Fred A. Rosenstock papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0487
Scope and Contents
The Fred A. Rosenstock papers (1849-1970) consist of business letters and research materials dealing with the history of the Western United States. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence between Fred Rosenstock and Dale Morgan concerning publishing activities and personal correspondence from various persons to Alphonso Jennings, a western outlaw. Also included are a few historical items: a photocopy and transcript of an 1849 overland diary of Hugh Skinner, a letter from J. Exton to Hepworth Dixon (1868), and a letter from James W. Porter to Charlotte Porter Avery (1859).
Dates
- 1849-1970
- Majority of material found within 1912-1970
Creator
- Rosenstock, Fred A., 1895-1986 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Fred Asher Rosenstock was born on 29 November 1895 in Austria. In 1913 his family moved to Rochester, New York. Rosenstock moved West in 1920 for health reasons and settled in Denver where he opened his first bookstore. He married Frances Goodman in 1926 and opened another bookstore. He published textbooks for Colorado school, as well as western books. His press was called "The Old West Publishing Company." In 1981, he sold his bookstore and opened an art gallery featuring western art. He died in 1986.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
The Fred A. Rosenstock papers (1849-1970) consist of business letters and research materials dealing with the history of the Western United States. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence between Fred Rosenstock and Dale Morgan concerning publishing activities and personal correspondence from various persons to Alphonso Jennings, a western outlaw. Also included are a few historical items: a photocopy and transcript of an 1849 overland diary of Hugh Skinner, a letter from J. Exton to Hepworth Dixon (1868), and a letter from James W. Porter to Charlotte Porter Avery (1859). Fred Rosenstock (1895-1986) was a bookstore owner who's main interest was the history of the West.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Fred A. Rosenstock in 1977.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0301).
Processing Information
Processed by Lora Crouch in 1989.
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Jennings, Al, 1863-1961 -- Correspondence
- Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971 -- Correspondence
- Overland Journeys to the Western United States
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Rosenstock, Fred A., 1895-1986 -- Correspondence
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Creator
- Rosenstock, Fred A., 1895-1986 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Fred A. Rosenstock papers, 1849-1970>
- Author
- Finding aid created by Lora Crouch
- Date
- © 1989 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu