California Romantic and Resourceful / A plea for the Collection, Preservation and Diffusion of Information Relating to Pacific Coast History

The essay argues for systematic collection, preservation and dissemination of materials relating to Pacific Coast history, emphasizing that Spanish-era missions, the ranchero past, the gold discovery and pioneer experiences give the region a distinctive and varied past. It describes recent scholarly activity and the creation of university fellowships to search archives at home and abroad, and urges rescue of family correspondence, institutional records and oral memory before they vanish. The tone appeals to local pride and civic responsibility, presenting archival work as essential to understanding and sharing the coast's romantic and resourceful heritage.