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Cohn, Essie White, 1902-1963

 Person

Biography

Named 1961 Woman of the Year by the Business and Professional Women's Club of Denver.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Byron and Essie White Cohn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M043
Abstract Byron E. Cohn (1901-1993) was Professor of Physics and served as Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of Denver, Denver, Colo. His wife, Essie White Cohn (1902-1963) was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Denver from 1942-1963. They received undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of Denver and earned doctorates from the University of Chicago. Byron Cohn was instrumental in founding the Mt. Evans High Altitude Laboratory. Essie Cohn participated in...
Dates: 1902-1986

Chemistry Teacher Award, 1958-1959

 File
Identifier: M043.02.0001.0005
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Essie White Cohn series contains personal and professional materials and photographs.

Dates: 1958-1959

Clippings, 1921-1963

 File
Identifier: M043.02.0001.0006
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Essie White Cohn series contains personal and professional materials and photographs.

Dates: 1921-1963

Donations, 1962-1963

 File
Identifier: M043.01.0001.0001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Cohn Family series contains information about their donations, Essie Cohn's Memorial, and the vitae of Abraham White (Essie Cohn's brother).

Dates: 1962-1963

Editorships- The University of Denver Chemist, 1924-1926

 File
Identifier: M043.02.0001.0007
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Essie White Cohn series contains personal and professional materials and photographs.

Dates: 1924-1926

Education, 1923-1936

 File
Identifier: M043.02.0001.0008
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Essie White Cohn series contains personal and professional materials and photographs.

Dates: 1923-1936

Essie Cohn at Mt. Evans High Altitude Laboratory, 1948

 Item
Identifier: M043.02.0001.0015.00001
Abstract

This image shows Essie White Cohn in front of a trailer with a label that says "University of Denver Dept of Physica". The trailer is located at the Mt. Evans High Altitude Laboratory, where Cohn participated in several studies on the effects of high altitude on nutrition.

Dates: 1948

Essie White Cohn - Awards and Diploma, 1920-1963

 File
Identifier: M043.05.0008.0009
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The series of Oversize materials contains photographs, building and laboratory plans, Essie Cohn's awards and diplomas and brochure mock-ups for the Inter-University High Altitude Laboratory

Dates: 1920-1963

Essie White Cohn Memorial, 1963-1964

 File
Identifier: M043.01.0001.0002
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Cohn Family series contains information about their donations, Essie Cohn's Memorial, and the vitae of Abraham White (Essie Cohn's brother).

Dates: 1963-1964

Group Portrait of Faculty and Staff, between 1953-1966

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0086.0022.00001
Abstract

Group portrait of a large group of University of Denver faculty, staff, and administration at a retreat. The individuals are arranged in three rows, with the back two rows standing and the front row seated; visible in the background are a house with log shingles and a 1950s-type automobile.

Dates: between 1953-1966

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Type
Archival Object 26
Collection 1
 
Subject
Chemistry 4
Photographs 4
Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Higher) 3
Colorado 3
Denver (Colo.) 3