Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains historical documents acquired by William McPherson, primarily through purchase and primarily from approximately 1919 to approximately 1945. Their range and nature reveal McPherson’s eclectic interests and idiosyncratic collecting style. The substantial numbers of Spanish-language materials relating to California were directly relevant to McPherson’s research interests, and evidence a coherent collection strategy. Most of the materials, however, had no direct relevance to...