Kagan, Alexander, 1906-1994
Biography
Alexander Kagan was born in Paris, France in 1906 to Russian parents. At the age of 14, Alexander began work as a fabric and jewelry designer. He came to the United States in 1922 with his mother Chana (Anna) and his brother Haim Persah (Paul). He worked as a fabric designer in New York and in 1930 he became a US citizen. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1954 and died in the Denver area in 1994.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Box 6, 1895-1954
(3) file folders include: correspondence, documents, and personal papers. Green velvet book containing ''writers'' from Alexander Kagan to his family and correspondence of the Kagan family.
Container 7: Israel Posters, 1970-1979
Three Jewish political posters.
Container 8: Mary Reed Library Drawing, 1948 June 3
Pencil drawing on paper of the Mary Reed Library building of the University of Denver campus in 1948; mounted to mat board. The drawing is of the Southeast entrance to the building showing wooden revolving doors, two stories of elaborate Collegiate Gothic Architecture and a woman sitting reading a book by the entrance. The door is colored with brown pencil and the brick is red oil crayon or pencil. The white lines of the brick have been painted on.
Correspondece, 1913-1935
Contains postcards and letters to Anna Kagan in Paris and New York.
Documents, 1895-1936
Folder contains identity papers, work documents, passports, immigration papers, Air Force documents, naturalization papers, and 1938 Nakhshon Limited shares from Haifa.
Kagan Family Papers
University of Denver, 1948-1954
Alexander Kagan attended the University of Denver for various years beginning in 1948. He graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 1954. The folder contains transcripts, correspondence, and a diploma.
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