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Judd family

 Family

Biography

The Judd Family papers trace the involvement of the Judd family in the construction industry which began with Abraham Judelowitz who arrived in Denver in the 1880s and was instrumental in the building of the first Beth haMedrosh (BMH) Synagogue. His son, Samuel Judd was born in Denver in 1892 and began as an architect and engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation in 1918. He selected sites and designed many large dams, including Hoover dam. He was the city planner for Boulder City, Nevada and Page, Arizona. Samuel Judd was head of Architectural and Structural Design Section of the United States Bureau of Reclamation from 1935 until retiring in 1962 and was Denver's Building Inspector in 1963. Samuel Judd directed the design and construction of the first Hebrew Educational Alliance Building and the Gaylord Street BMH building. The Judd Construction Company founded in 1949 by E. James Judd and the collection primarily centers on the Judd Construction Company job files on major building projects in Denver from 1950 through 1991.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Box 2, 1890-2010

 File — Box B266.02.0002: Series B266.02; Series B266.03; Series B266.05 [Barcode: U186023261691]
Identifier: B266.05.0002
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Judd and Winograd families

Dates: 1890-2010

Box 17, 1918-1930s

 File — Box B088.01.0017: Series B088.04 [Barcode: U186020737758]
Identifier: B088.04.0017
Abstract

(1) Scrapbook of Simon Judd Family.

Dates: 1918-1930s

Materials from Family Reunion, 1905 - 1999

 File
Identifier: B088.04.0020.0001
Abstract

The folder has copies of postcards, letters, and the Judelovitz family. It also has a family tree prepared by E. James Judd in 1999.

Dates: 1905 - 1999

Photographs, between 1890-1940

 File
Identifier: B266.05.0002.0016
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the Judd and Winograd family.

Dates: between 1890-1940

Photographs, 1940-2010

 File
Identifier: B266.05.0002.0017
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the Judd and Winograd families.

Dates: 1940-2010