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How many items did Hubert Howe Bancroft's library contain when he presented it to the University of California?

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When Bancroft presented his library to the Univ. of California (1905) it contained about 60,000 items, including rare manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets, transcripts of archives made by his staff, and personal narratives of early pioneers as recorded by his reporters.

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