Rosenbach Company
Organization
administrative history
A dealer in rare and antiquarian books, manuscripts and fine art, the Rosenbach Company was established in 1903 in Philadelphia by Dr. A.S.W. (Abraham Simon Wolf) Rosenbach (1876-1952) and his brother Philip Rosenbach (1863-1953). The company was dissolved in 1953 after Philip's death. They played a "central role" in the development of what would become the Folger and Huntington Libraries. The Rosenbach Museum and Library was founded in Philadelphia in 1954, using the Rosenbach brothers' personal collection as its core.
Citation:
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Federico Gómez de Orozco Collection on the Establishment of Spanish Missions in California, New Mexico, and Other Southwest Territories
Collection
Identifier: MS.1929.008
Scope and Contents
The Federico Gómez de Orozco collection contains manuscripts and maps dating from 1595-1829 regarding the Spanish settlement and colonization of California, New Mexico, and other portions of what was once New Spain. Most documents here were written by Franciscans and other European officials, and this collection includes detailed accounts of mission expansions in Alta and Baja California, as well as voyages made throughout Mexico in support of Spanish colonial rule and Christianization of...
Dates:
1595-1829
Found in:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library