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Jacobs, Frances Wisebart, 1843-1892

 Person

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Individuals, 1962-1994

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0004
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings from 1962-1994 that are about individual people in the Jewish Denver community. The majority of the articles are from the early 1980s.

Dates: 1962-1994
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B113, Beck Archives Clippings File Collection / Newspaper Clippings and Articles / Box 1

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Material Culture

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Material Culture

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jean and Milt Morris Papers

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B297, Beck Archives Reference and Exhibit Materials / Exhibit Materials / "Blazing the Trail" Colorado Jewish History Exhibit Panels

Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs, 1892

 File
Identifier: B148.02.0005.0005
Abstract

Bound book with biographical information, eulogies, and proclamations.

Dates: 1892
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Biographical Materials / Box 5

Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs, 1892

 Item
Identifier: B148.02.0005.0005.00001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1892
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B148, Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers / Biographical Materials / Box 5 / Memoir of Mrs. Frances Jacobs

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / National Jewish Hospital Records

Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1913-2013

 Series
Identifier: B113.01
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1913-2013
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B113, Beck Archives Clippings File Collection

Pioneering Jewish Women Exhibit, 2009

 File
Identifier: B230.02.0007.0025
Abstract

File folder contains exhibit plan and item level records for the "Pioneering Jewish Women of Colorado".

Dates: 2009
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B230, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Records / Programs and Events / Box 7

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