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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

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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

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Identifier: B433.01.0001.0069

Shwayder Family Stories, 1937 - 1999

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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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