HUBERT

See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

HOWE

See also:

• BANCROFT, GEORGE (1800—1891)
• HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT (1832– )
• BANCROFT, RICHARD (1544–161o)
• BANCROFT, SIR SQUIRE (1841– )

BANCROFT (1832– )  , American historical writer, was born at Granville, Ohio, on the 5th of May 1832 . From 1852 to 1868 he was a bookseller in San Francisco . During this period he accumulated a great library of historical material, and at last gave up business in order to devote himself to the publication of his Native Races of the Pacific States (5 vols . 1874–1876), History of the Pacific States of North America (21 vols . 1882–1890), and other works . For the collection of data he necessarily relied upon the labours of a corps of assistants, and the publications named represent, properly speaking, an encyclopaedia rather than a unified history; but as a storehouse of material their value is great and is likely to be enduring . In 1905 Bancroft's vast collection was acquired by the university of California . An account of his methods of work is given in his Literary Industries 1890) .