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Bancroft Library
the library was founded with Hubert Howe Bancroft's 19th century gift of his extensive library of California and Western history. The Bancroft also includes the Mark Twain Papers, the Regional Oral ...
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Amy Tan’s Literary Archive to Be Housed at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library
Now, slightly reluctantly, Tan is allowing her archive to be housed at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. “They are mementoes of my life: what I thought, what I loved, who I loved, what I believed, what ...
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Amy Tan’s ‘Backyard Birds’ on Display at Bancroft Library
World-renowned writer and Bay Area literary icon Amy Tan is now a part of the Bancroft Library archive. A Bay Area native and critically acclaimed writer, Tan is best known for capturing the ...
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South Hall
It once had a near twin, North Hall, situated where the Bancroft Library stands today. The brick structure, designed by Scottish architect David Farquharson, is a rare and distinguished example of the ...