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Jacobs, Frances Wisebart, 1843-1892

 Person

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890

 Item
Identifier: B148.03.0006.00001
Abstract Frances Wisebart Jacobs in an oval portrait of her head and shoulders. Frances Wisebart Jacobs came to Colorado as a young bride in 1863, and she and her husband, Abraham Jacobs, made their first home in Central City, Colorado. After the family relocated to Denver, Colorado, she became known in the local Jewish and general community and nationally as Denver's ''Mother of Charities'' for her central role in philanthropy. She was an officer in several charitable organizations and helped to...
Dates: between 1880-1890
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Photographs / Box 6

Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00002
Abstract

Frances Wisebart Jacobs in a oval photograph of her head and shoulders.

Dates: between 1880-1890
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 16

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Biographical Materials, 1889-2014

 File
Identifier: B148.02.0005.0002
Abstract

Originals and copies of newspaper articles, memorials, copy of Charity Organization Society incorporation, and memos concerning Frances Wisebart Jacobs.

Dates: 1889-2014
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Biographical Materials / Box 5

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B148
Abstract Frances Wisebart Jacobs, born in 1843, earned the nickname "Mother of Charities" because of her many efforts to assist the poor, the homeless, and the disenfranchised. She joined or helped to found charitable organizations and events in Denver, Colorado, and at the national level, and she was instrumental in raising support for the construction of Jewish Hospital in 1892. The collection consists of clothing that belonged to Jacobs and to a relative and contemporary of hers. Also...
Dates: 1882-1994; Majority of material found in 1882-1924
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Stained Glass in the Colorado State Capitol Dome, between 1970-1990

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Identifier: B230.02.0014.00033
Abstract

Frances Wisebart Jacobs stained glass in the Colorado State Capitol building, located in Denver. Frances Wisebart Jacobs has been hailed as ''the mother of all charities'' and is included in the Colorado Hall of Fame. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by RMJHS.

Dates: between 1970-1990
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Programs and Events / Box 14

Green Velvet "Opera" Coat, circa 1924

 Item — Box B148.01.0004: Series B148.01 [Barcode: U186020736469]
Identifier: B148.01.0004
Abstract A green velvet ''Opera'' coat with ivory silk lining. The back of the coat is cut fuller than the front and has a pleated lower edge. The coat has sailor style collar and tri-pleated lapels. There are seven matching velvet covered buttons on upper center of the sleeves (four on left and three on right). There are buttons covered in matching green velvet on the cuffs. The coat closes with a knotted strip of green velvet forming a loop that goes around a matching velvet covered button. A green...
Dates: circa 1924
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Material Culture

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Publications / Box 23 (DVDs)

Home of Abraham Jacobs, circa 1880

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Identifier: B063.02.0029.0009.00001
Abstract

View of the exterior of the Abraham and Frances Wisebart Jacobs home at 16th Ave. and Welton St., Denver, Colo. View shows surrounding fence, with neighborhood homes, trees and streetcar lines visible in the background. Abraham Jacobs was a clothing merchant, his wife Frances was impetus behind founding of National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1880
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Community / Box 29 / Home of Abraham Jacobs

Home of Abraham Jacobs, circa 1880

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Identifier: B063.02.0010.00001
Abstract

View of the exterior of the Abraham and Frances Wisebart Jacobs home at 16th Ave. and Welton St., Denver, Colo. View shows surrounding fence, with neighborhood homes, trees and streetcar lines visible in the background. Abraham Jacobs was a clothing merchant, his wife Frances was impetus behind founding of National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1880
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Community / Box 10

IJN Century Edition, 2013

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0003
Scope and Contents

File contains articles and reprints from the Century Edition of the Intermountain Jewish News, published throughout 2013. Articles cover highlights of the past 100 years (1913-2013).

Dates: 2013
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B113, Beck Archives Clippings File Collection / Newspaper Clippings and Articles / Box 1

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