Colorado. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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This box contains the Certificate of Election for Moses Tannenbaum. Issued by the Colorado Secretary of State on December 7, 1906, the document is certification of Moses Tannenbaum's winning a seat as a Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Colorado, in the Sixteenth General Assembly.

Abstract James Bernard Radetsky was born January 18, 1913 in Denver and grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home. The family ran a grocery store on Colfax and lived behind the store. James delivered groceries and sold newspapers to help support his family. He graduated from North High School in 1929, just shy of turning 16. He received a full scholarship to the University of Denver and later graduated from Westminster Night Law School in 1941. James was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from...

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Scrapbook containing ephemera relating to James Radetsky's time in the Colorado State Legislature. James was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from Denver County in 1944 at age 31. He served 3 terms and was only the second person of Jewish faith elected to the Colorado House.

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46 minute oral history interview from March 21, 1978 about James Radetsky's time in Colorado General Assembly. It was the first interview of an oral history project about the Colorado General Assembly. Transcript of interview in collection file.

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This series contains election documents, including the certificate of election for Moses Tannenbaum to the Colorado State House of Representatives.