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The Sixty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Kim Bancroft, great-great-granddaughter of Hubert Howe and Matilda Griffing Bancroft, will greet Council Members with a brief performance as Matilda, sharing a few words about the development of The Bancroft Library from Matilda's perspective. Presentation of Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships and Prizes. Presentation of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award to Leon F. Litwack, Professor of American History Emeritus, UC Berkeley. Space is limited. Please RSVP by April 6, 2012*. * Luncheon reservations are required at a cost of $50 per person. About the Annual MeetingEach spring the Friends host an annual meeting, open to all members of the Friends and their guests. The luncheon gathering, often held in The Bancroft Library Reading Room, includes a business meeting with reports from the Director of The Bancroft Library, the Chair of the Council of the Friends, the Friends' Treasurer and the Chair of the Friends' Nominating Committee. The Hubert Howe Bancroft Award, as well as various Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships and Prizes, are also presented. The Hubert Howe Bancroft AwardPresented by the Friends of The Bancroft Library, the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award honors individuals for their "significant achievements in support of historical research and scholarship and in the preservation of ephemera and memorabilia." The Hubert Howe Bancroft Award is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of The Bancroft Library and recipients are presented with a proclamation and a miniature bust of Hubert Howe Bancroft. The resolution passed by the Friends of The Bancroft Library to establish the award reads, in part, Whereas, it is appropriate for the Friends of The Bancroft Library to recognize significant achievements in support of historical research and scholarship on California and the American West, in the preservation of primary and secondary source materials, and in the interpretation and imaginative re-creation of its history, and, Whereas, Hubert Howe Bancroft was an exemplary figure in the field of historical scholarship, in the collection of primary source materials, and in the scope and depth of his historical writings, and, Whereas, Hubert Howe Bancroft was the founder and namesake of The Bancroft Library, now, Therefore, be it resolved, that an appropriate award is hereby authorized and created to recognize from time to time contributions to history and its preservation consonant with the tradition established by Hubert Howe Bancroft, and, Be it further resolved, that this award be named the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award. Distinguished Recipients
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