Jacobs, Frances Wisebart, 1843-1892
Person
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890
Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00002
Abstract
Frances Wisebart Jacobs in a oval photograph of her head and shoulders.
Dates:
between 1880-1890
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
Frances Wisebart Jacobs Stained Glass in the Colorado State Capitol Dome, between 1970-1990
Item
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
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
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Item
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
Ivory and Black Cotton Overlay for Dress, between 1909-1913
Item — Box B148.01.0003: Series B148.01 [Barcode: U186020736477]
Identifier: B148.01.0003
Abstract
The dress is made of ivory cotton and black organdy. The edges of the sleeves and collar have a thin black organdy lining. The bottom hem is black organdy. There is an eyelet pattern along the bodice and bottom of the dress. Eighty-three metal buttons covered by black organdy fabric are featured on the dress. Ten vertically laid buttons adorn the front part of the bodice and thirteen buttons are vertically laid below the waist to the bottom of the dress. Each side of the dress contains two...
Dates:
between 1909-1913
Ivory Silk Underlay for Dress, circa 1890
Item — Box B148.01.0001: Series B148.01 [Barcode: U186020736443]
Identifier: B148.01.0001
Abstract
An ivory silk dress used as an underlay for the ivory and black dress. The dress is sleeveless with a V-cut neck and a fitted bodice. The bodice is off-white silk lined with a natural (not bleached or dyed) colored cotton. The skirt is a butter cream colored silk and lined in a light weight muslin. The skirt has two large eleven inch rows of rouching (pleats that are attached at both ends), which add fullness to an overdress. Additionally, there is one small ruffle at the bottom. The fitted...
Dates:
circa 1890
Jean and Milt Morris Papers
Collection
Identifier: B275
Abstract
Milt Morris was born in Cleveland in 1915 and his family moved to Denver to find a cure for his mother's asthma at National Jewish Hospital. He graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1939. Milt Morris served in the Army Air Force during World War II. He taught business law at DU for eleven years. He practiced law in Denver for many years and was a partner in Feder, Morris, Tamblyn and Goldstein where he specialized in real estate law. In 1941, Jean Wohlegarth married her...
Dates:
1888-2007
Jewish Benevolence, Panel 1, 2001
Item — Object B297.02.01.00036: Series B297.02
Identifier: B297.02.01.00036
Abstract
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Benevolence" features more historical information and includes National Jewish Hospital, Francis Wisebart Jacobs, and JCRS.
Dates:
Other: 2001
National Jewish Hospital Records
Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract
In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates:
1892-2017