Colorado
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Family of Jessie and Nellie Shwayder, circa 1922
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0041.00083
Abstract
Jesse and Nellie Shwayder sit for a family portrait surrounded by their five children. All members of the family are looking at Norma, the baby, who sits center on Jesse's lap and is the only individual looking at the camera. The other children are, left to right, Dorothy, Fay, King, and Ruth.
Dates:
circa 1922
King David Shwayder, 1974
Item
Identifier: B063.08.0008.00033
Abstract
Studio portrait of King David Shwayder.
Dates:
1974
Shwayder, King David, 1970-1981
File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0013
Abstract
Images of Jesse Shwayder, founder of the Samsonite Corporation and donor to the University of Denver, and his son King David Shwayder, DU alumnus and trustee, and president of the Samsonite Corporation: 12 black and white prints, including headshots of Jesse Shwayder; portrait of Jesse Shwayder holding a Bible; King Shwayder with an unidentified woman; John Evans Jr., Jesse Shwayder, Mr. Heitler, and Mr. Kaye; and headshots of King Shwayder. 5 sets of black and white negatives with contact...
Dates:
1970-1981
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0018.00003
Abstract
University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.
Dates:
1977 October 26