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Philanthropists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

John E. Streltzer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B185
Abstract Collection contains scrapbooks, programs, newspaper clippings, plaques, a U.S. Bureau of Customs flag, awards, scrolls and posters related to John E. Streltzer. Humanitarian John E. Streltzer was born in Denver on June 2, 1901, the son of Ben and Rebecca Streltzer in Denver's West Side. He met Sarah Safran in 1923 at a club he had helped organize on the West Side. John and Sarah Streltzer established a wholesale office supply business and he served nearly three terms as a member...
Dates: 1940-1990
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / John E. Streltzer Papers

Jordon and Essie Perlmutter Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B401
Abstract Jordon Perlmutter was born in 1931 to immigrant parents and died in Denver on December 7, 2015. He was a Denver builder, real estate developer, and property manager. In 1951, he founded Perl-Mack Enterprises with his cousin Sam Primack. Perl Mack introduced the concept of planned communities in Denver in Northglenn, Southglenn and Montbello. In the 1983 Perl-Mack was dissolved and Jordon and his eldest son Jay founded Perlmutter and Company. Jordon Perlmutter was a trustee of the University...
Dates: 1970-2016
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jordon and Essie Perlmutter Family Papers

Joy S. and Franklin L. Burns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M500
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Joy S Burns and Franklin L Burns, an influential Denver couple who worked often with DU, including a donation to create the Franklin L Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, and Joy Burns' tenure as one of our longest-serving Board of Trustee members.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Joy S. and Franklin L. Burns Papers

Kenneth Collins, VP Burlington Industries, February 1958

 File
Identifier: B005.07.0238.0014
Abstract One (1) 8x10 black and white photograph of Kenneth Collins being presented an award by Mrs. Adela De Geus and David Mahler. Contained within the folder is a publicity release describing the photo from Eli Jeffe the New York Publicity Director. "Kenneth Collins, (center) vice-president of Burlington Industries, Inc., is awarded a testimonial scroll for his "distinguished philanthropic service to the needy tuberculous of all faiths" by Mrs. Adela De Geus, a former patient at the National...
Dates: February 1958
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B005, National Jewish Hospital Records / Material Culture, Photographs and Scrapbooks / Box 238 (Photographs)

Kiesler and Rifkin Families Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B190
Abstract East European Jewish immigrant, Adolph Kiesler, became a noted Colorado philanthropist. Born in Rumania in 1880, Kiesler settled in Denver's West Colfax Jewish neighborhood at the turn of the century, when he began as a peddler. He later recalled "I worked for fifteen cents a day at odd jobs, and then I got a job carring coal for seventy-five cents a ton." Like so many immigrants, he scrimped and saved and after fifteen years and a variety of jobs, he had saved enough money to launch the...
Dates: 1930-1990
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Kiesler and Rifkin Families Papers

Legends of Dance Honorees, 2023

 Series
Identifier: D009.22
Scope and Contents

This series contains mov files and release forms for the 2023 Legends of Dance honorees: Amy Anderson, Patricia Hoffman, Jesse Manno, Chuck Palmer, Damien Patterson, and Julia Wilkinson Manley.

Dates: 2023
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D009, Friends of The Dance Archive 'Legends of Dance in Colorado' Oral Histories

Leopold H. Guldman and Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: B092
Abstract

Leopold H. Guldman was born in Harburg, Bavaria in 1853 and immigrated to the United States in 1870. Guldman opened the successful chain of Golden Eagle clothing stores in Leadville, Cripple Creek and Denver. He was one of Colorado's leading merchants and philanthropists. The collection consists largely of business records including correspondence, ledgers, journals, and financial papers related to the Golden Eagle stores.

Dates: 1800-1980; 1879-1941
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Leopold H. Guldman and Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company Records

Louis A. Pollack , 1956

 File
Identifier: B111.08.0008.0004
Abstract

Mrs. Pollack was president of the Jewish Family and Children's Service, on the board of the Denver Area Community Chest, vice president of the Visiting Nurse Association, and on the state advisory committee on planning for the aged. She believed that peace in the world is up to women.

Dates: 1956
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 8, P-R / Box 8

Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Funding Records, 2005-2010

 File
Identifier: B094.02.0008.0021
Abstract

This file contains records from 2005-2010 about the Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation's donations to NCJW.

Dates: 2005-2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B094, National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section Records / Financial and Membership Records / Box 8 - Administrative Documents

Monica Hill Highlight Reel, 2015

 Item
Identifier: D009.02.0006.0009.00001.00002
Abstract

Highlight reel from interview with Monica Hill conducted by Joan Brown. This video covers her start in dance, her time in Loretto Heights College, Denver Civic Ballet, and Denver Ballet Guild.

Dates: 2015
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / D009, Friends of The Dance Archive 'Legends of Dance in Colorado' Oral Histories / Legends of Dance Banquet Recordings and Highlights / Box 6: Banquet Recordings and Highlight DVDs / Honoree Highlights

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