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Beck, Ira M., 1922-1975

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ira M. Beck Seated at his Desk, circa 1975

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00023
Abstract

Ira M. Beck sits at his desk at Central Electric Supply Company. Beck became president of the company in 1969, succeeding his father Sam Beck, who founded the company and was elected chairman. Located at 500 Quivas Street in Denver, Colorado, Central Electric was a leading wholesale distributor of electrical construction material and lighting equipment in the Rocky Mountain region.

Dates: circa 1975

Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5

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Identifier: B098.01.0006.00139
Abstract Peryle Hayutin Beck (1914-2006) recalls her family history, including the Ginsbergs' and Hayutins' origins in the Russian Empire; their arrival in America in the late 19th century; the loss of several relatives in World War I; her family's ties to the Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee; the arrival of Dora Ginsberg, her paternal grandmother, in Denver, Colorado for health reasons; and the extended family's gradual move from New York to Denver. She also...
Dates: 1989 February 5