Shwayder Family
Family
Biography
Family who founded Samsonite.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
Abstract
Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...
Dates:
2006
Shwayder Certificates and Awards, Undated
File
Identifier: B433.01.0001.0064
Abstract
An award for the American Immigrant Wall of Honor and two (2) copies of a speech from the 12th Annual Heritage Awards, the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society.
Dates:
Undated
Shwayder Draft Registrations, 1893 - 1915
File
Identifier: B433.01.0001.0069
Abstract
Draft records from World War I.
Dates:
1893 - 1915
Shwayder Family Stories, 1937 - 1999
File
Identifier: B433.01.0001.0067
Abstract
Family/oral history from Hannah Shwayder Berry, a photograph, letters, and emails,
Dates:
1937 - 1999
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