Stein, Irene Miller, 1894-2000
Person
Biography
Irene Miller Stein is a noted Denver artist. She is the daughter of pioneer Colorado cattle dealer Robert Lazar Miller, who immigrated to Colorado from Lithuania in 1881. She married Azriel Stein, founder of Pencol Drug, a prominent Denver pharmacy for decades.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Box 23, 1900-1990
File — Box B173.04.0023: Series B173.04 [Barcode: U186023261675]
Identifier: B173.04.0023
Scope and Contents
Box contains folders with photographs and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1900-1990
Irene Miller Stein Family Objects, Artwork, and Other Material
Collection
Identifier: B173
Abstract
Irene Miller (Mrs. Azriel) Stein was a professional artist well into her 90s. She was the daughter of Anna and Robert Lazar Miller, both pioneers of Denver's Jewish community. In 1921 she married Azriel Stein, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaina native and they had a son Stanley. Azriel Stein founded, owned, and operated Pencol Drug Store on the corner of Pennsylvania Street and Colfax Avenue in Denver. The collection contains papers, objects, scrapbooks that belonged to Robert Lazar Miller and...
Dates:
1885-2000
Oral History Interview with Irene Miller Stein, 1978 April 27
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0002.00034
Abstract
"Irene Stein (née Miller) talks about the Miller family in Denver, Colo. and her father Robert Lazar Miller. She gives extensive details about early life in Denver. She also discusses her life as an artist, media she worked with, and her husband Azriel Stein who founded Pencol Drug Store.Irene Miller (Mrs. Azriel) Stein was born in Denver, Colo. in 1894 and died in Aurora, Colorado in 2000 at the age of 106. Irene Stein was a professional artist well into her 90s. She worked in...
Dates:
1978 April 27