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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Mantz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M164
Scope and Contents

Copy of Hesperus, April 1, 1892; Diploma (with photo) Charles Armstrong Mantz, B Phil. 1894 in Maroon leather folder; ribbon low of school colors; Certificate issued to Carrie Eleanor Armstrong indicating completion of Prep School signed by A. B. Hyde, John Evans, Wm Mills(?); 10 Misc photos; 1 clipping " will Iliff's women's drill team"; 1 packet of "Mystic Albums";note and several pages of information from Miss Anna E. Mantz

Dates: Other: 1973
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Anna Mantz Papers

Bernie Eisenstat Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B123
Abstract

Raymond Stone compiled and edited a book on the Chepelevskys of Slonim, the Eisenstadts of Telechan, and the Vernikovskys of Slonim. He has sketches of various family members and a family tree back to the 1800s in the book. Also in the collection is a folder with a family tree of the Eisenstadt family that goes back to about 1417, a two-page success story by Ray Stone, and a Stone/Eisenstat/Chappell Family roster.

Dates: Other: 1993-2002
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Bernie Eisenstat Family Papers

Bidwell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M399
Abstract

Elbert Emil Bidwell (Class of 1945) (1923-1991) and Beverly Adams Bidwell (BBA, 1947) (1927-2008) attended the University of Denver and were very active in various student organizations. The Bidwell Family Papers consist of certificates, paddles, plaques, medals and pins, and other memorabilia relating to their activities as students at DU.

Dates: 1942 - 1947
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Bidwell Family Papers

Cree-Weiser Families Genealogical Material

 Collection
Identifier: M133
Abstract The Cree and Weiser families were associated both as pioneers in Georgetown, Colorado and as early supporters of the University of Denver. John Cree (1810-1893) was a Methodist minister, a founding trustee of the University of Denver (Colorado Seminary), and Postmaster of Georgetown. Dr. Reuben Bossart Weiser (1846-1922) was a Colorado State Senator, Georgetown dentist, and Dean of D.U. Dental College. The papers contain biographical and genealogical material about those men and their...
Dates: 1840-1980
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Cree-Weiser Families Genealogical Material

Dow Family

 Collection
Identifier: M137
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook from 1860.

Dates: Other: 1840-1900
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Dow Family

Frankel Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B149
Abstract Henry Franke (1861-1909) was born in Manchester, England, but settled in Chicago, Illinois. He married his wife Lulu Kline (1865-1932) in 1882, and the couple had three children: Louis, Suzy and Henry (Henny). In 1900, the family moved to Denver (Lulu's birthplace) for Henry's health. Henry and Lulu opened Frankel Staionary store in 1906, which under the guidence of Henry Frankel Jr. eventually became the Frankel Manufacturing Company. The company produced typewriter ribbons as its first...
Dates: 1961-1984
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Frankel Family Papers

Gabelman Whelan Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M365
Abstract

Collection contains six boxes of papers, photographs, publications, textiles, correspondence, clippings, keepsakes, and other materials relating to the life, family, and career of Cyprienne Gabelman Whelan.

Dates: 1866 - 1985
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Gabelman Whelan Family Papers

Heller Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B162
Abstract Max Heller wrote a booklet on the Heller Family and compiled family trees for the Heller and Tajerstein-Auger families. He was born 1915 in the eastern Polish town of Wlodzimierz-Wolynsk also know as Ludmir. Collection contains family histories, family trees photographs related to the Heller family. Collection also contains photo albums from various schools, including Cheltenham, Lake Junior High, the Talmud Torah, and the Colfax school which were attended by Minnie Heller, Max Heller, and...
Dates: 1924-1984
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Heller Family Papers

Hoffman Family History

 Collection
Identifier: B326
Abstract Sinai and Dorothy Hoffman were both Russian, married there and had 14 children, 9 of whom survived to adulthood. Beginning in 1905, their children began immigrating to the United States with 19 members of the family immigrating by 1913, including spouses and a grandchild by then, the final son, his wife and two children came in 1922. The family ran a grocery store and a tire business in Denver. Collection contains a book, titled: Loyal Family Circle: A History of Sinai and Dora Hoffman and...
Dates: Other: circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hoffman Family History

Ida Hurwitz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B168
Abstract Ida Hurwitz wrote family stories and other historical articles, which were published in The Jewish Digest and the Denver Post. She was a member of the prestigious Colorado Authors League and was active in the Jewish American Women Writers. One story she wrote was "We'll Go a Little to the Baths" was about mothers and children going to the baths in Idaho Springs for the summer. Some of stories were published and some are typed copies. She also did genealogical research. Relatives included the...
Dates: 1887-1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Ida Hurwitz Papers

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