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Bancroft Library - Women's Collections: Printed Primary Sources

Overview of Bancroft's Collections by and about Women

Overview

The Bancroft Library holds a variety of printed sources including annual reports, articles of incorporation, catalogs, commencement programs, constitutions and by-laws, and cookbooks documenting the various organizations, religious and benevolent associations, and schools across the bay area in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many of these items are individually cataloged.

 

Document types:

  • Annual reports
  • Articles of incorporation
  • Catalogs
  • Commencement exercises
  • Constitutions and by-laws
  • Cookbooks


Creator types:

  • Schools
  • Religious and benevolent associations
  • Organizations


Here are a few examples:

Annual Reports

Articles of Incorporation

Rosters & By-Laws

Resolutions

Catalogs, commencement exercises