Personal correspondence

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Contains papers relating to Chancellor Albert Charles Jacobs and his time at the University of Denver.

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The Batchellor and Chatfield Family papers contain memorabilia and clippings relating to Isaac Batchellor, correspondence of Ellen (Nellie) Chatfield Batchellor, letters to Nellie and a brother from Charles and Clark Chatfield during their service in the Civil War, and memorabilia and correspondence of Charlotte Batchellor Sheppard.

Abstract Bernard Zion Lande, the grandson of early Denver Jewish pioneer Zion Wolf Karsh, was born in Denver, Colorado, on July 11, 1927. Lande grew up on Denver's west side and attended the Hebrew Educational Alliance. While still in his teens, he helped to found the Jewish Youth Council, and in 1947 he attended the Brandeis Camp in California, where he gained his first exposure to the philosophies of the Jewish Reconstructionist movement. Lande received a master's degree in social psychology...

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Collection contains three K-books (1927, 1929, 1931), correspondence, publications, one felt beanie, several felt letters and insignia, and other memorabilia belonging to University of Denver alumna, Blanche Wilhelmina (Calkins) Pigott (1910-1999) (Class of 1931).

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Contains materials relating to Chancellor David Shaw Duncan's time at the University of Denver, including correspondence, annual reports, and ephemera.

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This collection contains materials relating to Dwight Smith and his time as Chancellor at the University of Denver.

Abstract Joseph and Nettie Goldfain were East European immigrants from Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania, who settled in Denver. Joseph came in 1900 and Rose came in 1902 with their children. The couple had six children: Rose, Joseph, Ephraim, George, Samuel and Nettie. Collection contains materials related to the Goldfain familiy including correspondence, a diploma, the personal papers of Rose Goldfain and a copy of a citizenship document for Joseph Goldfain. The collection also contains biographical...

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The John M. Read Letters consist of four letters sent by or to John M. Read of Philadelphia. The letters deal with legal matters and include some personal notes.