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Klein, George G., 1885-1919

 Person

Biography

b. 1885 September 4, d. 1919 August 29. George Klein (originally Kleinberg) was born in New York to Russian born parents. His father, Hymen Kleinberg, came to Denver because he had TB and was admitted to JCRS in 1918. George moved to Denver because of his father, Bringing along his wife Rosa and two sons Harold and Marvin. George was a Denver police detective who was gunned down in the doorway of his home. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Clippings, 1919

 File
Identifier: B311.02.0002
Abstract

Series contains 5 scanned pages of newspaper clippings related to the murder of Detective George G. Klein in 1919.

Dates: 1919

Denver Police Museum Materials, 2023

 File — Box B311.03.0003: Series B311.03 [Barcode: U186023293389]
Identifier: B311.03.0003
Abstract

Box contains a framed certificate recognizing George Klein, dedication event flier, and Denver Police Museum coin.

Dates: 2023

Exhibit Photographs, August 8, 2023

 File
Identifier: B311.01.0002
Abstract

The images in this folder were taken by Jeanne Abrams at the memorial for George Klein that happened on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

Dates: August 8, 2023

George G. Klein Materials

 Collection
Identifier: B311
Abstract

The collection contains three (3) series: photographs, clippings, and material culture. The photographs include digital copies of a portrait photograph of George G. Klein and two photographs of grave. The clippings include newspaper articles about the murder of police detective George Klein in 1919. The material culture includes a certificate recognizing George Klein for his service with the related dedication event flier, and a Denver Police Museum coin.

Dates: circa 1919; 2010

Material Culture, 2023

 Series
Identifier: B311.03
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains digital copies of a portrait photograph of George G. Klein, two photographs of grave, and newspaper articles about the murder of police detective George Klein in 1919.

Dates: 2023

Oral History Interview with Rose Stuhlbarg, 1978 August 6

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0002.00039
Abstract

Rose Stuhlbarg details Jewish life on the West Side of Denver, Colo. She also talks about her parents who emigrated from Russia. Her father practiced folk-medicine and her mother was a midwife. She mentions the Yiddish theater in Denver. She discusses her life after her first husband died, and the Depression years in Denver. Her first husband was murdered while on the Denver Police Force in 1919.

Dates: 1978 August 6

Photographs, circa 1919; 2010

 Series
Identifier: B311.01
Abstract

Three scanned photographs: One portrait of George G. Klein and two pictures of George's headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1919; 2010

Photographs, circa 1919; 2010

 File
Identifier: B311.01.0001
Abstract

Three scanned photographs: One portrait of George G. Klein and two pictures of George's headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1919; 2010