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Loeb, Dorothy Anne Katz, 1925-1998

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 14 October 1925 - 12 December 1998

Biography

Dorothy Anne (Katz) Loeb (14 October 1925 - 12 December 1998) was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Louis Katz (d. October 10, 1931) and Fannie Solomon Katz (September 9, 1892 - April 19, 1981). Her parents immigrated to the U.S. in 1909 from Hungary/Austria due to rising anti-Semitism. Her family had been farmers, but in the U.S. they became restaurant owners. She married Ernest Loeb on August 22, 1948. She moved to Denver in 1965 with her family when Ernest's job transferred him. Together they had two sons, Laurence and Ronald. She was a teacher, and taught for 22 years. She was an avid traveler, active member of Temple Emanuel Sisterhood and a state delegate for the demoncratic party. Dorothy died December 12, 1998 in Denver.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, circa 1890-1987

 File — Box B407.01.0001: Series B407.01 [Barcode: U186023282778]
Identifier: B407.01.0001
Abstract

Box contains documents, letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to the Loeb family.

Dates: circa 1890-1987

Box 2, 1881-1951

 File — Box B407.02.0001: Series B407.02 [Barcode: U186023282867]
Identifier: B407.02.0002
Abstract

Box contains Ernest Loeb's Bronze Star Medal and Certificate, one (1) Loeb family scrapbook, three (3) framed photographs, one (1) 1947 diary, two (2) German ID cards, two (2) German passports, and one (1) passport cover.

Dates: 1881-1951

Documents, Letters, Newsclippings, and Photographs

 Series
Identifier: B407.01
Abstract

Series contains documents, letters, newsclippings, and photographs related to the Loeb Family.

Dates: 1827-1987

Ernest, Dorothy, Larry, and Ron, June 1956-July 1959

 File
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0008.00005
Abstract

File contains six (6) photographs of the Loeb Family, Ernest, Dorothy, Larry, and Ron, between June 1956 and July 1959. Two photos show the family all together, and the other four only show Ron and Larry.

Dates: June 1956-July 1959

Loeb Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B407
Abstract

Collection contains family documents and material objects related to the Loeb Family. Many of these items relate directly to the Holocaust and WWII. Important items include German passports and IDs, documents relating firsthand accounts of WWII and the Holocaust, photographs from before, during, and after the war, including photographs of Ernest Loeb as a US soldier in Germany, Ernest Loeb's Bronze Star Medal, scrapbooks, early German school report cards, and Jewish books of scripture.

Dates: 1827-1987

Loeb Family Photographs, circa 1960-1987

 File
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0009
Abstract

File contains folders of Loeb family pictures, and one large family photo that is not in a separate folder. Folders are organized by subject and date. Ernest, Dorothy, Ron, Larry, and his wife Gloria are pictured, as well as Larry and Gloria's daughters Elizabeth and Jaemi, and other unidentified family members.

Dates: circa 1960-1987

Loeb Family Photographs, circa 1940-1959

 File
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0008
Abstract

File contains twenty six (26) photographs from circa 1940 to 1959. Photographs include: family portraits of Ernest, Dorothy, Larry, and Ron, pictures of Larry and Ron as children, wedding pictures of Dorothy Katz Loeb, a propeller plane at Cuyahoga County Airport in Ohio, a photograph of Ernest Loeb from his time in the US Army in WWII, Ron Loeb as a baby, a picture of Emil Loeb in a small metal frame, as well as several unidentified people.

Dates: circa 1940-1959