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Social advocacy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

American Issues Forum

 Collection
Identifier: U224
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, reports, and publications related to the American Issues Forum at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1975-1976

Box 15: Organization history, speeches, calendars, messaging, 1960 - 2020

 File — Box B157.02.0015: Series B157.02 [Barcode: U186023306417]
Identifier: B157.02.0015
Abstract

Box contains a total of eight [8] file folders, four [4] of which are from the Organization History, Awards, and Calendars Series. File folder one [1] contains messaging and public statements from Hadassah's national office. File folder two [2] contains undated speeches written by member(s) of Hadassah's Denver chapter. File folder three [3] contains organizational history and promotional materials. File folder four [4] contains Denver chapter event calendars from 2015-2020.

Dates: 1960 - 2020

Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890

 Item
Identifier: B148.03.0006.00001
Abstract Frances Wisebart Jacobs in an oval portrait of her head and shoulders. Frances Wisebart Jacobs came to Colorado as a young bride in 1863, and she and her husband, Abraham Jacobs, made their first home in Central City, Colorado. After the family relocated to Denver, Colorado, she became known in the local Jewish and general community and nationally as Denver's ''Mother of Charities'' for her central role in philanthropy. She was an officer in several charitable organizations and helped to...
Dates: between 1880-1890