Bruce Roberts photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1840
Scope and Contents
The Bruce Roberts photograph collection consists of 122 digital only items and 1 box containing black-and-white and color photographs, color slides, negatives, and halftone prints. The digital only items primarily depict the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore and include: scans of print promotional material such as newspaper clippings, flyers, newsletters, and bookmarks; and black-and-white and color photographs of store exteriors and interiors, window displays, events, customers, and employees. The box contains additional images related to the Coscmic Aeroplane; it also has photographs of concerts and band promotional pictures collected by Roberts during his work as a concert promoter and images related to Roberts' work in marketing and sales for the University of Utah Press. The collection dates from approximately 1967 to 2010.
Dates
- 1967-2010
Creator
- Evans, Michael (Person)
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Bruce Roberts photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Bruce Roberts photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Bruce John Roberts (1949-2010) was born in 1949. He attended the University of Utah to pursue his interest in journalism and social justice. As a student at the University, Roberts edited the sports section of the Daily Utah Chronicle. He later founded The Street paper. In 1975, Jones brought Ken Sanders and Roberts on as partners for The Cosmic Aeroplane, a book and record store in Salt Lake City. The Cosmic Aeroplane was opened in 1967 by Steve Jones at its original location of 871 E. 900 South. When Roberts joined, the shop had recently moved to 366 S. West Temple; in 1976, the business relocated to 258 E. 100 South. In this location, Coscmic Aeroplane Books gained a reputation as a gathering place for Salt Lake City’s counterculture movement; it also gained increasing financial success. In 1981, Roberts bought out Sanders’ share, and in 1982 purchased Jones’ share of the business. Cosmic Aeroplane Books closed in 1991. In addition to his involvement in Cosmic Aeroplane Books, Roberts worked as a concert promoter for bands playing at venues like the Union Ballroom and the Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum. He also worked as director of marking and sales for the University of Utah Press. Bruce Roberts died in 2010.
Extent
1 Box (124 items, 122 digital only items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Bruce Roberts was a Utah journalist, concert promoter, and activist. Between 1975 and 1991, he was a partner and proprietor of the Coscmic Aeroplane Bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collecion contains digital-only newspaper clippings and photographs related to the Coscmic Aeroplane as well as photographs and slides depicting concerts and University of Utah Press projects.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Michael Evans in 2013, addendum by Becky S. Roberts in 2015.
Separated Materials
See also the Bruce Roberts papers (ACCN 2598) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Evans, Michael (Person)
- Roberts, Bruce, 1949-2010 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Bruce Roberts photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
- Date
- 2022
- 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