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Exploring the Bancroft Library
The Bancroft Library, one of the premier research institutions in the world, was founded in 1859 by Hubert H. Bancroft, a San Francisco bookseller, publisher, and collector. The documents and artifacts he amassed on the American West--from Alaska to Panama--were unsurpassed. In 1906 the University of California acquired the Bancroft collection and now celebrates the centennial of that acquisition. Over the past century, the library has expanded to include the Mark Twain Papers and Project, Tebtunis Papyri, rare books and manuscripts, collections in the History of Science and Technology, and other invaluable resources. In this celebratory volume, readers are introduced to the day-to-day life of an institution devoted to the collection, preservation, and study of original documents. From an in-depth look at the way material is acquired and conserved to chapters by individual curators summarizing the significance of choice archival objects, the substantive approach is particularly fitting; a handsomely illustrated design completes the tribute to a venerable institution.
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Excerpt from Bancroft Library: The Library of the University of California The republication of the papers and consequent discus sion upon the sampling of ore in mines and the estima tion of the tonnage available needs no apology; it is a subject of the utmost practical importance. It is safe to say that the reputation of mining engineers has suffered more from the neglect of this branch of practice than from any other cause. On the other hand, those engi meers who have won a deserved reputation for excellence of judgment are the men who, as a rule, have learned early in their career how to take samples which are a trustworthy index to the value of large bodies of ore. Ih ferences from the r...
