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Bancroft Library houses manuscripts, rare books, and unique materials on Western Americana, Latin Americana, Mark Twain, and more. Learn about its collections, services, exhibits, and how to plan a visit.
- Oral History Center
The Bancroft Library University of California MS 6000...
- University Archives
The Office of the President has designated the University...
- Rare Books and Literary Manuscripts
Bancroft Poetry Archive The library's collection of modern...
- Mark Twain Papers and Project
The Bancroft Library Room 475 University of California...
- Center for The Tebtunis Papyri
The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri (CTP), part of The...
- History of Science and Technology
The Bancroft Library’s History of Science and Technology...
- Oral History Center
Bancroft Library is the primary special-collections library of the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on the history of California and western North America. It was founded by Hubert Howe Bancroft, a bibliophile who collected over 50,000 volumes on the subject and donated them to the university in 1905.
Bancroft Library is a reference library that supports research and instruction with its premier special collections, such as the Mark Twain Papers and the Tebtunis Papyri. Learn how to access and use its digital and physical holdings, which include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and more.
Explore digitized and born digital materials from Bancroft's archival holdings on various topics and themes. Access the collections through Calisphere, Berkeley Library Digital Collections, or themed sites.
26 sie 2024 · Plan Your Visit. The Bancroft Library welcomes researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, from California, and from around the world. We are a non-circulating library and archives, so researchers must consult all materials in our reading room.
Bancroft Library is home to special collections of Western Americana, Mark Twain Papers, University Archives, and more. It is one of the campus's most beautiful spaces, designed by Arthur Brown Jr. and renovated in 2009.
11 wrz 2024 · The Bancroft Library is one of the treasures of the campus, and one of the world's great libraries for the history of the American West and Mexico. Some Bancroft materials are available online via Calisphere , which also includes primary sources from many other California libraries and museums.