UC Berkeley Bancroft Library
Bancroft Library
UC Berkeley
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Phone: 510-642-6481
- Email: bancref-library@berkeley.edu
- Website: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
The Bancroft Library is the primary special collections library at the University of California, Berkeley. One of the largest and most heavily used libraries of manuscripts, rare books, and unique materials in the United States, Bancroft supports major research and instructional activities and plays a leading role in the development of the University's research collections.
Collections at this institution
Arthur Brown, Jr. Papers
The Arthur Brown, Jr. Papers largely document the buildings designed by Arthur Brown, Jr. as a member of the firms Bakewell & Brown (1905-1927) and Arthur Brown, Jr. and Associates (1927-1950), through manuscript materials and drawings. Records also reflect the professional career of Arthur Brown, Jr., and, to a lesser extent, the personal life of the architect.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
273 Items
Artistic Homes of California, 1887-1890
Artistic Homes of California consists of twenty-seven views of exteriors (and a few interiors) of mansions located in California. Most of the mansions are located in San Francisco. A few are located in San Jose and Oakland. The individual photomechanical reproductions were published by Britton & Rey between 1887 and 1890 as supplements to the . They were also issued collectively with the title . The Bancroft Library holds copies of this collection which are more complete than the present collection. This collection includes the residences of R. H. Pease, Charles Holbrook, Charles Crocker, Edward W. Hopkins, J. C. Flood, …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
27 Items
Ashburner (William) Collection of Photographs from the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Views of natural features and scenery, members of the survey party and their camps. Locations include the Sierra Nevada range of California and Nevada and numerous sites in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Several Central Pacific Railroad views are included.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
139 Items
August Vollmer Papers
Letters written to him; copies of letters written by him; biographical sketches and personalia; bibliographies and bibliographic notes; financial records; MSS of his writings; copies of his articles and speeches, MSS and printed; copies of introductions, statements and book reviews written by him; lecture notes; subject files; clippings and photographs. Primarily re his career, after his retirement from the Berkeley Police Department, as professor of police administration at the University of California, Berkeley; as consultant; and as author.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
8 Items
Babcock (Harry) Photograph Albums, 1881-1883
The Harry Babcock Photograph Albums collection contains 175 photographic prints taken between 1881 and 1883, presumably by Harry Babcock. The collection contains many scenes of outdoor recreational activities, including hunting, fishing, boating, and camping. The natural locations photographed include Yosemite, San Andreas Lake, various parts of the Sacramento, McCloud and Pitt Rivers, Lagunitas, Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. Shasta, Eddy Mountain, San Francisco Bay, Mud Lake, Picayune Lake, Buck Lake, Castle Lake, Pilarcitos, and the Suisun marshes. There are also photographs of Babcock's hunting dogs, hunting partners, and killed game....
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
175 Items
Bancroft Library Manuscript Collections Guide
Volume 1 edited by Dale L. Morgan and George P. Hammond. Volume 2 edited by G. P. Hammond....
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
2 Items
Berkeley and Oakland Businesses and Scenes, ca. 1900-ca. 1939
The Berkeley and Oakland Businesses and Scenes collection contains 52 photographs and 3 post cards dating from around the turn of the century to the 1930s. The collection contains a miscellany of residences, businesses, street scenes, group portraits, and churches. A large portion of the collection apparently documents the iron ornamentation of many of the featured buildings--perhaps the work of Liberty Ornamental Iron and Wire Works, Inc., which is pictured in at least one photograph. Notable buildings and locations include the Berkeley City Hall, the University of California at Berkeley, the Lutheran Church on Bancroft Way in Berkeley, Shattuck Avenue, …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
54 Items
Bonney (Thérèse) Photograph Collection
The Thérèse Bonney photograph collection at The Bancroft Library consists chiefly of documentary photography taken in various parts of Europe before and during World War II and portraits of well known artists and designers taken by Bonney while living in Paris, France. Also present are images documenting Bonney’s life, family history, and collecting interests. Although portraiture related to art, fashion, and design is present, it should be noted that the Bancroft Library’s collection has little of her photographic documentation of architecture and design in Paris; such materials were given by Bonney to the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and perhaps other …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
8,887 Items
Book Artifacts Collection, circa 2345 B.C.-1993 A.D. (bulk circa 1510-1976)
The Book Artifacts Collection contains material relating to the development of writing, the history of printing, and the book arts (circa 2345 B.C.-1993 A.D.). This collection of artifacts and other realia illustrates various aspects of book production and design, from early cuneiform clay tablets, papyri, seals, and other writing materials, book curiosities and miniature books to the 20th century book, including printing presses and later 20th century printing devices. The bulk of the collection deals with hand and machine printing and binding. The collection includes specimens of various types of binding, binder's tools and equipment; illustration, relief, photographic and photomechanical …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
20 Items
Borax Industry, ca. 1898-ca. 1915 - Views
This collection consists of 49 photographic prints of views of the borax industry in California and New Jersey, ca. 1898-ca. 1915. The photographers are unknown. The photographs were probably produced or commissioned by the Pacific Coast Borax Company. The cover and printed captions which are included with the photographs were apparently part of an album which was disbound. Included are images of activities and facilities of the Pacific Coast Borax Co., various "20 Mule Team Borax" products, the Bayonne refinery (interiors and exteriors) in New Jersey, lab procedures, equipment, and women working in the packing room. Also included are views …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
49 Items