University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History
Organization
Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:
AMC-DU Agreement, 1993-2006
File
Identifier: B353.02.0001.0007
Overview
Agreements between AMC Cancer Research Center and Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at DU.
Dates:
1993-2006
Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection
Collection
Identifier: B111
Overview
This collection contains biographical materials associated with prominent Colorado Jewish individuals or families and, in a few cases, groups of Jewish Coloradoans. Materials include newspaper clippings, obituaries, correspondence, photocopies of legal documents, books, magazines, and essays.
Dates:
Coverage: 1836-2017
Beck Archives Businesses Collection
Collection
Identifier: B112
Overview
The Businesses Collection reflects the diverse role Jews played in the economic growth of the American West, particularly within Colorado. It includes a paper on Jewish businesses and articles and documents from and about a variety of businesses, dating from 1890 to 2007.
Dates:
Coverage: 1861-2015; Majority of material found in 1920-1985
Beck Archives Clippings File Collection
Collection
Identifier: B113
Overview
Intentionaly created collection to keep newspaper clippings about Jews in the west. Some of the people and organizations are also in other collections. The articles contain miscellaneous clippings and articles about Jews in the Rocky Mountain west, primarily from the Rocky Mountain News, the Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) and the Denver Post. Some of the articles are from a column, "Out of the Past," written by Mike Zelinger that appeared in the IJN. Also included is the Century Edition of the...
Dates:
1913-2013
Beck Archives Collection on Student Papers and Publications
Collection
Identifier: B382
Overview
Collection contains papers written by students using the Beck Archives collections for University of Denver courses. Collection also contains scholarly publications using the Beck Archives collections.
Dates:
Other: 2013-2017
Beck Archives Communities Collection
Collection
Identifier: B114
Overview
The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by Beck Archives that are associated with Jewish communities in the western United States and Mexico. The material is related to various towns in Colorado, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Dates:
1882-2019
Beck Archives Congregations Collection
Collection
Identifier: B115
Overview
This collection contains materials intentionally assembled by Beck Archives. Materials relate to past and present Jewish congregations, which were or still are located in Denver, Colorado, or the western United States. Materials are originals or copies of items dating from 1906-2004, including receipts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, member and founder lists, event programs, invitations, legal documents, interview transcripts, brochures, slichos, Hebrew Bibles, and historical...
Dates:
c. 1800-2015
Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30
Item
Identifier: B063.07.0061.00001
Overview
Boxes from Beck Archive stacked on manual shelving in Penrose Library during the Beck Archives Dedication.
Dates:
1994 January 30
Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30
Item
Identifier: B063.07.0061.00002
Overview
Jeanne Abrams, Peryle Hayutin Beck, and an unidentified man stand between shelves of boxes from Beck Archive in Penrose Library during the Beck Archives Dedication.
Dates:
1994 January 30
Beck Archives Dedication, 1994 January 30
Item
Identifier: B063.07.0061.00003
Overview
Yocheved Abrams, daughter of Jeanne Abrams, stands beside a table of food in Penrose Library during the Beck Archives Dedication.
Dates:
1994 January 30