Cowboys
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Irene Miller Stein Family Objects, Artwork, and Other Material
Collection
Identifier: B173
Abstract
Irene Miller (Mrs. Azriel) Stein was a professional artist well into her 90s. She was the daughter of Anna and Robert Lazar Miller, both pioneers of Denver's Jewish community. In 1921 she married Azriel Stein, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaina native and they had a son Stanley. Azriel Stein founded, owned, and operated Pencol Drug Store on the corner of Pennsylvania Street and Colfax Avenue in Denver. The collection contains papers, objects, scrapbooks that belonged to Robert Lazar Miller and...
Dates:
1885-2000
Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Raisers Collection
Collection
Identifier: B369
Abstract
The Miller family came from Lithuania in 1890s. Robert Lazar Miller was one of the founders of the Denver stockyards and became the chief buyer for the K and B Meat Packing Company. The Averch family arrived in Denver from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s and later founded the Capitol Meat Packing Company in 1925. Holocaust survivor Jack Stern came to the US as a refugee in 1949, moved to Denver and became a cattle buyer for the Averch family packing house. He later operated his own farm...
Dates:
1900-2015
Jimmy Clossin Papers
Collection
Identifier: D050
Abstract
Born in West Texas, Jimmy Clossin was a square-dance caller and teacher who published a book of West Texas Cowboy Square Dances. He taught dance classes at universities and schools across the United States. This collection contains photographs, programs, serials, class syllabi, correspondence, a scrapbook, and papers related to Clossin's square dance teaching.
Dates:
1923-1981
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Jimmy Clossin Papers
Miller Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B290
Abstract
A large Jewish family emigrated from Wilna, Lithuania. Sam Miller was born in 1872 and died in Wyoming in 1946. The family emigrated when Sam Miller was nine. Sam's brothers Robert Lazar and Joseph Miller also went into the cattle business. Joseph Miller was the father of Israel Miller and the grandfather of Micky Miller. The collection contains newsclippings, and documents relating to Sam Miller's ranch and cattle business. Document includes a brand certificate, loan from Ben Melnick,...
Dates:
1924-1964
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Miller Family Papers
Morris Krupp Objects and Papers
Collection
Identifier: B368
Abstract
Morris Krupp, born in Leckava, Lithuania on February 10 1887 and died in Colordo on January 21, 1987. He left home at the age of 14 and immigrated to the United states. When he first came to Colorado he broke horses and was a cattle buyer. Later he established a cattle ranch. His wife Goldie was born in 1889 in Russia and died in Colorado on November 28, 1961. The collection contains a photograph of Goldie and Morris Krupp, a photograph of Morris, a tie pin, and the "Lazy K Lazy L" branding...
Dates:
1900-1960