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Hubert Howe Bancroft family papers, circa 1835-1960.
BANC MSS 73/64 c box 1; BANC MSS 73/64 c box 2; BANC MSS 73/64 c v.1; BANC MSS 73/64 c oversize v.1; ...
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Hubert Howe Bancroft family papers, circa 1835-1960Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Derby, George H., 1822-1852, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft, Philip, 1881-1975, correspondent.Abstract:
Contains letters from bookseller George H. Derby, concerning Hubert Howe Bancroft's proposed California business venture in
1854. Includes family correspondence, passports, genealogies, memoirs, and sons', Paul and Griffing's report cards from Yale,
along with miscellaneous writings and documents, and letters from Matilda Bancroft concerning property matters. Also includes
papers and clippings of Paul Bancroft concerning his role in San Francisco politics, and of Philip Bancroft relating to his
political activities in the Republican Party, including minutes of the Republican County Committee of San Francisco, 1910-1912,
and a telegram from Hiram W. Johnson, as well as his run for U.S. Senate in 1938. Additional clippings relate to the dedication
of H.H. Bancroft's Valencia Street library and Spring Valley adobe as Calif. historical monuments in the 1960s.
Scrapbook contains photographs of Hubert Howe Bancroft (portraits circa 1850-1912), his parents, sister, first and second
wives, children, and grandchildren. Also includes family crest, genealogies, and clippings relating to various family members,
including Paul and Griffing's political careers, the Bancroft Library, and H.H. Bancroft's literary endeavors. Several family
homes and farms are pictured, most notable the Mt. Diablo Fruit Farm (Contra Costa Co., Calif.) and Helix Farms (Spring Valley,
Calif.)
Two scrapbooks containing newspaper clipping reviews of Hubert H. Bancroft's book, The Book of the Fair. Each clipping is
annotated with the publication name, location and date published.
Date:
1835 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-ilBancroft family -- Archives
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918 -- Archives
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918 -- Family -- Portraits
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918 -- Family -- Pictorial works
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918 -- Portraits
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918
Bancroft family -- Correspondence
Bancroft, Hubert Howe -- 1832-1918 -- Correspondence
Johnson, Hiram -- 1866-1945 -- Correspondence
Derby, George H -- 1822-1852 -- Correspondence
Bancroft, Paul -- Correspondence
Bancroft, Matilida -- Correspondence
Bancroft, Philip -- 1881-1975 -- Correspondence
Bancroft, Griffing -- Correspondence
Republican Party (Calif.). -- San Francisco County Committee.
Helix Farms -- Pictorial works
Republican National Convention (15th. : 1912 : Chicago, Ill.)
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Bibliomania
Private libraries -- California
Family archives -- California
Family farms -- California -- Pictorial works
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950
Bancroft Farm (Walnut Creek, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Spring Valley (San Diego County, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
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Note:
Hubert Howe Bancroft family papers, BANC MSS 73/64 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Additions: Gift; of Ruth Bancroft; 20100124.
Related item: The Book of the Fair (ff T500.C1 B19).
Related collection: Bancroft family genealogical information : typescript, 1994 Oct. 17 (BANC MSS 99/113 c).
Related collection: Hubert Howe Bancroft family genealogical data (BANC MSS 89/91 c).
Related collection: Bancroft family papers, circa 1869-circa 1903 (BANC MSS 85/160 c).
Related collection: Hubert Howe Bancroft family papers (BANC MSS 71/18c FILM).
In English.
Additions: Gift; of Ruth Bancroft; 20100124.
Type:
Minutes.Family papers.
Manuscripts for publication.
Scrapbooks.
Photographs.
Clippings.
Physical Description:
print
2 boxes, 1 volume, 2 oversize volumes (circa 2.25 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 73/64 c box 1
BANC MSS 73/64 c box 2
BANC MSS 73/64 c v.1
BANC MSS 73/64 c oversize v.1
BANC MSS 73/64 c oversize v.2
BANC MSS 73/64 c