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Joseph Cummings Rowell Papers, 1884-1937

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Joseph Cummings Rowell Papers, 1884-1937

Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 419

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
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Collection Summary

Collection Title: Joseph Cummings Rowell papers
Date (inclusive): 1884-1937
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 419
Extent: Number of containers: 3 boxes Number of microfilm reels: 1 (partial) 10 digital objects (10 images)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joseph Cummings Rowell Papers, BANC MSS C-B 419, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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Scope and Content

These papers, assembled from various sources, relate to Rowell's duties as librarian and archivist of the University of California. Many pertain to the acquisition of the Bancroft Collection for the University, to the assembling of papers of Edward R. Sill, to the search for Kaweah Colony material. Some papers concerning his library classification system and his activities in the California Library Association are also included.
 

Key to Arrangement

Additional Note

Selected digitized items from this series are listed at the end of the finding aid.
box 1

Outgoing letters, mainly carbon copies. 1884-1937

 

Incoming letters, A-L

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically. Single items have been placed in an A-Z Miscellany. A partial list of correspondents will be found at the end of this report.
box 2

Incoming letters, M-Z

 

Papers relating to the purchase of the Bancroft Library, including:

 

Certificate of appraisal of the collection

 

Documents and miscellaneous papers relating to the transfer of the library to the University. 1905

 

Rowell: Miscellaneous speeches

 

Miscellaneous items relating to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. 1906

 

Clippings, roughly sorted by subject.

Scope and Content Note

Includes book reviews, California School of Mechanical Arts, San Francisco; Rowell; Miscellany.
 

Miscellany

 

Scrapbook circa 1884-1935

Scope and Content Note

One volume containing literary quotations, obituaries, clippings regarding Rowell and libraries, especially that of the University of California.
box 3

Material relating to libraries

 

California Library Association:

 

Circulars, menus, programs, notices of meetings, and statistics on English fiction in libraries. circa 1896-1907

 

Library classification:

 

Misc, papers, mainly devoted to the elaboration of Rowell's own classification scheme.

 

Travel notes on libraries, including blank forms used by other libraries.

 

Miscellany relating to the University of California Library. 1902-1903

Scope and Content Note

Includes lecture notes, information on history of the library, misc, pertaining to the library's map collection, and papers relating to the dismissal of two library employees.
 

Partial List of Correspondents

 

A-Z Miscellany

 

Adams, George Plimpton, 1882-

 

Letter, Nov. 16, 1917 Nov. 16, 1917

 

American Library Association

 

Letter, Mar. 26, 1903, by Mary W. Plummer Mar. 26, 1903

 

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn), 1857-1948

 

Letter, Dec. 28, 1916 Dec. 28, 1916

 

Bacon, Thomas Rutherford, 1850-1913

 

Letter, Dec. 2, 1898 Dec. 2, 1898

 

Barnes, William H. L., 1836-1902

 

Letter, Feb. 12, 1897 Feb. 12, 1897

 

Barry, James Henry, 1856-1927

 

Letter, Oct. 18, 1907 Oct. 18, 1907

 

Bidwell, A. R.

 

Letter, Dec. 18, 1934. Information re E. R. Sill. Dec. 18, 1934.

 

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

 

Letter, Nov. 18, 1887 Nov. 18, 1887

 

British Museum

 

Letter, Sept. 13, 1910, by G. K. Fortescue Sept. 13, 1910

 

Brown University. John Carter Brown Library.

 

Letter, Nov. 7, 1906, by H. L. Koopman Nov. 7, 1906

 

Buckham, John Wright, 1864-1945

 

Letter, May 20, 1935 May 20, 1935

 

Budd, James Herbert, 1853-1908

 

Letter, Nov. 30, 1883 Nov. 30, 1883

 

Butterfield, Harry Morton, 1887-

 

Letter, Jan. 23, 1935 Jan. 23, 1935

 

California. University, Berkeley. Library Committee

 

Letter, Mar. 15, 1880, by Frank Soulé Mar. 15, 1880

 

Cambridge, Eng. University. Library

 

Letter, Feb. 8, 1893, by F. J. H. Jenkinson Feb. 8, 1893

 

Chamberlain, Annette J.

 

Letter, Sept. 29, 1938, containing her recollections of the Howisons. Sept. 29, 1938

 

Cheney, William Atwell, 1848-1925

 

Letter, June 8, 1917 June 8, 1917

 

Cleveland, Ohio. Public Library

 

Letter by W. H. Brett, undated undated

 

Coblentz, Stanton Arthur, 1896-

 

Letter, May 26, 1931 May 26, 1931

 

Cornell University, Library

 

Letter, Nov. 22, 1888, by G. W. Harris Nov. 22, 1888

 

Crane, Frances Grayson

 

Letter, Feb. 27, 1904, re A. J. Grayson's bird illustrations Feb. 27, 1904

 

Croudace, Lenore

 

Letter, Sept. 4, 1910 Sept. 4, 1910

 

Davis, Horace, 1831-1916

 

Letter, Sept. 24, 1908 Sept. 24, 1908

 

Detroit, Mich. Public Library

 

Letter, May 29, 1894, by H. M. Utley May 29, 1894

 

Edwards, George

 

Letter, Oct. 4, 1906 re Bancroft Library Oct. 4, 1906

 

Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass.

 

Letter, Feb. 13?, 1902, by C. A. Cutter Feb. 13?, 1902

 

Gayley, Charles Mills, 1858-1932

 

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898 Dec. 1, 1898

 

Green, Samuel Swett, 1837-

 

Letter, July 30, 1898. Enclosing letter of Herbert Putnam, re disposal of Bancroft Library. July 30, 1898

 

Hall of White Cooks, Waiters and Employees Protective Union

 

Letter, May 1, 1886 May 1, 1886

 

Hallidie, Andrew Smith, 1836-1900

 

Letter, Dec. 2, 1898, relating to the importance of the Bancroft Collection. Dec. 2, 1898

 

Harrison, William Greer, 1835-1916

 

Letter, May 19, 1902 May 19, 1902

 

Hart, Walter Morris, 1872-1964

 

Letter, Apr. 7, 1935 Apr. 7, 1935

 

Hittell, Theodore Henry, 1830-1917

 

Letter, July 18, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection July 18, 1898

 

Honcharenko, Agapius, 1831-1916

 

Letter, Dec. 1, 1907 Dec. 1, 1907

 

Hoover, Herbert Clark, 1874-1964

 

Letter, Mar. 29, 1935 Mar. 29, 1935

 

Howard, Emma Shafter

 

Letter, Aug. 14, 1902 Aug. 14, 1902

 

Howison, George Holmes, 1834-1916

 

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898, re importance of acquiring the Bancroft Collection Dec. 1, 1898

 

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923

 

Letter, Dec. 16, 1909 Dec. 16, 1909

 

Jastrow, Morris, 1861-1921

 

Letter, June 3, 1913 June 3, 1913

 

John Crerar Library, Chicago

 

Letter, Sept. 14, 1904, by C. M. Andrews Sept. 14, 1904

 

Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945

 

Letter, June 3, 1935 June 3, 1935

 

Jones, Clarence Miller

 

Letter, Feb. 11, 1908, written by his secretary, F. A. Weed, with inscribed booklet: From Rime to Reason... Feb. 11, 1908

 

Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923

 

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898, re value of acquiring the Bancroft Collection Dec. 1, 1898

 

Keeler, Charles Augustus, 1871-1937

 

Letter, May 8, 1894 May 8, 1894

 

Kip, William Ingraham, 1811-1893

 

Letter, Sept. 14, 1884 Sept. 14, 1884

 

Knowles, William A. L.

 

Letter, Jan. 2, 1907, re Kaweah Jan. 2, 1907

 

Kofoid, Charles Atwood, 1865-1947

 

Letter, Mar. 30, 1937 Mar. 30, 1937

 

Kyne, Peter Bernard, 1880-1957

 

Letter, [Jan, 1916] [Jan, 1916]

 

Le Conte, Joseph, 1823-1901

 

Letter, Dec. 6, 1898, re importance of acquiring the Bancroft Library Dec. 6, 1898

 

Lindley, Curtis Holbrook, 1850-1920

 

Letter, Oct. 17, 1907 Oct. 17, 1907

 

Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915

 

Letter, Aug. 18, 1902 Aug. 18, 1902

 

Lubin, David, 1849-1919

 

Letter, Dec. 12, 1898, with copy of his pamphlet, Shall It Be Labor Or Shall It Be Service? Dec. 12, 1898

 

McGaffey, Ernest, 1861-

 

Letter, Aug. 26, 1937 Aug. 26, 1937

 

Manly, William Lewis

 

Letter, Feb. 3?, 1895 Feb. 3?, 1895

 

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

 

Letter, Aug. 29, 1900 Aug. 29, 1900

 

Martin, James John, 1845-1938?

 

Letter, July 27, 1912, re Kaweah July 27, 1912

 

Marye, George Thomas, 1849-1933

 

Letter, Mar. 17, 1924 Mar. 17, 1924

 

Massachusetts. State Library, Boston

 

Letter, Feb. 28, 1887, by C. B. Tillinghast Feb. 28, 1887

 

Michigan. University, Ann Arbor, Library

 

Letter, Oct. 24, 1907, by Theo. W. Koch Oct. 24, 1907

 

Mighels, Ella Sterling (Clara), 1853-1934

 

Letter, Feb. 12, 1931 Feb. 12, 1931

 

Milne, Frances Margaret (Tener), 1846-

 

Letter, Mar. 29, 1906 Mar. 29, 1906

 

Moses, Bernard, 1846-1930

 

Letter, Dec. 3, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection Dec. 3, 1898

 

Muir, John, 1838-1914

 

Letter, Oct. 15, 1901, commenting on two fragments of writings of William P. Gibbons, enclosed. Oct. 15, 1901

 

New York. State Library, Albany

 

Letter, Mar. 5, 1912, by James L. Wyer Mar. 5, 1912

 

Nye, Alfred Bourne

 

Letter, Apr. 18, 1910, written as Controller, State of California Apr. 18, 1910

 

Oak, Henry Lebbeus, 1844-1905

 

Letter, July 15, 1898, concerning value of the Bancroft Collection July 15, 1898

 

Oak, Ora

 

Letter, July 1, 1906 July 1, 1906

 

Olney, Mary (McLean), 1873-1965

 

Letter, Dec. 7, 1934, re E. R. Sill Dec. 7, 1934

 

Olney, Warren, 1870-1939

 

Letter, Aug. 22, 1904 Aug. 22, 1904

 

Parker, William Belmont, 1871-1934

 

Letter, May 2, 1930 May 2, 1930

 

Perkins, George Clement, 1839-1923

 

Letter, Jan. 14, 1902 Jan. 14, 1902

 

Pratt, Alice Edwards

 

Letter, Dec. 22, 1934, re E. R. Sill Dec. 22, 1934

 

Redstone, Albert E.

 

Letter, July 11, 1912, concerning Kaweah July 11, 1912

 

Richardson, Ernest Cushing, 1860-1939

 

Letter, Jan. 30, 1912 Jan. 30, 1912

 

Richardson, Leon Joseph, 1868-1964

 

Letter, Mar. 8, 1935 Mar. 8, 1935

 

Rieber, Charles Henry, 1866-

 

Letter, Jan. 1, 1918 Jan. 1, 1918

 

Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916

 

Letter, July 23, 1898, re valuation of the Bancroft Collection July 23, 1898

 

Royce, Katharine (Head) [Mrs. Josiah Royce]

 

Letter, Nov. 28, 1934, re Josiah Royce Nov. 28, 1934

 

Salem, Mass. Public Library

 

Letter, Oct. 1, 1890, by G. M. Jones Oct. 1, 1890

 

San Francisco. Public Library

 

Letter, Jan. 19, 1909, by W. R. Watson Jan. 19, 1909

 

Setchell, William Albert, 1864-1943

 

Letter, Apr. 6, 1937 Apr. 6, 1937

 

Spreckels, Rudolph, 1872-1958

 

Letter, Nov. 20, 1908 Nov. 20, 1908

 

Stephens, Henry Morse, 1857-1919

 

Letter, May 8, 1910 May 8, 1910

 

Stillman, John Maxson, 1852-1923

 

Letter, Dec. 8, 1914, containing recollections of Christy. Dec. 8, 1914

 

Swett, John, 1830-1913

 

Receipt, June 1, 1904 June 1, 1904

 

Taylor, Harvey

 

Letter, July 2, 1931, including list of Mss. and books of and about Jack London, and other California authors July 2, 1931

 

U.S. Bureau of Mines

 

Letter, Mar. 22, 1917, by Lauson Stone Mar. 22, 1917

 

U.S. Surgeon-General's Office

 

Letter, Jan. 6, 1885, by John S. Billings Jan. 6, 1885

 

U.S. Weather Bureau

 

Letter, Aug. 24, 1906, by Alexander McAdie Aug. 24, 1906

 

Van Name, Addison, 1835-1922

 

Letter, Nov. 9, 1892 Nov. 9, 1892

 

Vogdes, Anthony Wayne, 1843-

 

Letter, Dec. 1, 1901 Dec. 1, 1901

 

Wagner, Arthur Lockwood, 1853-1905

 

Letter, Oct. 21, 1897 Oct. 21, 1897

 

Washington. University, Seattle. Library

 

Letter, July 9, 1908 July 9, 1908

 

Waste, William Harrison, 1868-1940

 

Letter, May 22, 1919 May 22, 1919

 

Weed, Benjamin

 

Letter, Nov. 27, 1915, with printed copy of his poem, Dance of Iris Nov. 27, 1915

 

Wesleyan University. Library

 

Letter, Feb. 24, 1892, by W. J. James Feb. 24, 1892

 

Wheeler, Charles Stetson, 1863-1923

 

Letter, Sept. 13, 1909 Sept. 13, 1909

 

White, Stephen Mallory, 1853-1901

 

Letter, Aug. 1, 1897 Aug. 1, 1897

 

Whitney, Charlotte Anita, 1867-

 

Letter, May 11, 1913 May 11, 1913

 

Wood, Charles Esrkine Scott, 1852-1944

 

Letter, Feb. 12, 1928 Feb. 12, 1928

 

Yale, Charles Gregory

 

Letter, Dec. 13, 1887 Dec. 13, 1887

 

Abbot, Carlisle Stewart, 1828-

 

2 letters, 1917 1917

 

Ames, Joseph Sweetman, 1864-1943 -- see Johns Hopkins University

 

Andrews, Clement Walker, 1858-1930 -- see John Crerar Library, Chicago

 

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-

 

2 letters, 1896-[1897] 1896-[1897]

 

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

 

2 letters, 1898-1900 1898-1900

 

Barrows, David Prescott, 1873-1954

 

4 letters, 1919-1938. 1919 letter as president, University of California 1919-1938.

 

Belcher, Rebecca Anne

 

2 letters, 1935, containing information re E. R. Sill 1935

 

Billings, John Shaw, 1839-1913 -- see New York. Public Library.

Additional Note

See also U.S. Surgeon-General's Office
 

Bliss, Henry Evelyn, 1870-1955 -- see New York. City College. Library

 

Bonté, John Harmon C., d. 1896 -- see California. University. Regents

 

Bradley, Harold Cornelius, 1878-

 

3 letters, 1934-1935 1934-1935

 

Brett, William Howard, 1846-1918 -- see Cleveland, Ohio. Public Library

 

Burgess, Gelett, 1866-1951

 

2 letters, 1894-1896 1894-1896

 

California. State Library, Sacramento

 

7 letters, 1903-1935, by J. L. Gillis, William R. Watson, Milton J. Ferguson and Mabel R. Gillis. 1903-1935

 

California. University. President

 

8 letters, 1903-1919, by Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Farnham P. Griffiths. -- See also Barrows, David Prescott; Sproul, Robert Gordon; and Reid, William Thomas 1903-1919

 

California. University. Press

 

2 letters, 1912-1935. 1935 letter by Samuel T. Farquhar. 1912-1935.

 

California. University. Regents

 

4 letters, 1893-1905, by V. H. Henderson and J. H. C. Bonté, Some are copies only. 1893-1905

 

California. University. Vice-President

 

3 letters, 1934-1938, by M. E. Deutsch 1934-1938

 

Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

 

2 letters, 1904-1919. 1904 letter written as director, Lick Observatory. 1904-1919.

 

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909 -- see Columbia University. Library

 

Cheney, John Vance, 1848-1922

 

3 letters, 1890-1901. 1898 letter re valuation of the Bancroft Collection. 1890-1901.

 

Chicago. University. Library

 

3 letters, 1898-1919, by Zella A. Dixson and J. C. M. Hanson 1898-1919

 

Columbia University. Library

 

3 letters, 1884-1907, by James H. Canfield and Melvil Dewey. 1884 letter is signed printed form letter. 1884-1907

 

Coolbrith, Ina Donna, 1842-1928

 

4 letters, 1880-1909, mainly as librarian, Oakland Public Library 1880-1909

 

Cutter, Charles Ammi, 1837-1903 -- see Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass.

 

Davidson, George, 1825-1911

 

6 letters, 1898-1910. 1898 letters re valuation of Bancroft Collection 1898-1910.

 

Deutsch, Monroe Emanuel, 1879-1955 -- see California. University. Vice-President

 

Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931 -- see New York, University.

Additional Note

See also Columbia University. Library
 

Doyle, John Thomas, 1819-1906

 

3 letters, 1898-1904. 1898 letter relates to the value of the Bancroft Collection. 1898-1904.

 

Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937 -- see New York. Public Library

 

Farquhar, Samuel Thaxter, 1890- -- see California. University. Press

 

Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917

 

2 letters, 1901-1905 1901-1905

 

Fortescue, George Knottesford, 1847-1912 -- see British Museum

 

French, John Calvin, 1875- -- see Johns Hopkins University

 

Geller Lilenthal Inc.

 

1 letter, dated Feb. 20, 1929 Feb. 20, 1929

 

Gillis, James Louis, 1857-1917 -- see California, State Library, Sacramento

 

Greene, Charles Samuel, 1856-1930

 

2 letters, 1891-1908. 1891 letter written as manager of the Overland Monthly. 1891-1908.

 

Griffiths, Farnham Pond, 1884-1958 -- see California, University. President

 

Hanson, James Christian Meinich, 1864-1943 -- see Chicago. University. Library

 

Harris, George William, 1849-1917 -- see Cornell University. Library

 

Hart, Jerome Alfred, 1854-1937

 

2 letters, 1906-1907 1906-1907

 

Harvard University. Library

 

2 letters, 1881-1891, by Justin Winsor 1881-1891

 

Henderson, Victor H. -- see California, University. Regents

 

Henry, William Elmer, 1857-1936 -- see Washington. University, Seattle. Library

 

Henshaw, Frederick William, 1879-1929

 

2 letters, 1887-1915 1887-1915

 

Hittell, John Shertzer, 1825-1901

 

2 letters, undated and 1898. 1898 letter re value of Bancroft Library. undated and 1898.

 

Illinois. University, Urbana

 

2 letters, 1905-1906, by K. L. Sharp 1905-1906

 

Jenkinson, Francis John Henry, 1853-1923 -- see Cambridge, Eng. University. Library

 

Jepson, Willis Linn, 1867-1946

 

2 letters, 1937 1937

 

Johns Hopkins University

 

3 letters, 1934, by John C. French and J. S. Ames 1934

 

Keith, Mary (McHenry), 1855-1947 [Mrs. William Keith]

 

3 letters, 1930 1930

 

Keith, William, 1838-1911

 

2 letters, undated undated

 

Kellogg, Martin, 1828-1903

 

2 letters, 1898, re acquisition of Bancroft Library 1898

 

Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941 -- see Michigan. University, Ann Arbor. Library

 

Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937 -- see Brown University. John Carter Brown Library

 

Leupp, Harold Lewis, 1877-1952

 

4 letters, 1913-1934. Copies only. 1913-1934.

 

Lick Observatory -- see Campbell, William Wallace

 

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

 

3 letters, 1909-1915 1909-1915

 

McAdie, Alexander George, 1863-1943 -- see U.S. Weather Bureau

 

McChesney, Alice

 

2 letters, 1930, re E. R. Sill 1930

 

McEnerney, Garret William, 1865-

 

2 letters, 1909 and undated 1909 and undated

 

McLafferty, May Benton

 

3 letters, 1922-1930, re E. R. Sill 1922-1930

 

Mills, William Hathorn, 1848-

 

3 letters, 1919-1920 1919-1920

 

Moffitt, James Kennedy, 1866?-1955

 

5 letters, 1897-1906 1897-1906

 

Nash, Herbert Charles, 1857-1902

 

2 letters, 1899-1901. 1899 letter written as librarian, Stanford University. 1899-1901.

 

New York. City College. Library

 

3 letters, 1913, by Henry E. Bliss. Reprint of his article on library classification at end of folder. 1913

 

New York. Public Library

 

5 letters, 1898-1906, by Wilberforce Eames, J. S. Billings. and Adelaide R. Hasse. 1898 letters relate to the sale of Bancroft's Library. 1898-1906

 

New York. State University

 

2 letters, 1891-1901, by Melvil Dewey 1891-1901

 

Palmer, Martha (Belcher) [Mrs. L. F. Palmer]

 

7 letters, 1935, re E. R. Sill 1935

 

Pardee, George Cooper, 1857-1941

 

3 letters, 1889-1902 1889-1902

 

Phelan, James Duval, 1861-1930

 

2 letters, 1898-1916. 1898 letter re importance of acquiring Bancroft Library 1898-1916.

 

Plummer, Mary Wright, d. 1916 -- see American Library Association

 

Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1894

 

5 letters, 1880-1893 1880-1893

 

Putnam, Herbert, 1861-

 

3 letters, 1907-1912. 1907 letter written for U.S. Library of Congress. 1907-1912.

Additional Note

See also Green, Samuel Swett.
 

Reid, William Thomas, 1843-1922

 

2 letters, 1882-1885. 1885 letter written as president, University of California. 1882-1885.

 

Richards, Charles O.

 

10 letters, 1898-1899, re sale of Bancroft's Library 1898-1899

 

Sather, Jane K.

 

3 letters, 1902-1903 1902-1903

 

Savage, Thomas, 1823-

 

2 letters, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection 1898

 

Sharp, Katharine Lucinda, 1865-1914 -- see Illinois. University

 

Sherman, Edwin Allen, 1829-

 

2 letters, 1898. Also brochure re Sloat Monument 1898.

 

Shinn, Milicent Washburn, 1858-1940

 

21 letters, 1902-1937. Many re E. R. Sill papers, Include 4 letters, 1930, addressed to Miss Dora Smith.

 

Slack, Charles W., 1858-

 

4 letters, 1896-1901. 1898 letters relate to the acquisition of the Bancroft Collection 1896-1901.

 

Smith, Walter McMynn, 1869-1938 -- see Wisconsin. University, Madison. Library

 

Soulé, Frank, 1845-1913 -- see California. University, Berkeley. Library Committee

 

Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908 -- see U.S. Library of Congress

 

Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-

 

5 letters, 1929-1938. Some as president, University of California. 1929-1938.

 

Stanford University. Library

 

4 letters, 1891-1906, by Edwin H. Woodruff and Melvin G. Dodge. -- See also Nash, Herbert Charles 1891-1906

 

Stebbins, Horatio, 1821-1902

 

4 letters, 1881-1898. 1898 letter re valuation of Bancroft Collection. 1881-1898.

 

Stone, Lauson, 1883-1947 -- see U.S. Bureau of Mines

 

Stratton, George Malcolm, 1865-1957

 

3 letters, 1934-1938 1934-1938

 

Talbot, Clare (Ryan)

 

4 letters, 1934-1935, concerning her work on book-plates 1934-1935

 

Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

 

2 letters, 1906-1907. 1906 letter written as secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Report submitted to the President and Regents of the University of California upon the condition and marketable value of the Bancroft Library included at end of folder. 1906-1907.

 

Tillinghast, Caleb Benjamin, 1843-1909 -- see Massachusetts. State Library, Boston

 

U.S. Library of Congress

 

4 letters, 1898-1918, by A. R. Spofford and others. 1898 letter re valuation of Bancroft Collection. -- See also Putnam, Herbert. 1898-1918

 

Utley, Henry Munson, 1836-1917 -- see Detroit, Mich. Public Library

 

Voorsanger, Jacob, 1852-1908

 

2 letters, 1898-1904. 1898 letter re value of the Bancroft Collection. 1898-1904.

 

Watson, William Richard, 1867-1926 -- see California. State Library, Sacramento

Additional Note

See also San Francisco. Public Library
 

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927 -- see California. University. President

 

Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897 -- see Harvard University. Library

 

Wisconsin. University, Madison. Library

 

2 letters, 1903-1914, by W. M. Smith 1903-1914

 

Woodruff, Edwin Hamlin, 1862-1941 -- see Stanford University. Library

 

Wyer, James Ingersoll, 1869- -- see New York. State Library, Albany

 

Zeitlen, Jake

 

1 letter to U.C. Library, dated Feb. 8, 1929 Feb. 8, 1929

 

Selected items digitized from this collection.

Additional Note

Chiefly digital images created to fill researcher-generated reproduction orders.
box 1

Letter from Joseph Cummings Rowell to UC President Robert Gordon Sproul. February 12, 1935 BANC MSS C-B 419

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Additional Note

Filed under: Outgoing letters -- Rowell, Joseph Cummings.
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Letter from Ed Hamilton to Joseph Cummings Rowell. March 12, 1889 BANC MSS C-B 419

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Additional Note

Filed under: Incoming letters -- F-J Miscellany.
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Letter from James Kennedy Moffitt to Joseph Cummings Rowell accompanying check to purchase library. April 26, 1900 BANC MSS C-B 419

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Additional Note

Filed under: Incoming letters -- Moffitt, James Kennedy.
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Receipt for Moffitt funds, from the UC Regents to Joseph Cummings Rowell. April 27, 1900 BANC MSS C-B 419

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Additional Note

Receipt attached to April 26, 1900 letter from James Kennedy Moffitt to Joseph Cummings Rowell. Filed under: Incoming letters -- Moffitt, James Kennedy.
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"How to open a new book" bookmark. BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Miscellany.
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Handbook for Readers, with Regulations. Boston Public Library (cover). 1875 BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Material relating to libraries.
box 3

Classification of Books (two page spread). BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Material relating to libraries -- Library Classification.
box 3

Floor plans of North and South Libraries. BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Travel notes on Libraries.
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Joseph Cummings Rowell, "1st Lecture" notes, front page. BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Miscellany relating to the University of California Library.
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Joseph Cummings Rowell, "2nd Lecture" notes, front page. BANC MSS C-B 419

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Filed under: Miscellany relating to the University of California Library.
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