http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/08/student-view-of-uc-berkeley-campus-in-1880s/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/08/student-view-of-uc-berkeley-campus-in-1880s/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:54:15 +0000 Tom Leonard http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33035 Letters penned by Elmer R. Drew, a UC Berkeley undergraduate in the 1880s, offers a snapshot of California, and campus life, of yesteryear: camping in Hetch Hetchy Valley, cart wheels atop the gym, a goat in the recorder’s office. University Librarian Tom Leonard writes about Drew's missives, donated recently to the Bancroft Library.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/08/student-view-of-uc-berkeley-campus-in-1880s/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/05/warren-hellman-video-conversation-about-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-festival-posted-online/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/05/warren-hellman-video-conversation-about-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-festival-posted-online/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:03:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33147 Catch the late Warren Hellman talking about his Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in this video clip from The Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/05/warren-hellman-video-conversation-about-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-festival-posted-online/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/27/the-magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/27/the-magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:00:51 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32764 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley’s Bancroft Library opens its fall season on Tuesday, Aug. 28.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/27/the-magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:30:55 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27396 Legendary photographer Ansel Adams shot thousands of photos of Berkeley and the other UC campuses during the 1960s, and now a photo book based on the collection, "Fiat Lux," is going out to all incoming students as part of the annual On the Same Page program.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/01/ansel-adams-1960s-photos-of-uc-system-subject-of-expanded-2012-2013-on-the-same-page-program/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:16:49 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29549 At a precise location near Sather Gate, members of the Cal Band gamely shouldered their instruments Monday for a technically demanding photo op. The goal: to recreate a shot taken close to half a century ago by photographer Ansel Adams — this time for a 21st-century campus project on "picturing" UC's future.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/01/to-picture-ucs-future-position-sousaphones-reshoot-remix/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:04:04 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28795 Kenji Sayama, who attended UC Berkeley in wartime and after, donated to Bancroft Library the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to him and other Japanese-American soldiers from World War II.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:43 +0000 Steven Finacom http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28319 A new library exhibit takes a look back at U.S. presidents, past, present and future, who have lunched, spoken and, yes, napped at UC Berkeley.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/herbert-hoover-slept-here/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/never-before-released-toklas-oral-history-highlights-exhibit-of-bancroft-librarys-lgbt-collections/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/never-before-released-toklas-oral-history-highlights-exhibit-of-bancroft-librarys-lgbt-collections/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:00:46 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25953 A Bancroft Library exhibit opening April 4 provides a salon-like setting for conversations about the artistic contributions of lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual artists through the years.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/29/never-before-released-toklas-oral-history-highlights-exhibit-of-bancroft-librarys-lgbt-collections/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/bancroft-showcases-rare-shakespeare-works/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/bancroft-showcases-rare-shakespeare-works/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:15:12 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=27273 The mini-exhibit features four bound editions of collected plays printed in folio format during the 17th century. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/22/bancroft-showcases-rare-shakespeare-works/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:33:37 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26411 Students, faculty and state dignitaries lauded the Robert T. Matsui Center’s work promoting public service, policy research and education during a special event highlighting recent renovations.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/23/bullets-across-the-bay/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/23/bullets-across-the-bay/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:05:01 +0000 Steven Finacom http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25668 Exhibit on locally themed mystery fiction, in Doe Library's Brown Gallery, is set to close Feb. 29.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/23/bullets-across-the-bay/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/02/bishop-berkeley-doe/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/02/bishop-berkeley-doe/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:50 +0000 Steven Finacom http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24551 An 1873 portrait of the campus's namesake, in storage for 15 years, will hang permanently in the Heyns Room of Doe Library. The painting by John Weir is part of the permanent collection of the Berkeley Art Museum.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/02/bishop-berkeley-doe/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:01 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23068 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, the latest addition to the city’s burgeoning downtown arts and culture district, is opening to the public on Sunday, Jan. 22.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/magnes-collection-of-jewish-art-and-life-to-open-jan-22/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:05:19 +0000 José Rodríguez http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23298 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life to welcome the public to its new home with a Jan. 22 open house.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/magnes-collection-of-jewish-life-and-art-opening-jan-22/feed/ 0 http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/winter-2011-taste/stirring-up-history http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/winter-2011-taste/stirring-up-history#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:18:26 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22715 It's tough to rustle up a new story about the most written-about restaurant in Berkeley, but California magazine has dipped deep into the Chez Panisse archive at the Bancroft Library and come up with a fascinating look at its early days. ]]> http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/winter-2011-taste/stirring-up-history/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22806 Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/06/everyday-dogs/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/06/everyday-dogs/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:18:33 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19337 New book drawn from the Bancroft Library's vast Pictorial Collection celebrates the powerful connections between people and pets.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/06/everyday-dogs/feed/ 0 http://kalwnews.org/audio/2011/10/24/witness-history-richmond%E2%80%99s-boxcar-village_1376653.html http://kalwnews.org/audio/2011/10/24/witness-history-richmond%E2%80%99s-boxcar-village_1376653.html#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:31:24 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=19375 One of the migrations detailed in the Bancroft Library's "California Crossings" exhibit is that of Pueblo Indians who, upon arriving in the Bay Area, were housed in a Richmond "boxcar village." Bancroft staffer Sam Redman talks about the village in a KALW radio interview, which also includes clips of ROHO interviews with Native Americans who lived in the village.]]> http://kalwnews.org/audio/2011/10/24/witness-history-richmond%E2%80%99s-boxcar-village_1376653.html/feed/ 0 http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/fall-2011-good-fight/shot-distant-war http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/fall-2011-good-fight/shot-distant-war#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:19:20 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17548 This year marks the 75th anniversary of the onset of the Spanish Civil War. Cal alum Robert Ropert, writing in California Magazine, describes his accidental discovery of a stunning trove of photos donated to the Bancroft Library a quarter century ago — depicting the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and, it turns out, war correspondent Ernest Hemingway.]]> http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/fall-2011-good-fight/shot-distant-war/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/22/tennant-named-bancroft-director/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/22/tennant-named-bancroft-director/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:02 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14838 Elaine Tennant, a medieval and early modern specialist in the German and Scandinavian departments at the University of California, Berkeley, will become the James D. Hart Director of UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library starting in September.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/22/tennant-named-bancroft-director/feed/ 0