Are undergraduates welcome at The Bancroft Library?
Yes! The book and manuscript collections of The Bancroft Library are a valuable resource for undergraduates whose research topics require the use of primary source materials, which means that it is more likely to be the last stop on the research trail than the first. Undergraduates are urged to work with their professors or teaching assistants, and the reference staff at the Moffitt Undergraduate Library, to develop thesis topics that make full use of the resources of the entire UCB library system. Secondary materials are more easily consulted in other branches of the library, and the thorough use of such resources can optimize the time spent among the Bancroft’s vast holdings concerning the history of California, the American West, Mexico, Central America, and the University of California itself.
