Exploring the Bancroft Library: The Centennial Guide to Its Extraordinary History, Spectacular Special Collections, Research Pleasures, Its Amazing Fu - Tapa dura

Sinopsis

Celebrating the centennial of the acquisition of the Bancroft collection by the U. of California, Faulhaber (Spanish and Bancroft Library, U. of California, Berkeley) and Vincent, a writer and editor, compile an overview of the collection. Curators describe the holdings, including the Western Americana, Latin Americana, and Pictorial Collections; rare books and literary manuscripts; History of Science and Technology Program; University Archives; Tebtunis Papyri; Mark Twain Papers and Project; and Regional Oral History Office. Scholars, students, and artists discuss their work at the library, and its research and publication programs are detailed. Photos and facsimiles of some of the manuscripts are included. Highlights of the holdings are also listed. No index is provided. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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