Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography of Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Series Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: San Gabriel Mission Matrimonial Investigation Records
Dates: 1773-1856
Collection Number: H1964.2
Creator:
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
Extent: 4 feet (2 boxes and 1 large envelope)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Claremont University Consortium
800 N. Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: The matrimonial investigation records, or "diligencias matrimoniales",
are part of a collection of California materials gathered by William F. McPherson, an Orange County rancher, scholar and
collector. Predominantly though not exclusively the records of Mission San Gabriel (other California missions are also
represented),
these investigations of the period 1788-1861 consist of notarized interviews with couples requesting marriage in the Roman
Catholic
Church. There are 165 investigations in all, with 173 men and 170 women being interviewed. An alphabetical index indicates
the
folder number of each item.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: Spanish
Administrative Information
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], San Gabriel Mission Matrimonial Investigation Records. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library,
Claremont University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from a gift by William McPherson in 1964.
Accruals
No addition to the collection is anticipated.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Digital collection available via The Claremont Colleges Digital Library: Matrimonial Investigation Records of the San Gabriel
Mission - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/mir/.
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Russell Michalak
Biography of Collection
The San Gabriel Mission Matrimonial Investigation Records are significant because they offer a unique
insight into the pre-statehood activities of the Mission. Also, they establish many facts concerning
the individuals married at the Mission and provide much genealogical detail for descendants. There are
165 investigations in all, with 173 men and 170 women being interviewed.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Notarized interviews with couples requesting marriage in the Roman Catholic Church for the period of 1788-1861. Though
predominately from the San Gabriel Mission, other California missions are also represented. There are 165 investigations
in all, with 173 men and 170 women being interviewed. A few baptismal records are also included. An alphabetical index
indicates the folder number of each item.
Series Arrangement
Series 1 Matrimonial Records
Subseries 1.1 Men
Suberies 1.2 Women
Suberies 1.3 Indian girls (no surname)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Subject
Mcpherson, William
California Missions
Latin Americans -- California -- San Gabriel -- History -- Sources
Marriage records -- California -- San Gabriel
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.) -- Archives
Southern California History -- 1900 -1950
Spanish Americans -- California -- San Gabriel -- History -- Sources
Western Americana -- 1850-1980
San Gabriel (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Genre and Form of Materials
Marriage records
Baptismal records