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
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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
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