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The Bancroft Library in the center of the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is the university's primary special-collections library. It was acquired from its founder, Hubert Howe Bancroft, in 1905, with the proviso that it retain the name Bancroft Library in perpetuity. The collection at that time consisted of 50,000 volumes of materials on the history of California and the North American West. It is now the largest such collection in the world. The building the library is located in, the Doe Annex, was completed in 1950.

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  • The Bancroft Library in the center of the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is the university's primary special-collections library. It was acquired from its founder, Hubert Howe Bancroft, in 1905, with the proviso that it retain the name Bancroft Library in perpetuity. The collection at that time consisted of 50,000 volumes of materials on the history of California and the North American West. It is now the largest such collection in the world. The building the library is located in, the Doe Annex, was completed in 1950. (en)
  • La Bancroft Library (Biblioteca Bancroft, en español) está situada en el centro del campus de la Universidad de California en Berkeley (Estados Unidos). Es la biblioteca principal de colecciones especiales de la universidad. Sus fondos bibliográficos fueron adquiridos al historiador Hubert H. Bancroft en 1905, con la condición de que conservara el nombre de Bancroft Library a perpetuidad. La colección en ese momento consistía en 50.000 volúmenes de materiales sobre la historia de California y el noroeste de Estados Unidos. Es la mayor colección de este tipo en el mundo. El edificio donde se encuentra la biblioteca, el Anexo Doe, se completó en 1950. (es)
  • De Bancroft Library is de hoofdbibliotheek voor bijzondere collecties van de Universiteit van Californië - Berkeley. Het gebouw bevindt zich centraal op de campus, schuin tegenover . (nl)
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  • The Bancroft Library in the center of the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is the university's primary special-collections library. It was acquired from its founder, Hubert Howe Bancroft, in 1905, with the proviso that it retain the name Bancroft Library in perpetuity. The collection at that time consisted of 50,000 volumes of materials on the history of California and the North American West. It is now the largest such collection in the world. The building the library is located in, the Doe Annex, was completed in 1950. (en)
  • La Bancroft Library (Biblioteca Bancroft, en español) está situada en el centro del campus de la Universidad de California en Berkeley (Estados Unidos). Es la biblioteca principal de colecciones especiales de la universidad. Sus fondos bibliográficos fueron adquiridos al historiador Hubert H. Bancroft en 1905, con la condición de que conservara el nombre de Bancroft Library a perpetuidad. La colección en ese momento consistía en 50.000 volúmenes de materiales sobre la historia de California y el noroeste de Estados Unidos. Es la mayor colección de este tipo en el mundo. El edificio donde se encuentra la biblioteca, el Anexo Doe, se completó en 1950. (es)
  • De Bancroft Library is de hoofdbibliotheek voor bijzondere collecties van de Universiteit van Californië - Berkeley. Het gebouw bevindt zich centraal op de campus, schuin tegenover . (nl)
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  • Bancroft Library (es)
  • Bancroft Library (nl)
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