Carl I. Wheat correspondence concerning the Bancroft Library, 1955-1957.

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Carl I. Wheat correspondence concerning the Bancroft Library, 1955-1957.

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Four letters concerning Wheat's address before the Friends of the Bancroft Library in commemoration of the Bancroft's 50th anniversary, accompanied by the printed address. Typescript letter of February 6, 1957 to James Babb encloses three typescript carbon letters, dated June 2-24, 1955, between Wheat and Coney. This correspondence concerns Coney's reaction to Wheat's speech calling the Friends' attention to the waning monetary support and resulting decline in the Bancroft's position among Western history libraries.

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Bancroft Library

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Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968

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Bancroft Library. Friends

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Wheat, Carl I. (Carl Irving), 1892-1966

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Wheat was an historian of California and the American West with a particular interest in early maps of the region. He was also a collector of books and manuscripts, a founder of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, and an active member of E Clampus Vitus, the Bohemian Club, and the Zamarano Club. From the description of Carl I. Wheat notes and maps. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598853 Carl I. Wheat, Western historian, chairman of The Friends of the Bancroft...

Coney, Donald, 1901-

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