Politics & Protest: Collections from the Bancroft Library"The University Archives at The Bancroft Library documents the history of the University of California, holding the official records of the Berkeley campus and the UC system. In addition, the University Archives collects faculty papers, records of campus organizations, and all matter of ephemera gathered from Sproul Plaza and Sather Gate. These archival materials illuminate campus life, academic and administrative activity, faculty governance, research and teaching, student activities, and the great social protest movements that swept campus."