Editing Frederic Bancroft (section)

{{short description|American historian}}
[[File:Bookplate, "Columbia University in the City of New York" "The Libraries" "Bequest of Frederic Bancroft 1860-1945" - from, The centennial memorial of the Presbytery of Carlisle v2 (page 2 crop).jpg|thumb|349x349px|[[Bookplate]] of [[bequest]] of Frederic Bancroft to Columbia University Library, New York City]]
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'''Frederic Bancroft''' (October 30, 1860, in [[Galesburg, Illinois]] – February 22, 1945) was an American historian, author, and [[librarian]]. The [[Bancroft Prize]], one of the most distinguished academic awards in the field of history, was established at [[Columbia University]] in his memory and that of his brother, [[Edgar Bancroft]].