Reminiscences of Axel G. Rosin, 1955
- Name
- Rosin, Axel, 1907-2007 (Interviewee)
- Starr, Louis Morris, 1917-1980 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Axel G. Rosin, 1955
- Abstract
- Youth in Berlin, emigration and settlement in New York; treasurer of Book-of-the-Month Club; Chief of Operations at Book-of-the-Month Club; experience with IBM systems; purchase of nonfiction book club from Henry Holt; book titles by prominent authors and their marketability; conflicts with the Federal Trade Commission; accounts and collection
- Collection Name
- Book-of-the-Month Club project
- Subjects
- Publishers and publishing; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Book industries and trade; Rosin, Axel, 1907-2007; Book-of-the-Month Club
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 45 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Book club executive
- Note
- Interviewed by Louis M. Starr
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 17017558
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/x6j2-9c09
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.