Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Fredric J. Mosher papers
- Dates:
- bulk approximately 1949-1998
- Creators:
- Mosher, Fredric J. (Fredric John)
- Abstract:
- The papers of Fredric J. Mosher, faculty member in the the University of California, Berkeley's School of Librarianship.
- Extent:
- 19 linear feet (15 cartons, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- English and Collection materials are in English and German.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Fredric J. Mosher papers, BANC MSS 2001/120 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists mostly of files relating to Mosher's work on the American printing of the revised edition of Lexikon des Gesamten Buchwesens, the leading encyclopedia on the history of books. Also included are project files relating to Mosher's doctoral dissertation on The Dial,, a research project on the Way and Williams publishing house in Chicago, and the 18th century printer John Haberkorn. The collection contains manuscripts and some reprints of Mosher's writings, professional files from his career at the University of California, Berkeley, files on book selection and intellectual freedom during the 1950s, and some correspondence.
- Biographical / historical:
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Fredric Mosher joined the University of California, Berkeley faculty in the School of Librarianship in 1950. His teaching focused on bibliography and reference work and he was broadly interested in the history of books, printing, publishing, and early forms of bibliographical description. His legacies include building a strong reference collection, including rare books, for teaching and doctoral research.
- Acquisition information:
- The Fredric J. Mosher papers were gifted to the Bancroft Library by Evelyn V. Mosher on June 11, 2001.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Lara Michels in December, 2014.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-12-05 13:46:00 -0800 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Fredric J. Mosher papers, BANC MSS 2001/120 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481