J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Bruce Roberts papers
Roberts, Bruce, 1949-2010
ACCN 2598
4.75 linear feet
5 boxes and 2 oversize folders
1966-2004
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.
Collection materials are in English.
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.
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.
Collection arranged by subject. Newspapers arranged alphabetically.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Becky Roberts in 2015.
Processed by Sean Taylor in 2015.
Photographs and audiovisual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Archives located in Special Collections.
Roberts, Bruce, 1949-2010--Archvies
Cosmic Aeroplane Books & Records--Records and correspondence
Booksellers and bookselling--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
Journalists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Bookstores--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
Record stores--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
Concerts--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
Counterculture--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
Underground newspapers--United States--Specimens
Underground newspapers--Utah--Specimens
Civic Activism
Music
Correspondence
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Posters
Fliers (Ephemera)
Newspapers
Diaries
Records (Documents)
Ephemera
Diary
1
1
Letter from Sandra Strong
2008
1
2
Letter from A. B. Guthrie
1984
1
3
Correspondence with Wilma Mankiller
2004
1
4
Carl Richard Cordray Obituary
1
5
University of Utah Journalism Flyer
1
6
Salt Lake Sixties Poster Exhibition
1996
1
7
Salt Lake Trappers Appreciation Awards
1986-1988
1
8
Newspaper and Street Paper Correspondence
1972
2
1
Concert Booking Correspondence
1972
2
2
Concert Documents and Notes
1971-1973
2
3
U. Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels Articles
1972
2
4
Concert Articles
1972-2001
2
5
Concert Flyers
1973-1984
2
6
Tour Schedules and Contact Information
1970-1972
2
7
Cosmic Aeroplane Business Card
2
8
Cosmic Aeroplane Luncheon Promotion
2
9
Lucile Micheels Pannell Award Application
1983
2
10
Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmark Contest Promotion
1980
2
11
Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmarks
2
12
Cosmic Aeroplane Bookmark Contest Articles
2
13
Cosmic Aeroplane Advertisement Drafts
2
14
Cosmic Aeroplane Advertisement Cutouts
1972
2
15
Cosmic Aeroplane Playbill Advertisements
1979-1984
2
16
Cosmic Aeroplane Newspaper Advertisements
1976-1978
2
17
Air Powered Book Promotion
1982
2
18
Michael Hague Reception Invitation
1981
2
19
Mark Hoffman Document Correspondence
1986-1988
2
20
Mark Hoffman Articles
1986-1987
2
21
The Art of Mark Hoffman
1986
2
22
All You Can Eat
1971
3
1
Alternative Analysis and Commentary
1971
3
2
Akwesasne Notes
1972
3
3
AMEX Canada
1972
3
4
Ann Arbor Argus
1971
3
5
Andromeda
1971
3
6
Berkeley Tribe
3
7
Black Panther Party: Free Breakfast for School Children Program
1969
3
8
Capitalism Plus Dope Equals Genocide
1966
3
9
The Cuyahoga Current
1972
3
10
Defense Strategy Seminar
1971
3
11
The Door
3
12
The Door
3
13
Dine Baa-Hani
1971
3
14
El Grito Del Norte
1972
3
15
Great Swamp da da Boom
4
1
Gulf Coast Fish Cheer
1970
4
2
The Harrisburg Defense Committee Newsletter
1972
4
3
Iconoclast
1972
4
4
Joint Issue
1971
4
5
Kaleidescope
1969
4
6
Nauvoo Expositor
1971
4
7
News From Vietnam
1972
4
8
Nola Express
1972
4
9
Peace and Justice
1970
4
10
Pedestal: A Women's Liberation Newspaper
4
11
The Pittsburgh Witness
1972
4
12
Political Newspaper Clippings
4
13
Quicksilver Times
1970
4
14
The Rag
1972
5
1
Rising Up Angry
1972
5
2
The Root
5
3
The Second Page
5
4
The Street Paper
1970-1971
5
5
Summer Chronicle
1969
5
6
Up Against The Wall Street Journal
1971
5
7
Up From The Bottom
5
8
War Bulletin
1972
5
9
Willamette Bridge
1971
5
10
Worker's Power International Socialist
1972
5
11
Posters
1
Posters for concerts and promotional events for Cosmic Aeroplane.
Articles by Bruce Roberts
2