Pettit, Steven
Person
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
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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
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2012
More Than a Thousand Words: Colorado Jewish Photographers Over 175 Years, 2024
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00024
Abstract
A DVD of More Than a Thousand Words: Colorado Jewish Photographers over 175 Years.
Dates:
2024
Opening New Doors: Over a century of Colorado Jewish women in the professions, 2023
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00023
Abstract
2023 RMJHS annual dinner video.
Dates:
2023
Oral History Interview with Henry Lowenstein, 2011 February 5-20
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Identifier: B333.07.0001.0007.00002
Abstract
An unedited video interview with Henry Lowenstein on three DVDs. A fourth DVD holds the MP4 copies of the interview.
Dates:
2011 February 5-20
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2014
Taking to the Road: Colorado Jews in the Automotive Business, 2017
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00017
Abstract
2017 RMJHS dinner video.
Dates:
2017
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