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Shwayder, Jesse, 1882-1970

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Jesse Shwayder was born in Blackhawk, Colorado in 1882, one of five sons of Isaac and Rachel Kobey Shwayder. The Shwayder family moved to Denver and Jesse encouraged his father to open a small luggage store. Jesse married Nellie Weitz and went to work as a salesman for Seward Luggage in New York City. After a year, he had enough money and experience to come back to Denver and open the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company in 1910, which became the renowned Samsonite Luggage Company. His son King D. Shwayder became president of Samsonite in 1962. Jesse Shwayder died in Denver in 1970.

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Shwayder, King David, 1970-1981

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0013
Abstract Images of Jesse Shwayder, founder of the Samsonite Corporation and donor to the University of Denver, and his son King David Shwayder, DU alumnus and trustee, and president of the Samsonite Corporation: 12 black and white prints, including headshots of Jesse Shwayder; portrait of Jesse Shwayder holding a Bible; King Shwayder with an unidentified woman; John Evans Jr., Jesse Shwayder, Mr. Heitler, and Mr. Kaye; and headshots of King Shwayder. 5 sets of black and white negatives with contact...
Dates: 1970-1981

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