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Obituaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Fred Zadek Salomon , 1872-1978

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Identifier: B111.09.0009.0001
Abstract Fred Zadek Salomon was born April 10, 1830 in Strelno, Poland and opened the first general mercantile house in Denver in 1959. He fought in the Civil War and was instrumental in the formation of Denver as the major city in the what would become the state of Colorado. Fred was involved with the Denver City Water Company, the Denver Chamber of Commerce, the Denver Town Co., Denver Lodge No. 171, B'nai B'rith, the Merchants Protective Association, the Denver Pacific Railroad, and the Denver...
Dates: 1872-1978
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 9, S-V / Box 9

Gus Cohen, circa 1900-1950

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Identifier: B111.02.0002.0009
Abstract

Gus Cohen was a judge in Guffey, Colorado, a mining town near South Park. Phoebe Fishman, a relative, was born in Guffey.

Dates: circa 1900-1950
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 2, C / Box 2

Harry Battock, 1912-1955

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Identifier: B111.01.0001.0010
Abstract

Harry Battock and his family came to Denver from Poland around 1908, and upon arrival Battock worked as a fruit peddler in Denver. The Battock family became an important part of the West Colfax Jewish community of Denver. His son Benjamin Battock graduated high school in 1923, and went on to become a doctor, specializing in anesthesiology. Benjamin Battock died of a heart attack in 1955. A Photocopy of a photograph of Benjamin Battock and Ladeen Fogel is also in the file.

Dates: 1912-1955
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 1, A-B / Box 1

Haskell Cohen, 1964 August 24

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Identifier: B111.02.0002.0011
Abstract Dr. Haskell M. Cohen (1875-1964) was considered a pioneer in Colorado medicine and surgery. After receiving his primary degree from an adjunct college of Columbia Universityin 1899, Cohen went to Vienna and Berlin for advanced medical study, and stayed there from 1904-1911 when he returned to Denver. Cohen was Chief of Surgery at Mercy Hosiptal for many years, and was a founder of Beth Israel Hospital. He also sat on the Medical Advisory Board and Board of Trustees at national Jewish...
Dates: 1964 August 24
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 2, C / Box 2

Hattenbach Family, 1841-2007

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Identifier: B111.05.0005.0003
Abstract

Michael Hattenbach was born in Cassel, Germany in 1841 and died in Denver in 1906. He was manager of the Denver Grocery company and also lived in Central City and Blackhawk.

Dates: Event: 1841-2007
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 5, H-I / Box 5

Joe Alpert, 1976-1977

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Identifier: B111.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Joe Alpert (1918-1977) was born in Boulder, CO, and was a prominent leader, businessman, and philanthropist in the Denver Jewish community. He founded the General Rose Memorial Hospital in 1945, serving as president from 1951-1956. He dedicated the Joe and Betty Alpert Arthritis Treatment Center at Rose in 1975. Alpert also was a co-founder of Guaranty Bank in 1955.

Dates: 1976-1977
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 1, A-B / Box 1

Julius Garfinckel, 1936-1981

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Identifier: B111.04.0004.0003
Abstract Julius Garfinckel (1874-1936) was born in Syracuse, NY, but moved to denver during the early 1890s. Garfinckel worked at a number of dry goods stores in Denver before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1889. In 1905, Garfinckel opened a successful clothing store, known as Julius Garfinckel and Co. By 1930, the store had grown into a nine-story department store. Garfinckel & Co. weathered the Great Depression, and became a prominent name in American fashion. After Garfinkel's death, $4 million...
Dates: 1936-1981
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 4, G / Box 4

Katy Rose, 1945-1981

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Identifier: B366.01.0003.0004
Abstract

The folder contains clippings, obituaries, and 2 letters of sympathy.

Dates: 1945-1981
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B366, General Maurice Rose Collection / Clippings, Books, Research Materials, and Correspondence / Box 3

Leslie Davis, 2007 November 16-17

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Identifier: B111.03.0003.0001
Abstract Leslie Friedman Davis (1922-2007), granddaughter of Leopold H. Guldman (of the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co.) was a prominent Denver philanthropist and organizer. She was born in Denver, Colorado, attended East High School, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado. Davis founded the Women's Bank in Denver in 1978. The bank was owned and operated mostly by women, and was created so that women could be self-sufficient and get credit without their husbands. the Women's Bank...
Dates: 2007 November 16-17
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 3, D-F / Box 3

Manuel Laderman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B429
Dates: 1932-1990
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Manuel Laderman Papers

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