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Box 1, 1874-2013

 File — Box: B115.01.0001
Identifier: B115.01.0001

Abstract

Box contains files on individual congretations around the Denver area, as well as a few files on misc. congregations by area. Files include: B'nai Jacobs, Pueblo; Beth Israel, Evergreen; Congregation Beth Shalom; Synogagues of Colorado (WPA project); Temple Emanuel, Pueblo; Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs; B'nai Israel, Colorado Springs; Temple Beth Isreael, Boise; Temple Beit Torah, Colordo Springs; Temple Emanuel, Pueblo; Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs; Intermountain Jewish New L'chaim (directory); United Hebrew Center, Pueblo; B'nai Chaim; Isaac Solomon Synagogue (JCRS); Roumanian Congregation Yad Achad(?); Temple Sinai; Tikvat Shalom; and Temple Israel (Leadville).

Dates

  • 1874-2013

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (legal document box)

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection materials relate to past and present Jewish congregations, which were or still are located in Denver, Colorado, or the western United States. including Denver congregations or temples. There is also a folder of documents relating to Temple Beth Israel, which was located in Boise, Idaho. Materials are originals or copies of items dating from 1906-2004, including receipts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, member and founder lists, event programs, invitations, legal documents, interview transcripts, brochures, slichos, Hebrew Bibles, historical background information about the institutions, and a copy of a 1941 inventory of Colorado church and synagogue archives prepared by a division of the Works Progress Administration.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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