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Bruce Roberts papers, 1966-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Roberts, Bruce, 1949-2010
Title
Bruce Roberts papers
Dates
1966-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.75 linear feet, (5 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
Collection Number
ACCN 2598
Summary
The Bruce Roberts papers (1966-2004) contains documents and advertisements relating to Roberts' work as a journalist, co-founder of the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore, concert promoter and activist. The collection also includes underground newspapers collected during the 1960s and 1970s.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Bruce Roberts (1949-2010) attended the University of Utah to pursue his interest in journalism and social justice, and during that time he edited the sports section of the Daily Utah Chronicle. He later founded The Street paper and co-founded the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore, which served as a focal point for the counter-culture hippie movement in Salt Lake City through the 1960s and 1970s. His work there included designing advertisements and planning community events. Roberts also worked as a concert promoter for bands playing at the Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum. He died of melanoma in 2010.

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Content Description

The Bruce Roberts papers (1966-2004) contains documents and advertisements relating to Roberts' work as a journalist, co-founder of the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore, concert promoter and activist. The collection also includes underground newspapers collected during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection arranged by subject. Newspapers arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Becky Roberts in 2015.

Processing Note

Processed by Sean Taylor in 2015.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audiovisual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Archives located in Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Diary
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Letter from Sandra Strong
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Letter from A. B. Guthrie
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Correspondence with Wilma Mankiller
    Dates: 2004
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Carl Richard Cordray Obituary
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: University of Utah Journalism Flyer
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Salt Lake Sixties Poster Exhibition
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Salt Lake Trappers Appreciation Awards
    Dates: 1986-1988
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Newspaper and Street Paper Correspondence
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Concert Booking Correspondence
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Concert Documents and Notes
    Dates: 1971-1973
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: U. Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels Articles
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: Concert Articles
    Dates: 1972-2001
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Concert Flyers
    Dates: 1973-1984
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Tour Schedules and Contact Information
    Dates: 1970-1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Business Card
    Container: Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Luncheon Promotion
    Container: Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Lucile Micheels Pannell Award Application
    Dates: 1983
    Container: Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmark Contest Promotion
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmarks
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmark Contest Articles
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Advertisement Drafts
    Container: Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Advertisement Cutouts
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Playbill Advertisements
    Dates: 1979-1984
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: Cosmic Aeroplane Newspaper Advertisements
    Dates: 1976-1978
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17
  • Description: Air Powered Book Promotion
    Dates: 1982
    Container: Box 2, Folder 18
  • Description: Michael Hague Reception Invitation
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box 2, Folder 19
  • Description: Mark Hoffman Document Correspondence
    Dates: 1986-1988
    Container: Box 2, Folder 20
  • Description: Mark Hoffman Articles
    Dates: 1986-1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 21
  • Description: The Art of Mark Hoffman
    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 2, Folder 22
  • Description: All You Can Eat
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: Alternative Analysis and Commentary
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 2
  • Description: Akwesasne Notes
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 3
  • Description: AMEX Canada
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 4
  • Description: Ann Arbor Argus
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 5
  • Description: Andromeda
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 6
  • Description: Berkeley Tribe
    Container: Box 3, Folder 7
  • Description: Black Panther Party: Free Breakfast for School Children Program
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 3, Folder 8
  • Description: Capitalism Plus Dope Equals Genocide
    Dates: 1966
    Container: Box 3, Folder 9
  • Description: The Cuyahoga Current
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 10
  • Description: Defense Strategy Seminar
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 11
  • Description: The Door
    Container: Box 3, Folder 12
  • Description: The Door
    Container: Box 3, Folder 13
  • Description: Dine Baa-Hani
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3, Folder 14
  • Description: El Grito Del Norte
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 15
  • Description: Great Swamp da da Boom
    Container: Box 4, Folder 1
  • Description: Gulf Coast Fish Cheer
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 4, Folder 2
  • Description: The Harrisburg Defense Committee Newsletter
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, Folder 3
  • Description: Iconoclast
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, Folder 4
  • Description: Joint Issue
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 4, Folder 5
  • Description: Kaleidescope
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 4, Folder 6
  • Description: Nauvoo Expositor
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 4, Folder 7
  • Description: News From Vietnam
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, Folder 8
  • Description: Nola Express
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, Folder 9
  • Description: Peace and Justice
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 4, Folder 10
  • Description: Pedestal: A Women's Liberation Newspaper
    Container: Box 4, Folder 11
  • Description: The Pittsburgh Witness
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, Folder 12
  • Description: Political Newspaper Clippings
    Container: Box 4, Folder 13
  • Description: Quicksilver Times
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 4, Folder 14
  • Description: The Rag
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 5, Folder 1
  • Description: Rising Up Angry
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 5, Folder 2
  • Description: The Root
    Container: Box 5, Folder 3
  • Description: The Second Page
    Container: Box 5, Folder 4
  • Description: The Street Paper
    Dates: 1970-1971
    Container: Box 5, Folder 5
  • Description: Summer Chronicle
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 5, Folder 6
  • Description: Up Against The Wall Street Journal
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 5, Folder 7
  • Description: Up From The Bottom
    Container: Box 5, Folder 8
  • Description: War Bulletin
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 5, Folder 9
  • Description: Willamette Bridge
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 5, Folder 10
  • Description: Worker's Power International Socialist
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 5, Folder 11
  • Description: Posters

    Posters for concerts and promotional events for Cosmic Aeroplane.

    Container: Map case folder 1
  • Description: Articles by Bruce Roberts
    Container: Map case folder 2

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Subject Terms

  • Booksellers and bookselling--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
  • Bookstores--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
  • Concerts--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
  • Counterculture--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
  • Journalists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Record stores--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
  • Underground newspapers--United States--Specimens
  • Underground newspapers--Utah--Specimens

Personal Names

  • Roberts, Bruce, 1949-2010--Archvies

Corporate Names

  • Cosmic Aeroplane Books & Records--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Ephemera
  • Fliers (Ephemera)
  • Newspapers
  • Posters
  • Records (Documents)

Finding aid created by Sean Taylor
2015 (last modified: 2020)

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