UC Berkeley Library
Berkeley, United States. Founded 1868.
- Type: University
- City: Berkeley
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1868
Overview
Founded with the university in 1868, the Berkeley library system holds over 12 million volumes. Doe Library of 1911 opens onto the monumental North Reading Room, and the Bancroft Library within the system specializes in western Americana, the Mark Twain papers, and collections documenting the 1849 gold rush.
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