Rosebush, Waldo E. (Waldo Emerson), 1889-1961

Waldo E. Rosebush came to Spokane in 1919 as assistant manager of the Inland Empire Paper Company. He was general manager from 1921 to 1936. A gun collector and historian, he was the author of several books, including Frontier Steel (EWSHS, 1958), the story of military weapons used in the nineteenth century West.

From the guide to the Waldo Emerson Rosebush Papers, 1930-1962, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)

Waldo E. Rosebush, general manager of the Inland Empire Paper company in Millwood, was born in Wisconsin and served in France during World War I. In France, he became interested in French architecture. After the war, he came to Washington to work at the paper company and became manager there in 1921. While in Millwood, he built a house with architect Harold Whitehouse which memorialized his experience in Normandy. Though he left Millwood in 1936, he maintained his house there until his death in 1961. After leaving Washington, he served in the U. S. army in Alaska and the pacific before retiring to Appleton, Wisconsin. He became a writer and gun collector and published two books on guns. He was a member of the board of the Eastern Washington Historical society.

From the description of "Valley of the Sun" Manuscripts, 1932-1933. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record id: 747262869