Bancroft Reference Notes, [ca. 1870-1885]

Summary

Abstract:

Reference notes concern California biography, discovery amd exploration, description of counties, California Indians, mines and mining, Chinese in California, commerce, history and politics, the military, and shipping and navigation.

Extent:

Number of containers: 265 volumes Linear feet: ca. 31

Language:

English

Background

Acquisition information:

Bancroft Reference Notes were compiled by the staff of The Bancroft Library in the 1870s and 1880s to facilitate the writing of Hubert Howe Bancroft's histories. For methodology used, see A Literary Workshop in Literary Industries, v. 39 of the Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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