Jacobs, Frances Wisebart, 1843-1892
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Frances Wisebart Jacobs Biographical Materials, 1889-2014
Originals and copies of newspaper articles, memorials, copy of Charity Organization Society incorporation, and memos concerning Frances Wisebart Jacobs.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
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.
Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs, 1892
Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs published by the Charity Organization of Denver upon the death of Frances Wisebart Jacobs in 1892. The publication commemorates the life of Frances Jacobs and her charitable works. There are life tributes, eulogies, and proclamations by various organizations and community leaders, including Rabbi Friedman's eulogy at her funeral.
Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1913-2013
Miscellaneous clippings and articles about Jews in the Rocky Mountain west, primarily from the Rocky Mountain News, the Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) and the Denver Post. Some of the articles are from a column, "Out of the Past," written by Mike Zelinger that appeared in the IJN. Also included is the Century Edition of the IJN, 1913-2013.
Pioneering Jewish Women Exhibit, 2009
File folder contains exhibit plan and item level records for the "Pioneering Jewish Women of Colorado".
Plaque for Frances Wisebart Jacobs Statue, circa 1987
Metal plaque mounted on wood and engraved with ''Frances Wisebart Jacobs; After her death in 1892, the Frances Jacobs Hospital was erected on this site. It was the forerunner of the present institution, and was established through the love and gratitude of the people of Denver to memorialized a noble pioneer, Denver's 'Mother of Charities'''.
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Stained Glass Window of Frances Jacobs, between 1980-1990
Stained glass window in the Colorado State Capital building depicting Frances Jacobs.
Wrapped Object 4, 2019
Contains three exhibit panels from the Legacy of Healing exhibit at History Colorado: To Serve the Need of Every Creed (Rose Hospital); Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society with image of heliotherapy; and The Spark: Frances Wisebart Jacobs with image of Frances Jacobs Hospital.