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Inventory of [Scrapbooks compiled primarily for the Handbook Almanacs for the Pacific States, edited by W. H. Knight and published by H. H. Bancroft, 1862-1864]
BANC MSS C-E 200  
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    Collection Title: [Scrapbooks compiled primarily for the Handbook Almanacs for the Pacific States, edited by W. H. Knight and published by H. H. Bancroft,
    Date (inclusive): 1860-1864]
    Collection Number: BANC MSS C-E 200
    Creator: Knight, William Henry, 1835-1925
    Extent: Number of containers: 40 v. in 6 cartons
    Repository: The Bancroft Library.
    Berkeley, California 94720-6000
    Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
    Abstract: Printed forms, circulated by the H. H. and A. L. Bancroft Companies, completed in manuscript, with added letters, clippings and notes. They include information on various Western towns and counties and economic conditions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Washington.
    Languages Represented: English

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], [Scrapbooks compiled primarily for the Handbook Almanacs for the Pacific States, edited by W. H. Knight and published by H. H. Bancroft], BANC MSS C-E 200, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Scope and Content

    These scrapbooks, generally cited as "Knight's Scrapbooks" of "Bancroft Library Ms. Scrapbooks Lettered Set S 1-40," contain printed forms, circulated by the H. H. And A. L. Bancroft Companies, completed in manuscript, with added letters, clippings and notes. They include information on various Western towns and counties and economic conditions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Washington.
    [Scrapbooks compiled primarily for the Handbook Almanacs for the Pacific States, edited by W. H. Knight and published by H. H. Bancroft, 1862-1864]

    Scope and Contents

    v. 1-17: California counties [arranged alphabetically]
    v. 18: Idaho counties
    v. 19: Idaho miscellany
    v. 20-21: Nevada counties
    v. 22: Nevada miscellany
    v. 23-25: Oregon counties
    v. 26: Oregon miscellany
    v. 27-28: Utah counties
    v. 29-32: Washington counties
    v. 33: Washington miscellany
    v. 34: Land routes
    v. 35: Water routes
    v. 36: Oregon miscellany
    v. 37: Utah miscellany
    v. 38: South America, Islands, China
    v. 39: Trade directory
    v. 40: Clippings concerning books published by the H. H. Bancroft company
    A detailed list of the county volumes follows.