Finding Aid for the Ruth Frey Axe Collection of material about H.H. Bancroft and Company, 1854-1977

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Ruth Frey Axe Collection of material about H.H. Bancroft and Company
Date (inclusive): 1854-1977
Collection number: 1427
Creator: Axe, Ruth Frey.
Extent: 8 boxes (4.0 linear ft.)
Abstract: Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and ephemera by and about H.H. Bancroft and Co. and A.L. Bancroft and Co. Ruth Frey Axe compiled the collection to complete the Bancroft publications checklist started by Henry Wagner and Eleanor Bancroft.
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

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Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ruth Frey Axe, 1983.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ruth Frey Axe Collection of material about H.H. Bancroft and Company (Collection 1427). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4230343 

Biography

Henry Raup Wagner was born Sept. 27,1862, in Philadelphia, PA; BA (1884) and LL.B. (1886), Yale Univ.; practiced law in Kansas City, MO, 1887-90; worked for Globe Smelting and Refining Co. (Denver) (1890-98), and Guggenheim Interests (later American Smelting and Refining Co.) (1898-1921); following his retirement in 1921, he devoted much of his time to writing on historical subjects; Wagner's interest in California printers and printing led him to collect Bancroft publications and prepare a bibliography on the subject; Eleanor Bancroft, then Asst to the Bancroft Library Director, assisted Wagner on this project; Wagner died Mar. 28, 1957; he bequeathed his collection of Bancroft imprints to the California Historical Society and left the nearly completed checklist project to Ruth Frey Axe. requesting that she see to its completion and publication.
Ruth Frey Axe was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in Los Angeles, CA; after two years at the Univ. of Vienna, she attended UCLA, and subsequently earned a master's degree at the Univ. of So. CA; she first met Henry Wagner at UCLA, and became his secretary and research assistant for nearly thirty years.
Hubert Howe Bancroft started publishing in 1857; his younger brother Albert Little Bancroft joined the business in 1859 making them close associates both in business and family life; in 1868 A.L. Bancroft and Co. came into existence and H.H. Bancroft and Co. was phased out; the brothers continued their association until 1886 when a fire and personal differences caused them to split; Albert went on to co-found the firm of Bancroft-Whitney.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and ephemera by and about H.H. Bancroft and Co. and A.L. Bancroft and Co. Ruth Frey Axe compiled the collection to complete the Bancroft publications checklist started by Henry Wagner and Eleanor Bancroft.

Expanded Scope and Content Note

The collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and ephemera by and about H.H. Bancroft & Co. and A.L. Bancroft & Co. These were compiled by Ruth Frey Axe for the completion of a Bancroft Publications Check-list begun by her late employer Henry Raup Wagner and Eleanor Ashby Bancroft, then Assistant to the Director of the Baacroft Library, The list below is to be used in conjunction with Mrs. Axe's own inventory of the collection, a copy of which is attached. The original typescript is in Box 1, f.1.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  • Box 1: Axe's inventory of items in collection; items #2-52.
  • Box 2: Items #53-68; #79-84 (folder 1 of 4). [For #69-78 see box 8]
  • Box 3: Items #84 (folder 2)-85 (folder 5 of 6).
  • Box 4: Items #85 (folder 6)-89; #91-103. [#90 not included]
  • Box 5: Items #104-118.
  • Box 6: #119-126; items not on checklist:
    • Bancroft Library tickets of admission
    • Bancroft Co. stationery
    • Evolution of a Library (1901)
    • Miscellaneous articles and ephemera re Hubert Howe Bancroft
  • Box 7: Item #127.
  • Box 8: Items #69-78.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Axe, Ruth Frey--Archives.
H.H. Bancroft and Company.
A.L. Bancroft & Company.
Bibliographies--Archival resources.
Publishers and publishing--California, Northern.

Other Index Terms Related to this Collection

Wagner, Henry Raup, 1862-1957.
Bancroft, Eleanor.


Container List

 

Ephemera

Physical Description: 68 items

Scope and Content Note

Axe's inventory of items in collection; items #2-52
Box 1

Item No. 1△cat. Z998B22c Catalogue of H.H. Bancroft & Co. 1857

Physical Description: 44 p. 18 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Booksellers, publishers and stationers, importers of law, schools medical, miscellaneous, blank books and stationery, Montgomery Streets San Francisco Contains an announcement of the establishment, dated "Montgomery Street, 1857.
THE ONLY COPY KNOWN. The earliest Bancroft imprint.
"In wonderful condition," says Glen Dawson. Should be preserved in case.
Box 1

Item No. 2 H.H. Bancroft & Co's Law Catalogue, Messrs. Little; Brown & Co's Miscellaneous Books 1858

Physical Description: 4 p. 21.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

"Reinforced spine, otherwise fine. Needs better preservation. I have no record of any other copy."
Box 1

Item No. 3 This day published H.H. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco November 11, 1861

Physical Description: 4 pages, one side, 25x20 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Second page contains a list of books recently published and in course of publication, by H.H. Bancroft and Company. In perfect condition.
Box 1

Item No. 4 Office of The Pacific Encyclopedia, San Francisco March 13, 1872

Physical Description: 32 cm. One side only.
Box 1

Item No. 5 Bancroft's Diary for 1873 1873

Scope and Content Note

Contains Useful Memoranda, and Tables for Reference published annually, San Francisco A.L. Bancroft & Company Booksellers & Stationers 721 Market Street MDCCCLXXIII.
"One of a kind. Some most interesting entries. Seems to have been A.B.B's own notes. At end Acct. with Mrs. B."
Box 1

Item No. 6 1873 Announcement of receipt of University Texts

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 20x12.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Educational Department of A.L. Bancroft & Company Booksellers and Stationers to the Professors and Students of the University of California.
Box 1

Item No. 7 Emma Nevada in gold star

Physical Description: Cards (ads.)
Box 1

Item No. 7 One side: The New Star Coal

Box 1

Item No. 7 Second side: all other Coals

Box 1

Item No. 7 Advertising Bancroft schoolbooks

Physical Description: 9 cards, all different
Box 1

Item No. 7 One invitation to piano recital and reception. 1888

Box 1

Item No. 7 The Bancroft Company...other side ...take place at the History Building

Scope and Content Note

"Important as shows HHB also was in the music business as was ALB after they split in 1886."
Box 1

Item No. 7 "Gaudy" letterhead paper

Box 1

Item No. 8 Prospectus, The Book of the Season (The Native Races) 1875

Physical Description: 13x20.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

  • 5 publishers listed, 5 vols completed
  • A.L. Bancroft & Co.
  • Prospectus
Box 1

Item No. 9 1874 The Native Races Vol. I, N.Y., D. Appleton & Co.

Physical Description: 9 10.2x13.7
Box 1

Item No. 10 1874 Prospectus, 3 volumes completed, The Native Races

Physical Description: 20.5 cm. 16 pages

Scope and Content Note

"Interesting letters of reviews."
Box 1

Item No. 11 What is being said of Mr. Hubert H. Bancroft and his literary work? 1874

Physical Description: 23 cm. 7 pages
Box 1

Item No. 12 Prospectus The Native Races, D. Appleton & Co. 1874

Physical Description: 6 pages, 23.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Volume 1.
Box 1

Item No. 13 Prospectus The Native Races, [A.L. Bancroft & Co.] 1874

Physical Description: 16 pages, 23 cm.

Scope and Content Note

This contains the important statement that H.H. Bancroft "determined to devoted his life to his literary labors in 1869 turned over the active management of his business to his brother Albert L. Bancroft, determined to devote the remainder of his to making available to the world the treasures he had accumulated."
Box 1

Item No. 14 The Adoption of the Pacific Coast Series of Readers, A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco January 22, 1875

Physical Description: 32 pages, 21.5 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 15 To the Honorable County Board of Education, School Library Book, A.L. Bancroft & Co. 1875

Physical Description: 1 page, 21 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 16 Memorial is of A.L. Bancroft & Co. to the Senate and Aseembly. 1876 January 3

Physical Description: 6 pages, 21 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 17 Descriptive list of law publications of A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco 1877 March

Physical Description: 16 pages, 23.5 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 18 Bancroft's Catalogue of American and English Medical Books, A.L. Bancroft & Co. [1875-1879]

Physical Description: 46 pages, 23 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Prospectus.
Box 1

Item No. 19 Silver Carols songs, A.L. Bancroft & Co. 1879

Physical Description: 4 pages, 16x23 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 20 Camp's New Physical Political Outline maps 1879

Physical Description: 1 page, both sides 15x16.5 cm. on gray paper

Note

"These maps have just been thoroughly revised to date, July 1, 1879."
Box 1

Item No. 21 [Exchange price list of A.L. Bancroft & Co. for schoolbooks] 1880 January

Physical Description: 1 page. 22 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 22 White's Recitation Card 1880

Physical Description: 1 (broadside?) 42x23 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 23 Washington Territory Circular to school officers and teachers. 1880, after December 24

Physical Description: 4 pages, 21.5 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 24 Gross Misrepresentation Oregon accusations 1880

Physical Description: 1 (broadside?) 28.5 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 25 The Notorious Syndicate Swindle. San Francisco Circular, 1880 May 18

Physical Description: (broadside)
Physical Description: 1 page. 26 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 26 To the Honorable State Board of Education of the State of Oregon 1880 October 20

Physical Description: 1 (broadside) 28 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 27 That Cheeky Circular II 1880 October

Physical Description: 4 pages, 28x22 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 28 [Further revision of the Bancroft readers] 1880

Physical Description: 3 pages. 27 cm. 27.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Pages 2 and 3 Prices bid by San Francisco Board of Education for schoolbooks.
 

Hard-cover Imprints

Physical Description: 11 imprints
Box 1

Item No. 29 Dwinelle, Rev. I.E. Relation of Religion to Civilization. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Co. Printers, 1881.

Physical Description: PPW, 16 pages. 16x11 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 30 Bancroft's Christmas Messenger 1881

Physical Description: 9 prelim. 44 pages. 24 5x17 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 31 A Rare Chance to Make Money - Something that Every Household Should Have, Bancroft's Pictorial Chart 1882

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21 5x14 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 32 Order of Publication of The Works of H.H. Bancroft 1882?

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21x13 cm.

Scope and Content Note

"Important as early only to Vol. XXIII Alaska."
Box 1

Item No. 33 Bancroft's Works Order of Publication 1883

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21x13 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Works to XXXIII.
Box 1

Item No. 34 Publisher's Notice of Deviation History of Pacific States 1883 (?)

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21x13 cm. on white paper
Box 1

Item No. 35 Publisher's Notice History of Pacific States [of Deviation] 1883?

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21x13 cm. on blue paper
Box 1

Item No. 36 Suggestions to the Reader 1883?

Physical Description: 1 page, 1 side only, 21x13 cm. on blue paper

Scope and Content Note

re. History of Pacific States and Native Races.
Box 1

Item No. 37 The Story of Orpheus and Eurydice as presented at Baldwin Theater San Francisco July 14, 1884

Physical Description: (program story)
Physical Description: PPW, 12 pages, ads. 19x13 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 38 Platt's Hall Thursday, May 8th, 1884, program 1884

Physical Description: 4 pages, 13x11 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 39 What Montana Educators say of Bancroft's Readers. San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft & Company 1885

Creator/Collector: Allen, Chas. H. Swett, John, Royce, Josiah, Ph.D.
Physical Description: PPW, 8 pages. 22.5x15 cm.

Note

Bancroft Library duplicate, acquired 1950.
Box 1

Item No. 40 Obras Históricas de Huber to H. Bancroft. Imprenta de A.L. Bancroft y Compañia 1886?

Physical Description: Yellow PPW, double-page map on green tinted paper, 32 pages. 21x14 cm
Box 1

Item No. 41 Prospectus of History of California, Vol.V, signed by A.L. Bancroft & Co., Publishers 1886 August

Physical Description: 1 page, proof sheet, 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Physical Description: "many typos"
Box 1

Item No. 42 August Prospectus of History of California, Vol.V., signed by A.L. Bancroft & Co. Publishers 1886

Physical Description: 1 page, proof sheet, 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Physical Description: "typos corrected"

Scope and Content Note

"The importance of these little proof sheets is the date of August 1886, which was after the great fire of The A.L. Bancroft & Co. Printing house and no copy of History of California Vol.V. with A.L. Bancroft & Co. imprint has been found to my knowledge. All bear the imprint of The History Co. which printed and published all H.H. Bancroft's work after the fire and split between the brothers."
Box 1

Item No. 43 History of Oregon, Vol. 1, Bancroft's Works, Vol. XXIX, San Francisco, The History Company 1886 October 1

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 21x14 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 44 Quarterly Book List of The Bancroft Company, Vol.1, No.1 1887 July

Physical Description: PPW, 14 pages, 24x15.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

"Inside front cover is an Interesting account of The History Building, The History Company and The Bancroft Company.
"On page 10, a picture of the Valencia Street Library, inside back cover a good picture of The History Building."
Box 1

Item No. 45a Quarterly Book List of the Bancroft Company, Vol.1, No.2 1887 October

Physical Description: PPW, 15 pages. 24x15 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 45b Vol 1, No. 3 1888 January

Physical Description: PPW (The Illustrated Christmas Number.) 32 pages. 24x15.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

"It contains an 8 page (out of pagination) list of Harper & Bros. books for holiday buying, and an Interesting list, Pacific Coast Book Buyers registered at the Bancroft Company."
Box 1

Item No. 46 The Historical Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft with Special Reference to the Progress and Destiny of Texas 1886-1887

Physical Description: Red PPW, Double-page map, 21 page text, 23x15 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 47 The Historical Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft in their relation to the progress and destiny of the Pacific States 1886-1887

Physical Description: Red PPW, 24 pages, 23x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Page 14 refers to the fire of 1886.
 

Typewritten material

Physical Description: 32 packages and envelopes
Box 1

Item No. 48 Obras Historicas de Huberto H. Bancroft su Relacion con el progreso y porvenir de America Central 1889?

Physical Description: Red PPW, 32 pages, double-page map front. 23 5x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Ban. Lib. dup. acquired 1950.
Box 1

Item No. 49 Historical Biography. 1889?

Physical Description: Green PPW, 16 pages. 23 8x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

re: Chronicles of the Kings.
Bancroft Library duplicate acquired 1950.
Box 1

Item No. 50 Prospectus History of British Columbia 1887 January

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 51 Prospectus History of British Columbia 1887

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Box 1

Item No. 52 Prospectus History of Central America, Vol. III 1887 March

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 19x12 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 53 Prospectus History of Central America, Vol. III 1887 March

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 54 Prospectus Popular Tribunals, Volume I, The History Company 1887 July

Physical Description: 1 page. 1 side only, 22x14 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 55 History of Utah 1889

Physical Description: Just published in one volume, 8vo, 808 pages....
Physical Description: No wrappers, staples, 22 pages. 22x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Reviews of book.
Box 2

Item No. 56 Catalogo de las obras Publicadas en Español por the History Company Libreros Editores, History Building, San Francisco 1890

Physical Description: Grey PPW 24 pages, 23x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Duplicate acquired 1950.
Box 2

Item No. 57 Postcard, San Francisco November 20, 1890

Scope and Content Note

Bought of The History Company, Publishers 723 Market Street. One vol. 39 Bancroft's Works. Sheep 5 50. Memorandum invoice. Stamp in perfect condition. Photo of Kit Carson.
1894
Red PPW, 12 pages, 21x14 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 61 West American History Hubert Howe Bancroft Autograph Edition, New York, The Bancroft Company 1902

Physical Description: 1 page, proof sheet, 24x14.5 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 62 Receipt dated San Francisco, December 29, 1890. "On account of Bancroft's Works in full of all demands." 1890

Physical Description: 22x8.5 cm. signed by Drury
Box 2

Item No. 63 1890 Receipt, The History Company, publishers of The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. San Francisco. December 6, 1890

Physical Description: 22x14cm.
Box 2

Item No. 63 Prospectus for Literary Industries.

Physical Description: 16.5x10.5 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 63 Further Late and Earlier Notices of Mr. Bancroft and his books undated

Physical Description: grey, 4 pages, 14.5x8cm.
Box 2

Item No. 64 Holograph letter of Hubert Howe Bancroft to William Henry Knight from London September 17, 1866

Physical Description: Both sides of single page 20x13 cm.

Scope and Content Note

"Bancroft does not wish to begin publishing schoolbooks at this time."
Box 2

Item No. 65 Prospectus for Chronicle of The Kings

Physical Description: Stiff PPW with deckle edges and decorated with pink block letters
Physical Description: C A crown and K. 18 p. 23.5x15.cm.
Physical Description: A huge folded chart at end tipped in: Chronicle of the Kings Plan or Framework or Structure 50x38 cm.
Box 2

Item No. 66 From Hubert H. Bancroft to Mr. Adolph Sutro August 10, 1888

Physical Description: Holograph letter [laid in] marked 'Personal' in red ink
Physical Description: 4 pages, 2 inscribed, 20x12 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Sutro Heights telling him he has been selected to be included in the Chronicle of the Kings.
Box 2

Item No. 67 California Publications, published by The Bancroft Company History Building. Market St. San Francisco [1889]

Physical Description: pink PPW, 4 pages. 15 x 8.5 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Very fine condition.
Lists Harlan '88.
Box 2

Item No. 68 Analysis and Valuation of the Bancroft Library 1886 June 11

Physical Description: Grey plain wrapper tied with pink tape, printed on newsprint
Physical Description: 9 pages, 33x20 cm.

Note

(according to HRW probably by Bancroft himself)
 

Bancroft hard-cover imprints

Box 8

Item No. 69 Prussia and the Franco-Prussian War 1871

Physical Description: 19.5x13 cm. 354 pages. 6 pages, ads. at end.
Physical Description: Poor condition.

Scope and Content Note

by John S.C. Abbott, Boston: Published by BB B. Russell. 55 Cornhill. Philadelphia: Quaker-City Publishing-House Chicago: James P. Snell. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Co. Bort Hope, Ont. P.R. Randall & Co.
"The only notice I have seen of this book was a squib in a Santa Barbara newspaper of 1871 saying 'An agent of A. L. Bancroft is in Santa Barbara selling Prussia, etc.'"
Box 8

Item No. 70 Caxton's Book: A collection of Essays, Poem, tales and sketches, by the late W. H. Rhodes. Edited by Daniel O'Connell. San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft and Company. 1876

Physical Description: 300 pages, fair condition, 21.5x14.5
Box 8

Item No. 71 The New Penelope and other stories and poems by Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, printers 1877

Physical Description: 349 pages, 21.5x14.5
Box 8

Item No. 72 The Poison Fountain or Anti-Parental Education. 1878

Physical Description: 189 pages, 23.5x15 cm.

Scope and Content Note

Essays and discussions on the School question from a parental and non-sectarian standpoint by Zachary Montgomery, of the California Bar. San Francisco: Published by the author.
This was printed by A.L. Bancroft & Co. although not stated here.
Box 8

Item No. 73 Pacific Coast Series The Pacific Coast Fourth Reader. Revised Edition. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Company, publishers. Booksellers and Stationers. 1878

Physical Description: 240 pages, 2 blue, 2 pages ads, 19x12.5 cm.
Physical Description: Excellent condition.
Box 8

Item No. 74 The Handy Companion for constant use. Hubbard Brothers. Publishers Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco 1883

Physical Description: 256 pages, 14x9.5 cm.
Physical Description: Laid in: 1 page 191-192 Bazar receipts.
Box 8

Item No. 75 Our Lost Explorers: The narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition 1883

Physical Description: 479 pages, 23x14.5 cm.
Physical Description: Bindings front and last pages loose.

Scope and Content Note

Maps, portraits, and numerous engravings; published by subscription only Hartford Conn: American Publishing Company San Prancisco: A. L. Bancroft & Co.
Box 8

Item No. 76 A Popular California Flora, or Manual of Botany for Beginners, by Volney Rattan. Sixth Revised Edition, San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft and Company. 1885

Physical Description: 138 pages, 20x14.5 cm.
Box 8

Item No. 77 Salesman's Dummy History of Utah

Physical Description: 24x16 cm.

Scope and Content Note

17 plates, 10 are black and white, 7 gaudy colors. 12 pages table of contents, 4 pages Authorities consulted. 51 sample pages of text, 2 sample pages of Index, 1 full page ad of History of Utah, 24 pages of order blanks, Sample of gaudy red and gold binding in back cover.
Box 8

Item No. 78 Shifting Scenes Poems by T.J. Richards San Francisco The Bancroft Company 1889

Physical Description: 164 pages, 18.5x13 cm.
Physical Description: excellent condition
Box 2

Item No. 79 Analysis and Valuation of the Bancroft Library 1886

Physical Description: Dated on back in pencil
Physical Description: 9 sheets, 35x19.5 cm.
Physical Description: Folded into grey cardboard tied with pink tape.
Box 2, Folder 1A

Item No. 79 The Publications of the Bancroft Organizations with an Introduction by Henry R. Wagner Preface

Physical Description: About 55 o.c. 55 pages.
Box 2, Folder 1

Item No. 80 Original H.R. Wagner letter to Eleanor Bancroft. April 19, 1955

Physical Description: 6 pages, HRW holograph laid in 153 pages.
Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 Miscellaneous, including misrepresentations

Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 By John Howell of Misrepresentations in Bancroft work

Physical Description: Xerox copy
Physical Description: Corrected misrepresentations on 6 pages, typewritten.
Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 Reference to passages in the author's edition of the works of HHB which later editions were expurgated or revised John Howell

Physical Description: Typed, 2 pages.
Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 Publication Data on Bancroft's Works

Physical Description: typewritten, 2 pages.
Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 Bancroft's Works and their authors

Physical Description: typewritten, 2 pages.
Box 2, Folder 2

Item No. 81 HRW

Physical Description: Holograph pages, 10 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 The Library

Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Knight Gerson collection undated

Physical Description: clipping, no place
Physical Description: typewritten, library sale, 4 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 The Evolotion of a Library, dictated by HRW

Physical Description: 7 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 The Bancroft Library

Physical Description: 11 page.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Library sale

Physical Description: (HRW holograph addition at end)
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Traveler

Physical Description: 2 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Fisher's description of Bancroft

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Conclusion

Physical Description: 6 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Bancroft's Character

Physical Description: 11 page.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 More conclusion

Physical Description: 10 pages.
Box 2, Folder 3

Item No. 82 Chart of Book of the Fair (variations)

Physical Description: "pencil by me, 1 page"
Box 2

Item No. 83 White folder marked "Discard of HRW Bancroft"

Physical Description: mostly typewritten, ca. 100 pages.
Box 3

Item No. 84 Envelope addressed to Mr. J.L. Chernofsky

Scope and Content Note

Contains:
  • Checklist of Publications H.H. Bancroft and Company
  • 1857 to 1870 Volume I by Henry R. Wagner and Eleanor Bancroft, completed and by Ruth Frey Axe
  • 157 typewritten pages ready for publication with one addition, from Mr. Michael Hackenburg of University of Chicago. Correspondence and xerox
  • 8 pages of Harry Clark's list of Bancroft Publications to year 1868
Boxes 3-4

Item No. 85 Checklist of Publications, A.L. Bancroft and Company 1868 to 1886

Physical Description: white folder
Physical Description: 250 typewritten pages, much interleaved with penciled pages of additions
Physical Description: 19 pages of Kary Clark's Checklist of A.L.B. and Co. in Bancroft Library
Physical Description: 20 typewritten pages of ALB checklist checked at Bancroft and UC libraries
 

Bancroft Law

Box 4

Item No. 86 Idaho State Law Library May 23, 1950

Scope and Content Note

re Idaho Reports Title page 1882.
Box 4

Item No. 86 Notes: Territories and States Laws, Statutes, Supreme Court

Physical Description: 6 pages
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letters of L.A. County Law Bibliographer, Howard Jay Graham January 1955

Physical Description: 2 pages

Scope and Content Note

  • February 14, 1951
  • February 2, 1951
  • Answer HRW: February 6, 1951
  • January 22, 1951; 4 p
  • February 7, 1951
  • Answer HRW February 9, 1951
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Item No. 86 Mr. Thomas S. Dabagh UCLA Law Library January 10, 1951

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Item No. 86 California Supreme Court Reports

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 86 Bibliography of California Reports

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Item No. 86 California Supreme Court Reports

Physical Description: 1 page.
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Mr.Graham February 2, 1981

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Item No. 86 Letter of William B. Stern January 9, 1951

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Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Miss Caroline Wenzel California State Library January 2, 1[?]

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Johan Adams January 15, 1951

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Item No. 86 Reply: January 17, 1951

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Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Thomas Dabagh, UCLA Law Library January 3, 1951

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Item No. 86 Notes Reports of Cases, Supreme Court

Physical Description: newsprint, 1 yellow page.
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter HRW Montana Historical Society May 16, 1949

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Item No. 86 Reply: May 24, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letters HRW Nevada State Library May 16, 1949

Scope and Content Note

  • March 3, 1964 to Mrs. Hater
  • March 6, 1964 Nevada State Library
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Item No. 86 Notes Oregon Supreme Court Reports

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Item No. 86 Letter Oregon State Library June 2, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letter Robert Greenwood March 4, 1964

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Item No. 86 Letter to Robert Greenwood March 1, 1964

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Item No. 86 Letter to Utah State Historical Society March 3, 1964

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Item No. 86 Reply: March 6, 1964

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Item No. 86 Letter from N. Orwin Rush Director University of Wyoming Library December 7, 1949

Scope and Content Note

re Supreme Court Reports.
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Item No. 86 Letter of Ellen Crowley State Librarian to HRW May 24, 1950

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of Mrs. Hager to State Library March 5, 1964

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Item No. 86 Letter of Dr. Andrew Horn November 11, 1949

Scope and Content Note

4 pages, lists of UCLA, Bancroft.
Box 4

Item No. 86 HRW reply November 16, 1949

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Item No. 86 Note

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 86 2 letters - HRW to Los Angeles Bar Association October 25, 1948 November l, 1948

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter Thomas H. Dabagh November 5 1948

Scope and Content Note

re Am. State Reports and Am. Decisions
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter Howard Jay Graham January 18, 1948

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Item No. 86 Letter HRW to Librarian of Congress November 8, 1948

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Item No. 86 Reply Francis X. Dwyer Acting Law Librarian, Library of Congress January 11, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Homer Crotty, (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher) August 7, 1948

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Item No. 86 Reply: Mr. Crotty August 4, 1948

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Item No. 86 Letter of Mr. Crotty July 30, 1948

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Mr. Dabagh November 23, 1948

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Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Mr. Howard Jay Graham January 16, 1951

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Item No. 86 Letter of Mr. Dabagh November 15, 1948

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Librarian Hastings College of Law January 13, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter of Mr. Dabagh December 8, 1948

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Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Librarian Yale Law Library January 4, 1950

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW with copy to Librarian Yale Law Library December 23, 1949

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW go Mr. Dabagh December 14, 1948

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Item No. 86 Letter of Cecil Skipwith May 18, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letter of Ruth Axe to Francis R. Doyle, Reference Librarian, Boalt Hall September 18, 197[?]

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Item No. 86 Reply September 15, 1972

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Item No. 86 Page from Bancroftiana regarding find of Labatt. (May, 1857)

Physical Description: 3 p. Xerox copy of Labatt
Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter of HRW to Howard Jay Graham January 23, 1951

Box 4

Item No. 86 Notes

Physical Description: 4 pages, on yellow paper
Box 4

Item No. 86 California Supreme Court Reports Reporter's Edition

Note

"very important for Bancroft Law Imprints List"
Physical Description: 6 pages (legal size yellow graph paper)
Box 4

Item No. 86 "My notes"

Physical Description: 5 pages.
 

Correspondence Bancroft Whitney

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter from A.A. Herschley to HRW November 19, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letter from C.E. Brumm Library Services Counsellor September 8, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter from HRW to W.K. Kuhl September 20, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter from Kuhl to HRW September 15, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter from HRW to Mr. Brumm September 11, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter HRW to Mr. Herschler September 21, 1949

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Item No. 86 Letter from to Mr. Kuhl October 25, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter of Mr. Kuhl to HRW October 30, 1950

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Item No. 86 Letter from Poster to Mrs. Hager August 19, 1965

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Item No. 86 Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Hager from Mr. Taft June 17, 1965

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Item No. 86 Letter to Mrs. Axe from Mr. Taft June 17, 1965

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Item No. 86 Letter from Mr. Taft to Mrs. Hager July 17, 1965

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Item No. 86 Letter to Mrs. Axe from Hager to Mrs. Axe and Mr. Taft July 8, 1965

Box 4

Item No. 86 Letter from Mrs. Hager to Mr. Taft August 4, 1965

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Item No. 86 Check List of Sumner Whitney law publications

Physical Description: 12 pages, newsprint
Box 4

Item No. 86 Notes

Physical Description: 1 page, newsprint
Box 4

Item No. 87 UCLA and UC

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Item No. 87 List of Bancroft imprints holdings

Note

Checked by both institutions with additional information.
Physical Description: 6 Legal size pages
Box 4

Item No. 87 List Bancroft A.L. Imprints checked by UCLA

Physical Description: 6 pages (newsprint)
Box 4

Item No. 87 List checked by UC Ed and UCLA List of H.H. Bancroft imprints

Physical Description: 9 pages (newsprint)
Box 4

Item No. 87 List with UCLA library nos. December 4, 1949

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 4

Item No. 87 Covering letter dated December 13, blue paper from Andrew Horn to HRW

Box 4

Item No. 87 Lyman List

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Letter and list of Andrew Horn to HRW July 23, 1951

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 4

Item No. 87 Letter and list of Andrew Horn to HRW December 1, 1949

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 4

Item No. 87 HRW to Andrew Horn February 2, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Andrew Horn to HRW February 14, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 (RFA list) H.H. Bancroft & Co. publications, UCLA

Physical Description: 9 pages
Box 4

Item No. 87 Letter of HRW to Mr. Andrew Horn March 30, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Andrew Horn to HRW September 28, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Andrew Horn March 14, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 HRW to Andrew Horn August 18, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Andrew Horn to HRW from Washington D.C. July 10, 1951

Physical Description: 3 pages, holograph
Box 4

Item No. 87 HRW to Andrew Horn June 2, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 HRW to Wilbur Smith August 30, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 Wilbur Smith to HRW August 17, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 Wilbur Smith to HRW August 23, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Dr. Ed. Carpenter to HRW August 11, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 HRW to Ed. Carpenter (Lyman library) August 11, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 Dr. Carpenter to HRW re Savage Manual October 5, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page.
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Item No. 87 HRW to Ed Carpenter re Savage Manual September 30, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 HRW to Ed Carpenter August 26, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 Ed Carpenter to HRW August 25, 1959

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 Wilbur Smith to HRW January 28, 1956

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 HRW to Wilbur Smith February 4, 1956

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 87 Notes

Physical Description: 1 page, yellow paper
Box 4

Item No. 87 Wilbur Smith to Ruth Axe July 15, 1959

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 87 HH Bancroft bibliography, UCLA prepared for H.R. Wagner September 28, 1948

Physical Description: 4 pages
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Item No. 88 Directories

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Item No. 88 Chart of Bancroft firms

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 Chart of Bancroft firms

Physical Description: 1 page, both marked 4
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Item No. 88 Chart of Bancroft firms

Physical Description: 1 page, also marked 4
Box 4

Item No. 88 Notes

Physical Description: 1 yellow page
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Item No. 88 Charts of Bancroft companies

Physical Description: 2 pages
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Item No. 88 [?]

Physical Description: 1 yellow page, marked 4
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Item No. 88 Bancroft firms as listed in directories

Physical Description: 3 orange pages
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Item No. 88 San Francisco Journal of Commerce August 12, 1886

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 San Diego Union September 26, 1886

Physical Description: 2 pages
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Item No. 88 A.L. Bancroft and Co. addresses 1885 to 1896

Physical Description: 2x5 card
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Item No. 88 Letter from HRW to Gladys Wickson (California Historical Society) November 21, 1949

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Item No. 88 Bancroft Family and companies

Physical Description: 12 pages, Legal size
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Item No. 88 Newspaper articles re The Fire of April 30, 1886

Physical Description: 7 pages
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Item No. 88 Miss Wickson to HRW May 24, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 HRW to Miss Wickson May 29, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 S.F. Directories, Has Brouck

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 Letter of Miss Wickson re Directories Colley and Schmidt January 16, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 88 San Francisco Directories: Nathan J.and F.Stone

Physical Description: 3 pages, yellow
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Item No. 88 HRW to Wickson, asking for info re W.H. Knight July 19, 1948

Physical Description: 3 pages
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Item No. 88 Business addresses S.F. Directories W.H. Knights

Physical Description: 2 pages.
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Item No. 89 Correspondence with bookdealers and with Hagers

Scope and Content Note

re my Ban. checklist and their Zamorano-Ban. Index and Swingle, [?], Dawson 2, Dawson cat. with Ban. items.
 

Item No. 90 Folder marked Bancroft correspondence, Muybridge, [Paper manufacturing]

Note

[not included BB 1/84]
 

Item No. 90 Letter from Cordon Hendricks requesting information re Muybridge

Physical Description: 4 pages, notes
 

Item No. 90 Letter to Warren Howell re pub. CheckList May 26, 1973

 

Item No. 90 Letter from Warren declining.

 

Item No. 90 2 Letters from Burt Cahonn requesting info. re W.E. Bancroft

 

Item No. 90 Letter from James D. Hart re early Ban. imprints September 15, 1972

 

Item No. 90 Letter of Hart April 26, 1973

 

Item No. 90 Letter of Peter Hanff with article on Early Ban. Imprints 29 November 1972

 

Item No. 90 My letter to Peter Hanff October 16, 1972

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Item No. 91 List of Copyright of H.H. Bancroft & Co. Publications 1857-1870

Note

Prepared for Henry R.Wagner by Miss Edith M. Coulter in 1948 with copy.
Physical Description: 4 pages
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Item No. 91 Bancroft Lib. Lacks H.H. Bancroft & Co. Pub.

Physical Description: 3 pages with copy
Box 4

Item No. 91 Census of H.H. Bancroft & Co. imprints

Physical Description: 1 page, 2 copies.
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Item No. 92 Paper making

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Item No. 92 Note of extract from Titus Fey Cronise Paper making in California

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Item No. 92 Letter from the Huntington Library

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Item No. 92 Letter from HRW to Cone Free Librarian October 18, 1950

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Item No. 92 Letter from Librarian Mason Librarian Great Barrington October 31, 1950

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Item No. 92 Extract from Horace Lyman Weeks A History of Paper manufacturing in the UC

Physical Description: 2 pages
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Item No. 92 Extract of HRW work

Physical Description: 4 pages.
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Item No. 93 Bancroft imprint [?] Not Found

Physical Description: 2 copies, 6 pages
Physical Description: 4 pages
Physical Description: 16 pages
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Item No. 94 The Templeton Crocker Collection of Western American in California Historical Library 1936

Physical Description: gray board, green spine
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Item No. 94 Edna Parratt to HRW California Teacher December 14, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Bancroft published in California Historical Society Library exclusive of the Works

Physical Description: 2 pages
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Item No. 94 H.H. Bancroft & Co. Publ. Checked by C.H.S.

Physical Description: 6 pages
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Item No. 94 Bancroft Imprints and The Works all checked by CHS

Physical Description: 2 pages.
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Item No. 94 Pub. adv. in Pacific Coast Series Fifth Reader A.L. Bancroft & Co. (copyright 1874)

Physical Description: 1 page.
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Item No. 94 The Bancroft Publications all checked by CHS

Physical Description: 2 pages
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Item No. 94 The History Co. Publications all checked by CHS

Physical Description: 3 pages
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Item No. 94 HRW to Edna Martin June 14, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page

Scope and Content Note

(re French ed. Native Races)
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Item No. 94 "My notes"

Physical Description: 2 holograph pages
Box 4

Item No. 94 Goodspeeds Western Scout, vol. 1 February 1, 1952

Physical Description: 1 Broadside (both sides)
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Item No. 94 Letter of HRW to Edna Parrett pinned to it February 8, 1952

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Letter of Ruth Axe to Reference Librarian November 4, 1972

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Reply November 15, 1972

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Letter R. Axe to Reference Librarian March 5, 1973

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Reply Mrs. Swingle March 15, 1973

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Mr. Absjian to Ruth Axe March 23, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 94 Not Bancroft

Physical Description: 1 xerox
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Item No. 95 List of Pioneer Society Items

Physical Description: 9 pages
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Item No. 96 Doxsee references

Physical Description: 11 pages (newsprint)
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Item No. 97 California State Library

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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Miss Edith Coulter August 3, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Miss Edith Coulter July 6, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Miss Coulter to HRW July 9, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page (holograph)
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Item No. 97 Miss Coulter to HRW July 30 1948

Physical Description: 1 page (holograph)
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Item No. 97 "Some of Bancroft & Co's Publications all checked"

Physical Description: 4 pages
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Item No. 97 Extract from The Bookseller

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Miss Mabel Gillis August 23, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter Miss Gillis to HRW September 28, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Miss Gillis August 9, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Miss Gillis October 12, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter Miss Gillis December 12, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Caroline Wenzel February 1, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Caroline Wenzel March 24, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 97 Letter HRW to Caroline Wenzel January 9, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 97 California State Library List of their H.H.Bancroft & Co., holdings all checked

Physical Description: 3 pages
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Item No. 97 A Report on the location of Early California Imprints for the California State Library in Greenwood's California Imprints (by Rllen R. Ottley)

Physical Description: 7 pages
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Item No. 97 The American Almanac 1856 not Ban

Physical Description: tp xerox
Box 4

Item No. 97 Letter Ruth Axe to California State Library September 9, 1972

Physical Description: 3 pages
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Item No. 97 Bancroft publ. not yet located but checked by CSL for some they have

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 98 Los Angeles Public Library

Scope and Content Note

Bancroft imprints all checked with lib. nos.
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Item No. 99 Biographical

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Item No. 99 Bancroft children's reminiscences

Physical Description: 7 pages
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter of HRW to Mr. Brigham AAS re Bancroft August 30, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
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Item No. 99 Reply September 1, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
Box 4

Item No. 99 Mr. Lohmann, Secretary Yale University September 8, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter from Harry J. Crosby to HRW re Clarence King January 12, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page.
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Item No. 99 Reply HRW January 16, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 R. Axe to Crosby December 29, 1963

Physical Description: 1 page (newsprint)
Box 4

Item No. 99 Notes on John Swett

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter HRW to W.W. Robinson re Watts November 17, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Reply W.W. Robinson re Watts November 21, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Sara Bancroft Fry to HRW March 20, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page holograph
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter John Kemble to HRW re travel exp. of Bancroft December 25, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Oassenger list

Physical Description: 1 page negative photostat
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter Caroline Wenzel Bancroft's travels April 13, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 Dates of arrivals and departures

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter HRW thank you and also for news of HHB diary in Ban

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 From HRW to Griffin Bancroft November 7, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Reply Philip Bancroft February 13, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to Philip Bancroft February l7, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Philip Bancroft reply March 1, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page, holograph
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to Philip Bancroft March 8, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to Philip Bancroft October 30, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to Mrs. Chas P. Lineweaver March 8, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Reply C. Lineweaver March 23, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page, holograph
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to L.B. Harrison March 8, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Philip Bancroft to HRW reply to below February 13, 1954

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 HRW to Philip Bancroft February 3, 1954

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter of HRW to Charles Forward November 6, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page

Scope and Content Note

re Mrs. Richards daughter of Kate. (I.R. Axe have since met her daughter Mrs. Swisher who was helpful with Oak acct.)
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Item No. 99 Reply November 9, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 HRW to Charles Forward November 10, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter of Mabel Gillis August 20, 1948

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Item No. 99 Biographical from State Lib. Albert Little Bancroft

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 4

Item No. 99 Biographical from State Lib. Samuel Leonidas Simpson

Physical Description: 6 pages
Box 4

Item No. 99 Biographical from State Lib. Andrew W. Patterson

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 William Henry Knight

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 Arthur H. Bell

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 Ed McGowan

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 Frederick Peter Stone

Physical Description: 4 pages
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Item No. 99 Letter of HRW to Caroline Wenzel thanks for biographical material

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter re ALB and Honey Lake August 18, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 99 Article: Has Fraud been Practiced? ALB

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
Box 4

Item No. 99 Letter HRW reply

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 99 San Diego Union December 12, 1976

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
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Item No. 99 San Diego Union January 4, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
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Item No. 99 San Diego Union January 1, 1963

Physical Description: 1 page xerox
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Item No. 100 Ed Carpenter and Huntington Library

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Item No. 100 Letter to HRW February 1, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 100 Letter to HRW July 25, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 100 List Entries in Huntington Library Catalog under HHB except Works checked

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 4

Item No. 100 List from Mrs. Hager checked March 4, 1964

Physical Description: 10 pages (newsprint)
Box 4

Item No. 101 Library of Congress

Note

[see maps]
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Item No. 101 Letter November 18, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 101 Letter reply HRW November 23, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 101 Letter HRW October 31, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 Letter LC form October 26, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 Letter HRW October 21, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 Letter October 12, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 Copyright office L.C. November 30, 1940

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 HRW September 14, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 101 Bancroft imprints

Physical Description: 6 pages, L.C. xerox cards
Box 4

Item No. 102 Maps, including Library of Congress and Almanacs

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Item No. 102 Bancroft Library: 2 3x5 cards maps

Physical Description: 1 long brown envelope
Box 4

Item No. 102 HHB and ALB Maps unlocated

Physical Description: 3 pages, newsprint
Box 4

Item No. 102 My notes on Henry Hancock survey

Physical Description: 1 yellow page
Box 4

Item No. 102 Bancroft's Maps in Library of Congress

Physical Description: 3 pages
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Item No. 102 Extract 'Wheat's Mapping the A....'

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 102 Maps and locations, etc.

Physical Description: 3 pages, xerox and notes
Box 4

Item No. 102 List of Printed Maps of California Supplement to ... Board of Regents, Berkeley 1887, Library Bulletin No. 9

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 102 "My notes on newsprint of above"

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 102 Description of Bancroft map in Clark Library prepared by Ed Carpenter (December 14, 1949)

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 102 Letter from B. Whiting to R. Axe December 21, 1957

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 102 1 card from B. Whiting to R. Axe January 22, 1958

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Item No. 102 1 letter from Peggy Christian June 22, 1971

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Item No. 102 1 letter from Warren Howell May 28, 1973

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Item No. 102 1 letter to Wesley Catlin CSL March 29, 1973

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Item No. 102 1 letter reply

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Item No. 102 3 maps Cal State Library

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 102 Almanacs

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Item No. 102 Letter of Clarence S. Brigham A.A.S. January 7, 1949

Box 4

Item No. 102 List of California Almanacs in AAS to 1870

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Item No. 102 Letter of HRW to CSL April 4, 1949

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Item No. 102 Am. Almanac 1857 not Ban.

Physical Description: Xerox
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Item No. 103 Lithographs

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Item No. 103 Bird's Eye Views of California Cities by Mary Lou de Lapp

Physical Description: 14 pages
Box 4

Item No. 103 Letter NYPL to HRW with list March 16, 1954

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 4

Item No. 103 Letter to Bob Becker Peter Hanff Suzanne Gallup Bancroft Library April 3, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 103 Reply May 9, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 4

Item No. 103 My notes on Lithos

Physical Description: 2 yellow pages, 3 white pages
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Item No. 103 Letter of Bowers Museum July 12, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 103 Letter of Bowers Museum July 5, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 103 Letter to CHS May 27, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 103 Reply June 9, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 103 Notes

Physical Description: 6 yellow pages
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Item No. 103 Notes from Peters California on Stone

Physical Description: 1 page
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Item No. 104 The Works and the Native Races (cont.)

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Item No. 104 HRW to S W Museum July 15, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 HRW to S W Museum August 5, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 F.W. Hodge ingloses

Physical Description: 1 page holograph
Box 5

Item No. 104 Circular from Lummis papers re Bancroft (dated 1907)

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 F.W. Lodge letter, October 4, re books

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 HLRW to Stanford University Library re Bancroft History of California

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Reply December 2, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 HRW to Edna Parratt CHS January 18, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page

Scope and Content Note

re Native Races and Book of Fair
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Item No. 104 Reply? October 30 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Dawson re History of California September 17, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Harold Holmes November 3, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 HRW to H.P. Kraus re Native Races June 1, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 List of CHS Works October 26, 1954

Physical Description: 1 short page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Letter CHS November 1, 1954

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Anna Marie Hager to CHS February 27, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Accompanying list not checked

Physical Description: 6 pages
Box 5

Item No. 104 Reply James Abajian March 3, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Circular Alta California bookstore Bancroftiana

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Bancroftiana October 15, 1970

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Edna Parratt CHS March 28, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 Letter HRW to CHS April 10, 1951

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 104 List general CHS

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 104 List Bancroftiana (gen'l.) don't know from whom

Physical Description: 4 pages xerox
Box 5

Item No. 104 Misrepresentations in the Bancroft Works by John Howell

Physical Description: 1 page
 

Xerox copies

Physical Description: 13 items
Box 5

Item No. 105 Schoolbooks

Box 5

Item No. 105 HRW letter to Library Education Department UC February 21, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 RG Cowan letter re his father's schoolbook collection

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 HRW to James Babb, Yale University Library May 23, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 HRW to Library Education, UC

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 HRW to Miss Wilma W. Waite acknowledging her letter and list August 15, l949

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 Miss Wilma Waite letter and list of UC Ed library holdings August 4, 1949

Physical Description: 5 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 HRW July 29 to Miss Waite

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Miss Waite to HRW March 8 with list

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter HRW to Miss Waite March 15, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter of from Yale June 6, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Ack. HRW to Yale letter

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Advertisement in Swett's Common School Readings

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 California State Library Works by Charles Russell Clarke

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter of William F. Kelleher January 23, 1950

Physical Description: 2 pages

Scope and Content Note

re holograph letter of Bancroft about publishing schoolbooks.
Box 5

Item No. 105 Original in this coll.

Note

See Item No. 64.
Box 5

Item No. 105 "My notes"

Physical Description: yellow paper, 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter R. Axe to Reference Librarian, Nevada State Historical Society October 29, 1972

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Reply Has Warren's Intermediate Geog. November 1, 1972

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter R. Axe to Nevada State Historical Society, 11-472

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter R. Axe to Librarian, Oregon State Library one with his notes May 27, 1977

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 105 Bancroft schoolbook imprints

Physical Description: 2 pages xerox
Box 5

Item No. 105 Letter R. Axe to Bancroft Library May 13, 1971

Physical Description: 1 page, yellow paper
Box 5

Item No. 105 R. Axe notes

Physical Description: 2 pages
 

Book of the Fair

Box 5

Item No. 106 "My notes on UCLA copies"

Physical Description: 6 pages, plus 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 "My notes on Los Angeles Public Library copy"

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter of Mr. Lake, Riverside Public Library with description of their copy November 1, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 "My chart" California Historical Society, UCLA, California State Library, Los Angeles Public, Riverside copies

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter Ruth Axe to Silveira de Braganza and Jake Zeitlin February 27, 1971

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Peter Decker send Book of Fair to CHS December 27, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter to Edna Parratt December 27, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Description of Book of Fair received at CHS

Physical Description: 1 page
 

Book of Wealth or Achievements of Civilization

Box 5

Item No. 106 Chart of UCLA copies

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Eleanor Bancroft question August 17, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Ralph Lyon to HRW October 11, 1948

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon October 15, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon October 19, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon October 8, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon December 1, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Ralph Lyon to HRW October 21, 1948

Physical Description: 3 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon October 28, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon October 29, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Ralph Lyon to HRW November 8, 1948

Physical Description: 2 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon November 12, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Mabel Gillie, California State Library October 22, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Miss California State Library November 4, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Miss Caroline Wenzel, California State Library June 24, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Description of California State Library Book of Wealth

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter Ralph Lyon to HRW November 2, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Librarian Wesleyan, University Library, Middletown, Connecticut October 27 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Reply of Librarian Wesleyan, University Library, Middletown, Connecticut November 8, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 List of Subscriptions & amounts subscribed from Fullerton Special Collections (Stone papers)

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Mr. Lake (Riverside Public Library) October 25, 1948

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter Mr. Lake To HRW November 8, 1948

Box 5

Item No. 106 Card Mr. Lake to HRW November 23, 1949

Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Miss Caroline Wenzel, California State Library January 28, 1949

Box 5

Item No. 106 Card of Miss Wenzel, reply

Box 5

Item No. 106 "My Chart" - Frick collection, California State Library, Ban Author's and Fin de Siecle No name editions, Riverside

Box 5

Item No. 106 "My description" Riverside copy

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter Franklin Biebel Frick Library February 21, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Description Frick copy Cogne Noir (NYPL has Cygne noir)

Physical Description: 2 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 106 Description, California State Library

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Frick January 24, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Frick February 7, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Pierpont Morgan Library, Fred Adams to T.W. Streeter, No copy in

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Frick to HRW February 1, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Wesleyan to HRW November 1, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 NYPL to HRW March 9, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 R. Axe to Riverside Public Library February 11, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Riverside Public Library November 2, 1948

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Description of Frick copy to Riverside

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 HRW to Ralph Lyon March 1, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Director New York Historical Society re Book of Wealth March 2, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Reference Librarian, NYPL March 2, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter Ralph Lyon re his holdings of Book of Wealth March 7, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Ralph Lyon, thank you March 11, 1949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Ralph Lyon will ask mother about A.L. Bancroft October 29, 1948

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 Questionnaire HRW to Ralph Lyons re the Bancrofts filled in and answered and returned March 22, 1949

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter HRW to Librarian Wesleyan U

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Pencil chart, UCLA Book of Wealth copies

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 California State Library copy of Book of Wealth some notes in HRW's writing

Physical Description: 6 pages
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, HRW to Eleanor Bancroft November 4, l949

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, HRW to Mr. Lake, Riverside Public Library

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Andrew Horn to HRW February 3, 1950

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Andrew Horn to HRW February 23, 1950

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, HRW to Andrew Horn February 6, 1950

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, HRW to Andrew Horn February 28, 1950

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Ralph Lyon price of Book of Wealth April 27, 1954

Box 5

Item No. 106 Letter, Ralph Lyon April 7, 1954

Box 5

Item No. 106 "My notes on Riverside copy Book of Wealth"

Physical Description: 1 page, 2 sides
Box 5

Item No. 106 "1 side Henry Lebbeus Oak by ...Ora Oak, my notes"

Box 5

Item No. 106 "My notes" Portfolios

Physical Description: 1 page, newsprint
Box 5

Item No. 106 California State Library, List of Bancroft books including Book of Wealth

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 107 The History Company Inc. September 23, 1886 forfeit December 14, 1905

Box 5

Item No. 107 List of imprints and descriptions

Physical Description: 24 pages
Box 5

Item No. 107 Additional notes

Physical Description: 24 pages
Box 5

Item No. 107 Additions

Physical Description: 8 pages
Box 5

Item No. 107 UCLA holdings descriptions filled in

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 The Bancroft Co. Inc. June 22, 187? Forfeit December 4, 1905

Box 5

Item No. 108 List of imprints and descriptions, locations

Physical Description: 15 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 To California State Library and Bancroft

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 To UCLA, all filled in

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 To Bancroft, filled in

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 Letter, Hager to Historical Society of Montana February 29, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page (with copy)
Box 5

Item No. 108 University of Washington, Library Pacific Northwest collection letter to Hager March 9, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 108 Bancroft Co. publications

Physical Description: 1 page (4 copies)
Box 5

Item No. 108 Hager to Southwest Museum February 29, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 108 Hager to Solano County Free Library, copy March 2, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 108 John Barr Tompkins Bancroft Library to Hager March 4, 1964

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 108 California State Library to Hager May 12, 1964

Physical Description: 1 page

Scope and Content Note

with Bancroft Co. imprint list, 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 109 List of W. B. Bancroft imprints (he was a newphew of H.H.)

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 109 Copy partial list of ephemera

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 T. Percival Gerson Collection

Box 5

Item No. 110 Letter holograph to HRW inviting Ruth Axe to his house on March 25, 1950 to work on his collection March 22, 1950

Physical Description: 1 page

Scope and Content Note

"This was was long before he sold his collection to UCLA, and was his complete collection. The following and may not be my complete notes, however."
Box 5

Item No. 110 Notes

Physical Description: 3 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 110 1 paragraph on Knight's remarks about formation of Bancroft, Knight & Co. 1877-1878

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 110 Notes

Physical Description: 1 ½ pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 Wrathful pioneers notes September 17, 1951

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 Article Los Angeles Times by William K. Knight on collaboration with Bancroft March 10, 1918

Physical Description: 8 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 "My notes on letters of William H. Knight"

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 "My notes on Ambrose Bierce" (circa 1888)

Physical Description: 3 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 "My notes"

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 110 In Out West by Charles F. Lummis December 26, 1925

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 5

Item No. 110 Asiatic Labor Urgently Needed reprint by Los Angeles Times article by K.H. Bancroft May 24, 1907

Physical Description: 3 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 110 "My notes"

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 110 Letter of A.L. Bancroft & Co. assuring that publication will continue of Bancroft's work after the fire of April 30th May, 7, 1886

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 110 Biographical index of Gerson collection at UCLA

Physical Description: 29 p. mimeographed
Box 5

Item No. 111 Miscellaneous HHB

Box 5

Item No. 112 Material from Bancroft article and Introduction

Box 5

Item No. 112 HRW marked p. 2

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 HRW

Physical Description: 1 page and ½ holograph
Box 5

Item No. 112 California newspapers in Roadblocking article, 1907 book

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 Doxsee quotes HRW

Physical Description: 1 page, newsprint
Box 5

Item No. 112 From method chapter

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 H.H. Bancroft Co.

Physical Description: 4 pages, newsprint
Box 5

Item No. 112 Bancroft Progress

Physical Description: pages 2 and 3
Box 5

Item No. 112 III

Physical Description: page 7
Box 5

Item No. 112 End of Annals HHB

Box 5

Item No. 112 Portfolios

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 Plates in 1891 edition of Lit. Ind.

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 The Bookseller

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 Oak's estimate of Bancroft's writings

Physical Description: holograph
Physical Description: 1 page, both sides
Box 5

Item No. 112 Marked 2

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 5

Item No. 112 Alleged Bancroft publication not yet located. HHB Many since found June 1951

Physical Description: 10 pages
Box 5

Item No. 112 ALB not yet located (many since found)

Physical Description: pages 3-9
Box 5

Item No. 113 From Lyons's Book of the Fair

Physical Description: 3 photostats
Box 5

Item No. 113 For Book of Fair (received from Warren Howell in 1972)

Physical Description: 2 ads
Box 5

Item No. 114 Catalogo de las obras publicadas en Español por The History Company ....History Building San Francisco, California 1890

Physical Description: 25 pages
Box 5

Item No. 115 Obras Historicasde Huberto Howe Bancroft 1883

Physical Description: 22 pages
Box 5

Item No. 116 From CSL Sargent Epes Standard First Reader xerox of one of the earliest HHB publications, only copy known

Physical Description: 4 sheets and letter
 

Schoolbooks

Box 5

Item No. 118 Photograph letter (HHB) schoolbook publishing (org in coll)

Physical Description: 2 pages.
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Fourth Reader

Physical Description: 8 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Fourth Reader 1873

Physical Description: 7 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Fourth Reader 1875

Physical Description: 7 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Fourth Reader 1878

Physical Description: 2 sheets
Physical Description: 5 copies of 4th Reader
Box 5

Item No. 118 What Montana Educators say about Bancroft Readers

Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Second Reader

Physical Description: 5 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Sargent's Standard Series of Speakers Intermediate Speaker 1858

Physical Description: 3 Sheets

Scope and Content Note

(Peggy Christian's copy)
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Series Fifth Reader 1873

Physical Description: 8 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Pacific Coast Series Fifth Reader 1878

Physical Description: 6 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 Silver Carols for Day Schools

Physical Description: 4 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 The Adoption of Pacific Coast Readers

Physical Description: 10 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 The Adoption of Pacific Coast Readers

Physical Description: 3 sheets
Box 5

Item No. 118 CSLU and Oregon State Library

Note

"Can't make comparison as haven't the same pages."
Box 5

Item No. 118 What Montana Educations say of Bancroft's Readers

Physical Description: 8 pages
Box 5

Item No. 118 Sargents Standard Series of Speakers No. 2 by Epes Sargent

Physical Description: 3 sheets

Note

Peggy Christian has only copy known.
Box 6

Item No. 119 Some H.H. Bancroft publications

Scope and Content Note

Items not on checklist:
  • Bancroft Library tickets of admission
  • Bancroft Co. stationery
  • Evolution of a Library (1901)
  • Miscellaneous articles and ephemera re Hubert Howe Bancroft.
Box 6

Item No. 119 Mabel Vaughan (CSL ) only copy known

Physical Description: 2 sheets
Box 6

Item No. 119 H.H. Bancroft & Co.'s Law Catalogue, Messrs Little; Brown & Co.'s Miscellaneous books

Note

(RFA has original only copy known?)
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Box 6

Item No. 119 H.H. Bancroft & Company's Law Catalogue 1865

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 119 Mexico

Physical Description: 19 pages
Box 6

Item No. 119 "The Hermitage" and other poems

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 119 Mexico

Physical Description: 19 pages
Box 6

Item No. 119 The Great Metropolis

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 119 Bancroft's Catalogue of Subscription Works 1866

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 119 Mexico and the United States

Physical Description: 33 pages
 

Miscellaneous H.H. Bancroft and A.L.B.

Box 6

Item No. 120 Minutes of the California Annual Conference--Methodist Episcopal Church 1867

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 120 Attention Pacific Encyclopedist March 13, 1872

Note

"(I have original)"
Physical Description: 2 sheets
Box 6

Item No. 120 The New California Reports, Charles H. Parker, Esq. 1869

Physical Description: 1 sheet
Box 6

Item No. 120 H.H. Bancroft & Company's Law Catalogue 1865

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 120 This Day Published 1861

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 6

Item No. 120 History of the Great Rebellion

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 120 The Bookseller H.H. Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 120 The Value of Hydrocarbon Oils, A.L.B. and Co. 1870

Physical Description: 1 page proofs
Box 6

Item No. 121 Historical Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft May 7, 1886

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 Quarterly Book List Bancroft Company January 1888

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 Bancroft Library for sale

Physical Description: 4 pages, duplicates
Box 6

Item No. 121 Maps and Guides for sale 1877

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 Bancroft's Christmas Messenger

Physical Description: 4 pages
Box 6

Item No. 121 H.H. Bancroft's & Company Bookseller & Stationers 1868

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 A.L. Bancroft & Co. Map Publishing

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 Publishers Notice

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 121 Order of Publication

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 122 The Bancroft Historical Library

Physical Description: 36 pages
Box 6

Item No. 122 Letter of U.S. Attorney on value of Library

Physical Description: 2 pages.
Box 6

Item No. 122 A brief account of the literary undertakings of H.H.Bancroft

Physical Description: 12 sheets
Box 6

Item No. 123 "The Complete Parallel Bible at CLU but I have not seen"

Physical Description: 1 sheet
Box 6

Item No. 123 A.L. Bancroft & Co.

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 123 [?]. 1887

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 123 Reports of Cases Matthew P. Deady TP 1872

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 123 Letter, HHB (holograph) to R.E. Cowan in praise of 1914 Bib.

Note

"I do not have the original."
Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 123 West American History Autograph edition with HHB autograph

Physical Description: (original? proof sheet?)
Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 124 Fullerton Special Collections (Stone papers)

Box 6

Item No. 124 Azariah Bancroft (HHB and ALB father) journal

Physical Description: 5 pages
Box 6

Item No. 124 My notes on newsprint

Physical Description: 5 pages
Box 6

Item No. 124 Stone's resignation

Physical Description: 11 pages
Box 6

Item No. 124 Stone's business correspondence with Bancroft

Physical Description: 7 pages
Box 6

Item No. 124 Newspaper article vindicating Stone

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 125 Not Bancroft but related to

Box 6

Item No. 125 Cinco de Mayo

Physical Description: 21 sheets
Box 6

Item No. 125 History of the Bench and Bar Shuck Law Reference

Physical Description: 5 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases determined in the District Courts, Vol.1 Boalt Hall not Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases determined in the District Courts, Vol.1, CSL not Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases determined in the District Courts, Vol.1 Number 5, Boalt Hall not Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases Vol.II. No.2, Boalt Hall not Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases Vol.II, CSL, no title, no preface not Bancroft

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 125 Reports of Cases No.3, Boalt Hall not Bancroft 1858

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 125 The History Company Deportamento Editorial Español Carta Circular

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 125 Orden de Publicacion Obras Literarias de Huberto Howe Bancroft superimposed on page of Library Material

Physical Description: 1 page, proof sheet?
Box 6

Item No. 125 Special Offer We Pay Freights Books Manufactored and Shipped from St.Louis, Mo. ....The History Company, Publishers. History Building 721 Market St. San Francisco, California

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 125 Sitka, Alaska, letter to HHB from Alaska Historica Society March 25, 1890

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 125 The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory

Physical Description: 1 page
Box 6

Item No. 126 About Bancroft

Box 6

Item No. 126 The Paper World March 1881

Physical Description: 6 pages

Scope and Content Note

covering letter from George L. Harding, June 12, 1950
Box 6

Item No. 126 Bancroft's Exhaustive Work Described by Collaborator ( Los Angeles Times) March 10, 1918

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 126 San Diego History News: Bancroft Park a Reality February 1978

Physical Description: clipping
Box 6

Item No. 126 (1 port) UCLA Folder

Physical Description: 2 pages
Box 6

Item No. 126 World Life or Comparative Geology

Physical Description: 2 pages

Scope and Content Note

With the respects of A.L. Bancroft & Company (pink slip tipped in) not Bancroft, UCLA
Box 6

Item No. 126 The Panama Canal: San Francisco Exposition, San Diego Exposition, The Bancroft Co. 1915

Physical Description: 31 pages, 15.5 x 8.8 cm
 

3 x 5 cards

Note

"Preserve carefully--many of these Have H.R.Wagner's original notes."
Box 7

Item No. 127 H.H. Bancroft & Co. 1857-May-1870

Physical Description: 2 ½ inches
Box 7

Item No. 127 A.L. Bancroft & Co. 1870-1886

Physical Description: 3 ¼ inches
Box 7

Item No. 127 The History Company 1886-1905

Physical Description: 1 ½ inches
Box 7

Item No. 127 HHB ALB Maps, etc., unlocated

Physical Description: 3 ½ inches

Note

"Doubt unlocated, many since found."
Box 7

Item No. 127 More ALB cards

Physical Description: 3 inches

Note

"unlocated but many since found with notes"
Box 7

Item No. 127 New L.L. Bancroft Co. later, after 1886

Physical Description: 1 inch
Box 7

Item No. 127 The Bancroft Co. 1887 to 1905

Physical Description: ½ inch, Miscellanous 2 ½ inches
Box 7

Item No. 127 W.B. Bancroft

Physical Description: 7 cards
Box 7

Item No. 127 Sold but not published by A.L. Bancroft & Co. 1882

Physical Description: 14 cards
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