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Happy Juneteenth!

To honor this day, we are sharing several photographs drawn from the David Johnson photograph archive.

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📸: BANC PIC 2012.054--AX AX box 3, Folder 5, BANC PIC 2005.129, BANC PIC 2005.129

All photographs from the Cathy Cade Photograph Archive, BANC PIC 2012.054, (c) UC Regents

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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

In honor of Pride, The Bancroft Library shares several photographs by iconic photographer and activist Cathy Cade. Her work offers a rich visual record of motherhood, queer identity, civil rights, and lesbian community in the Bay Area.

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“Art is one of the last forms of freedom of speech,” says legendary Bay Area artist Mildred Howard. “And we don’t want to lose it.”

Explore how Howard has made meaning and memory her muses for over 50 years at her new newly acquired archive at @UCBerkeleyLib's Bancroft Library.
https://t.co/uXuwNFMVoo

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There's something about the face…

Johan Hagemeyer, born on June 1st, 1884, used his camera to capture human expressions in all their complexity.

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The Bancroft Library honors the life and legacy of Carl Anthony.

Born on February 8, 1939, Anthony was a trailblazing leader in the environmental justice and civil rights movements in the Bay Area from 1960 to 1999.

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Seeing double? 👀

Popularized in the 19th century, the stereograph was an optical device used to create an immersive visual experience.

The Alaska to Mexico Stereographs Collection showcases 46 photographic prints of nature scenes dating from 1859–1902. #TheBancroftLibrary

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Join us for a special pop-up exhibition and lecture!

Exhibition:
🗓️April 14, 2026, 3:30-5 PM
📍The Bancroft Library

Lecture:
🗓️April 14, 2026, 5:30-6:30 PM
📍History of Art, 308A Doe Library

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You are invited!

ROUNDTABLE Consensus and Conflict in the Women’s Studies Movement Archive

March 19, 2026 | Noon | Zoom
Register at https://t.co/CkIulyV3WU

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In celebration of Black History Month 2026, we share a selection of images documenting key moments and figures from the Civil Rights Movement.

The San Francisco News-Call Bulletin Newspaper Photograph Archive is accessible online.
https://t.co/1CB4jrEfez

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To celebrate Black History Month, The Bancroft Library shares some materials from the Sister Makinya Sibeko-Kouate papers.

Read here:
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📸: BANC MSS 2019/235

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We invite graduate students, undergraduates, and independent scholars to apply by March 2, 2026.

We support students and scholars using the collections for traditional archival
and bibliographic research, as well as creative projects.

Apply here: https://t.co/mBmKWmQRBv

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ROUNDTABLE: Translating Saints: Nahua-Catholic Knowledges in the Bancroft Nahuatl Manuscript Collection

Feb. 19, 2026 | Noon | Zoom
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The Mark Twain Papers and Project shared a love letter and some porcelaintypes for Valentine's Day . . . @bancroftlibrary https://t.co/Vk7LCLkBPS

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Join us today for an open house at The Bancroft Library!

Shape of Thought: A Hands-On Display of Artist Books

Feb. 11 2026 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📌The Bancroft Library
📚Free and open to the public.

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Happy Chinese New Year from The Bancroft Library!

These photographs from 89 years ago highlight Chinese New Year festivities in San Francisco in 1937.

Fang family San Francisco examiner photograph archive

📸: BANC PIC 2006.029

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📷: Images copyright Peter Goin
Peter Goin Digital Photograph Archive: Colors of California Agriculture
BANC PIC 2018.109--DIG

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Photographer Peter Goin joins us again to reflect on agriculture, specifically its sensual aspects.

Goin says, "The pleasures of eating are participles of human bonding, of community, and of sustainability. And eating is fundamentally an act of agriculture."

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📸: Images copyright Peter Goin, reproduced here with permission.
Peter Goin Digital Photograph Archive: Colors of California Agriculture
BANC PIC 2018.109--DIG

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Have you ever imagined that agriculture has a color palette? 🎨

Photographer Peter Goin has identified some key colors that create what he calls a "cornucopia of delight, a fascinating array of color and sustenance, necessity and discovery."