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Denver (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 55526 Collections and/or Records:

Frances Rose Meer, 1932 June 1

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00096
Abstract

Frances Rose Meer, age 6 month, smiles for a formal portrait. She became Frances Meer Gottlieb.

Dates: 1932 June 1

Frances Rose Meer, between 1932-1939

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00097
Abstract

A young Frances Rose Meer smiles for a formal portrait. She became Frances Meer Gottlieb.

Dates: between 1932-1939

Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890

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Identifier: B148.03.0006.00001
Abstract Frances Wisebart Jacobs in an oval portrait of her head and shoulders. Frances Wisebart Jacobs came to Colorado as a young bride in 1863, and she and her husband, Abraham Jacobs, made their first home in Central City, Colorado. After the family relocated to Denver, Colorado, she became known in the local Jewish and general community and nationally as Denver's ''Mother of Charities'' for her central role in philanthropy. She was an officer in several charitable organizations and helped to...
Dates: between 1880-1890

Frances Wisebart Jacobs, between 1880-1890

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00002
Abstract

Frances Wisebart Jacobs in a oval photograph of her head and shoulders.

Dates: between 1880-1890

Frances Wisebart Jacobs

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Identifier: B005.07.0252.00001
Abstract

Photo of a stained glass window of Frances Wisebart Jacobs that is at the top of the rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol building.

Dates: 1899-2009

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Biographical Materials, 1889-2014

 File
Identifier: B148.02.0005.0002
Abstract

Originals and copies of newspaper articles, memorials, copy of Charity Organization Society incorporation, and memos concerning Frances Wisebart Jacobs.

Dates: 1889-2014

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Clothing and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B148
Abstract Frances Wisebart Jacobs, born in 1843, earned the nickname "Mother of Charities" because of her many efforts to assist the poor, the homeless, and the disenfranchised. She joined or helped to found charitable organizations and events in Denver, Colorado, and at the national level, and she was instrumental in raising support for the construction of Jewish Hospital in 1892. The collection consists of clothing that belonged to Jacobs and to a relative and contemporary of hers. Also...
Dates: 1882-1994; Majority of material found in 1882-1924

Frances Wisebart Jacobs Stained Glass in the Colorado State Capitol Dome, between 1970-1990

 Item
Identifier: B230.02.0014.00033
Abstract

Frances Wisebart Jacobs stained glass in the Colorado State Capitol building, located in Denver. Frances Wisebart Jacobs has been hailed as ''the mother of all charities'' and is included in the Colorado Hall of Fame. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by RMJHS.

Dates: between 1970-1990

Frank Aybar, 1971 October 1

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Identifier: U201.01.0086.0016.00001.00001
Abstract

This image depicts Frank Aybar of Columbine lecturing an unidentified audience of children, affiliated with the University of Denver, on 10-1-71.

Dates: 1971 October 1

Frank Aybar, 1971 October 1

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Identifier: U201.01.0086.0016.00001.00002
Abstract

The image depicts Frank Aybar playing the grand piano infront of the unidentified audience of children, affiliated with the University of Denver, on 10-1-71.

Dates: 1971 October 1