Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. Records, 1916-2001

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Summary

Title:
Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. records
Dates:
1916-2001
Creators:
Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. Rosenthal, Bernard M.
Abstract:
This collection documents the work of Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. and its owner, Bernard M. Rosenthal. Included in the collection are business correspondence, publications produced by Rosenthal, Inc. and business records as well as Rosenthal's personal correspondence and teaching materials.
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 cartons; 1 box Linear feet: 8
Language:
Collection materials are in English, Italian, German, and French.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. Records, BANC MSS 99/317, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the work of Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. and its owner, Bernard M. Rosenthal. Included in the collection are business correspondence, publications produced by Rosenthal, Inc. and business records as well as Rosenthal's personal correspondence and teaching materials.

A significant portion of the collection relates to the sale of the John H. Poole Library between 1977 and 1996. Included are donation, sale, and accounting records as well as some information relating to Caroline Poole and the Poole family.

Biographical / historical:

Bernard Rosenthal, founder of Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc., was born in Munich, Germany in 1920, into a family of rare and antiquarian booksellers. Escaping Adolph Hitler in the 1930s, Rosenthal's family immigrated to the United States. Ultimately, Rosenthal attended the University of California, Berkeley, as an international student. He served in the U.S. military from 1942-1946, and returned to Berkeley when his service was over. He worked as a chemist and an interpreter before deciding to enter the rare book business. He married his wife, Ruth, in 1950.

Three years later, Rosenthal opened his own rare bookstore, Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc., in New York, NY. In 1970, he moved the bookstore to San Francisco, CA where it remained until 1989 when Rosenthal moved it to its current (2007) location in Berkeley, CA.

Acquisition information:
The Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. Records were given to The Bancroft Library by Bernard M. Rosenthal in 1999. Additions were made in 2006.
Processing information:

Processed by Adela Wright in 2003. Additions processed by Jennifer Davis in 2006.

Arrangement:

Arranged to the container level.

Accruals:

Future additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding Aid written by Adela Wright; revised by Jennifer Davis and Chinda Xayarath
Date Prepared:
© 2007
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by Finding Aid author(s) via EAD XPress; markup validated by The Bancroft Library staff using OAC validation tools; Date of source: September 2007

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. Records, BANC MSS 99/317, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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