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Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: FOR USE AT RESOURCE LEVEL ONLY

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Aaron and Carrie Strauss Friedman

 File
Identifier: B111.03.0003.0029
Abstract

File contains two (2) photographs, one of Aaron Friedman, and one of Carrie Strauss Friedman, both taken in 1938. Both have a small amount of biographical information written on the back. File also contains the deed of gift from Ralph Silversmith, donating the pictures to the University of Denver Libraries.

Dates: Coverage: 1836-2009

Annual RMJHS Dinner, Jewish Grocers of Colorado, May 6, 2002

 File
Identifier: B230.02.0021.0003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains records of the promotional activities of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society to publicize the history of the Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain West. These activities include: trips to historical sites, annual dinners, fundraisers, and commemorative events.

Dates: May 6, 2002

Box 1, 1944-1994

 File
Identifier: B456.03.0001
Abstract Box includes eight file folders from the third series. File folder seven [7]: United Distributing ephemera; file folder eight [8]: United Distributing scrapbook pages; file folder nine [9]: Tobacco and candy distributors booklets; file folder ten [10]: United Distributing stock distribution; file folder eleven [11]: United Distributing correspondence; file folder twelve [12]: United Distributing clippings; file folder thirteen [13] and fourteen [14]: United Distributing bylaws and...
Dates: 1944-1994

Box 1, 1983-1989

 File
Identifier: B456.02.0001
Abstract

Box contains two [2] file folders from the second series. File folder five [5]: Leo Marks estate and family trust; file folder six [6] Bernice and Leo Marks scrapbook.

Dates: 1983-1989

Box 13, c. 1880 - 2002

 File — Box B256.01.0013: Series B265.01 [Barcode: U186023293486]
Identifier: B265.01.0013
Abstract

Box contains eleven (11) file folders, six (6) of which are from the photographs, scrapbooks, and clippings series. File folders contain portrait photos of Weil ancestors; Levy family photos; photos of Bill and Elise Weil; scrapbook pages; newspaper clippings about William Weil; and a VHS of family photos entitled "Weil: Reflections 1944-1990".

Dates: c. 1880 - 2002

Charlie's 2nd Hand Store, 2009

 File
Identifier: B112.03.0001.0013
Abstract

File contains a Denver Post article from 2009 regarding Charlie's 2nd Hand Tool Store in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2009

Colorado Jewish Businesses, 1861-1979

 File
Identifier: B112.02.0001.0002
Abstract

File contains information on the history of Jewish businesses by Ken Bass (copy) covering the years from 1861 to 1979, as well as two copies of the Intermountain Jewish News, one from 1935 and one from 1937. The report by Ken Bass from 1979 is titled "The Story of Jewish Achievement" and covers "The Samsonite Story," "Star Bread Company's Story," "The Frankel Stationery Story," "The Central Electric Story," "The Guggenheim Story," and general "Observations."

Dates: Coverage: 1861-1979

Digital Container 3, c. 2011

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Identifier: B401.02.0003_dig
Abstract

This is a digital container with no associated physical materials. All listed digital materials are available by contacting an archivist at the Beck Archives.

This folder contains 3 books produced by Essie Perlmutter for her husband Jordon Perlmutter on the occasion of his 80th birthday. They are titled: "Jordon Perlmutter: A Tribute to His Meaningful Life Vol 1", "Jordon Perlmutter: A Tribute to His Meaningful Life Vol 2", "Jordon Perlmutter" and loose scrapbook pages.

Dates: c. 2011

Eighty Years Story by Donald Meyer, 1985 August 27

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0005.00128
Abstract Donald Meyer reads "Eighty Years" which he wrote about his life. Judge Donald H. Meyer, the son of Morris Meyer, describes the early life of the Meyer brothers, Morris, Sam, Max, and Charles, who emigrated from Poland in the late 1800s. He talks about his father Morris' early business efforts in Wisconsin as well as his father's marriage to his mother, a German immigrant. He also recounts the couple's move to Colorado after his father was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He further describes the...
Dates: 1985 August 27