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  • From Bookcase to Bender Room, and Beyond: Approaching the Centennial of Rare Book Collecting at Stanford

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    In September of 1926, Albert M. Bender turned his philanthropic focus on Stanford University Library. As one of the founders of the Book Club of California, Bender needs no introduction to this audience who will also be familiar with his efforts to establish an appreciation for the book arts at Mills College, San Francisco Public […]

  • Frank Ingerson and George Dennison: A Bay Area Love Story in Arts & Crafts (1910-1966)

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    The Splendid Disarray of Beauty (2023) tells two intertwined stories, one of love, the other of art. In 1910, the San Franciscans Frank Ingerson and George Dennison became permanently paired in life and love. Known among their friends and in their community as the Boys, they remained in a de facto common law marriage for […]

  • California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric — and What It Means for America’s Power Grid

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    Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which Pacific Gas and Electric endangered millions of […]

  • 2023 Oscar Lewis Awards

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    The Oscar Lewis Awards were established by the Book Club of California in 1994 in honor of Oscar Lewis (1893-1992), author, historian, and club secretary. Recipients to be announced. This is an in-person and virtual event.

  • Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails

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    In 1848 when Samuel Brannan shouted “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” the precious metal he was waving around was stored in a quinine bottle. Malaria, scurvy, and plague all impacted the young city of San Francisco- and many of the recommended treatments for each (cinchona bark, citrus, gin) came in beverage form. The […]

  • Before Baedeker: Travel Guidebooks to 1840

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    The late 19th century has been labelled the “Baedeker Era” after the famous series of compact, bright-red travel guides published simultaneously in German, English, and French. The Baedeker guides’ trademark characteristics – systematic, impersonal, regularly updated, in a portable format packed with practical information and complementary maps – have served as a template for all […]