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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 about the region, 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. The Hubert Howe Bancroft Award Recipients
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