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Beck Archives Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: B063
Abstract
The Beck Archives Photograph Collection contains photographs, negatives, and other materials which reflect the rich, varied, and vibrant Jewish experience in the Rocky Mountain region, with a special emphasis on Colorado. It also contains some photographs from other states and countries.
Dates:
1790-2006; 1790 - 2006
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Joanne Posner-Mayer Digitized Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: B427
Abstract
Joanne Posner-Mayer, a Denver native, started Ball Dynamics International in 1991 and introduced the fitness community to Fitball®. Her interest in physical therapy grew from her childhood dancing with what now is the Colorado Ballet. Raised in east Denver, Joanne Posner-Mayer attended George Washington High School and received a degree in physical therapy from CU. Following her dream of travel, Joanne worked in hospitals and clinics in Switzerland, where she was introduced to the...
Dates:
circa1915-2020
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Rich Family and Denver Truck Sales Records
Collection
Identifier: B381
Abstract
Eastern European Jewish immigrant Charles Rich (Shopsie Reich) began as a peddler and eventually started a business of buying and salvaging used automobiles called C. Rich Auto Parts. He helped pioneer the used automotive cars, trucks, and parts business in Denver. He and his wife Rebecca became the parents of 10 children. Their youngest son Ken Rich propelled the Denver Truck Sales to become one of the leading manufacturers and dealers of reconditioned used heavy specialty trucks in over 30...
Dates:
circa 2005
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Schayer Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B239
Abstract
Milton M. Schayer was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1876 to German-Jewish parents and died in Denver in 1935. In 1920 he founded the Bankers Building and Loan Association, and served as its first president and treasurer. His son Charles Milton Schayer, born in 1913, married Faye Greenberg in 1941. Milton M. Schayer was active in many civic and religious organizations. He was director of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, which designated him Denver’s “most valuable citizen” in 1925. He...
Dates:
1879-2009
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Shwayder Family Papers and Samsonite Corporation Records
Collection
Identifier: B245
Abstract
The Shwayder family of Denver, Colorado, is best known for the luggage company Samsonite Corporation, which the family founded and operated. Isaac and Rachel Shwayder had migrated from Manchester, England to Colorado in 1881 and eventually settled in Denver. In 1910 their son, Jesse Shwayder, opened a small luggage factory in Denver with his father along with his brothers Mark, Maurice, Benjamin, and Solomon Shwayder. The company started as Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company, was later...
Dates:
1896-2002
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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- Cohen, Simon Abraham, 1791-1871 1
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- Friedenthal, Hattie Schayer, 1867-1922 1
- Kobey, Miriam Rachofsky, 1840-1921 1
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- Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society 1
- Samsonite Corporation (1910-1973) 1
- Schayer, Charles M., Jr., 1913-1997 1
- Schayer, Faye G. (Faye Greenberg), 1915-2002 1
- Schayer, Milton M. (Milton Mincha), 1876-1935 1
- Schayer, Ricka Saft (Fredricka), 1847-1921 1
- Shwayder Art Building (Denver, Colo.) 1
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- Shwayder, Isaac, 1855-1916 1
- Shwayder, Jesse, 1882-1970 1
- Shwayder, Nellie Weitz, 1886-1977 1
- Shwayder, Rachel Leah Kobey, 1858-1938 1
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