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Shwayder, Nellie Weitz, 1886-1977

 Person

Biography

Nellie Weitz married Jesse Shwayder who began trunk company that became Samsonite luggage. Their son King D. Shwayder became president in 1961. Nellie Weitz Shwayder wrote five fictional stories set in Denver, Colorado. Nellie Shwayder was born in Denver in 1886 and died there in 1977.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Family of Jessie and Nellie Shwayder, circa 1922

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0041.00083
Abstract

Jesse and Nellie Shwayder sit for a family portrait surrounded by their five children. All members of the family are looking at Norma, the baby, who sits center on Jesse's lap and is the only individual looking at the camera. The other children are, left to right, Dorothy, Fay, King, and Ruth.

Dates: circa 1922

Group of Women at a Park, between 1915-1940

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Identifier: B063.05.0013.00001
Abstract

Seven women pose together in a group in a park. Left to right are Fanny Milstein, Bessie Balaban (Kindergarten teacher at Cheltenham School), Ida Shwayder, Grandmother Weitz, Doris Ginsberg, Nellie Shwayder, and Minnie Shwartz.

Dates: between 1915-1940

Shwayder Family

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0012
Abstract

Black and white print of headshot of Nellie Shwayder, University of Denver donor and wife of Jesse Shwayder.

Dates: 1793-2009

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