-3977
Alternative website: Online Archive of California

 

Hours: See website

Access: No restrictions

Copying Facilities: Yes

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive Dates: 1681-1872

Volume: Ca. .4 cubic foot

Description: 3 collections include Native Catholic records:

 

/1 鈥淲illiam McPherson Collection鈥

Inclusive dates: 1788-1861

Volume: Few folders

Description: 165 files of pre-nuptial matrimonial investigations, primarily from San Gabriel Mission, San Gabriel, California; includes correspondence of missionaries with approximately 2-4 letters/ file; a few persons identified as Native Americans; see description on libraries鈥 website.

 

/2 鈥淲illiam Smith Mason Collection鈥

Inclusive dates: Not applicable

Volume: Approximately .05 cubic foot (1 volume)

Description: Includes a book on the 1680 Pueblo revolt in New Mexico, Oracion funebre, que dixo el doctor D. Ysidro Sari帽ana, y Cuenca: Chantre de la Santa Iglesia Metropolitana de Mexico, Cathedratico de Prima de Sagrada Escritura en la Real Universidad ... El dia 20. de Mar莽o de 1681... En las Exequias de veinte y un Religiosos de la Regular Observancia del Seraphico P. S. Francisco, que murieron 脿 manos de los Indios Apostatas de la Nueva Mexico, en diez de Agosto del A帽o de 1680, [Isidro Sari帽ana y Cuenca (1630?-1696)], 1681, 13 leaves.

 

/3 鈥淒rawings and Photographs of Edward Vischer鈥

Inclusive dates: Ca. 1870-1872

Volume: Ca. .3 cubic foot 2

Description: Includes drawings and photographs of Franciscan missions in California for his books, Pictorial of California Landscape, 1870, and Missions of Upper California, 1872.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.

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