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Cook, Dave, 1897-1951

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1951

Biography

Dave Cook was a Jewish sporting goods store owner.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1: Catalogs, 1939 - 1985

 File — Box B443.01.0001: Series B443.01 [Barcode: U186023293151]
Identifier: B443.01.0001
Abstract

This box contains twenty-one (21) folders. Each folder contains catalog(s) from a specific year. Years may have been explicitly stated on/in the catalog, while some were inferred by adding the founding year to the age stated on/in the catalog (i.e. "Serving Denver for 93 years"). Years in this box include: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, c. 1966, c. 1968, c. 1969, c. 1972, c. 1973, c. 1974, 1975, c. 1978, 1984, c. 1985, and n.d. (no date).

Dates: 1939 - 1985

Dave Cook Sporting Goods Records

 Collection
Identifier: B443
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Dave Cook Sporting Goods store(s). Additionally, information about the Cook family and their connections with Dave Cook Sporting Goods are contained within.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1939 - 1985

Opening of Dave Cook Sporting Goods Store, Denver, Colo., 1936

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0001.00043
Abstract

The staff of Dave Cook Sporting Goods stand in front of the counter next to baskets of flowers, celebrating the grand opening of the store at 1601 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. From left to right: Nate Bernstone, Dave Cook, Jane Cook, Herb Cook, and Belle Smernoff. In 1924, Dave and Max Cook went into the sporting goods business, operating the first major sports store in Colorado.

Dates: 1936

Play Ball: Early Colorado Jews in Sports, 2013

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00012
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women athletes as well as sports personalities from Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2013 RMJHS Dinner.

Dates: 2013

Publications, bulk: 1939 - 1985

 Series
Identifier: B443.01
Abstract

This series contains publications produced by, and for, Dave Cook Sporting Goods.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1939 - 1985