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Benjamin M. Blumberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: B121
Abstract
Benjamin M. Blumberg (1911-1978) was in the newspaper business and was a reporter or editor for a number of Colorado newspapers, many of which focused on Colorado's Jewish community. Blumberg held leadership positions with many Jewish community organizations, including Allied Jewish Community Council, B'nai B'rith Lodge #171 in Denver, and the Jewish Youth Council in Denver. He was the first administrator of General Rose Hospital in Denver, and he was also employed with Massachusetts...
Dates:
1872-1978
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Bernstein Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B338
Abstract
Samuel and Heloise Bernstein moved from New York before their only child, Leonard, was born in Denver. Samuel worked in retail clothing. Leonard worked for Denver and Rio Grande RR for over 50 years. Most of the documents center around Heloise, Samuel and Leonard. Collection contains marriage announcements and certificates, death certificates, military certificates, postcards, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the Bernstein family from 1893 through 1966.
Dates:
1890-1992
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Binstock Papers
Collection
Identifier: B287
Abstract
M. Binstock & Co., Inc. was founded by Moses "Morris" Binstock and became one of the largest and best-known custom-tailoring houses in America. He was a Long time board member for over 50 years and President of The Ex-Patients' Sanatorium for Tuberculosis and Chronic Disease. Collection contains personal papers and awards for his philanthropic service.
Dates:
1920- c. 1968
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Chappell Family and Canteen Company Publications
Collection
Identifier: B317
Abstract
Joseph Chappel was born in Slonim, Belarus in 1903 and died in Denver in 1992. A history in Yiddish of the town of Slonim, Belarus. contains information and photographs of the Chappell family. The national Canteen Company is vending machine company. The Canteen Company of Colorado was started in Denver by Joseph Chappell when he became a distributor in Denver, Colorado in 1933. His son William Chappell also managed the Canteen Company of Colorado. The bound copies of "Canteen News"...
Dates:
1900-1951
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Collection on Guldman Family and Golden Eagle Dry Goods
Collection
Identifier: B294
Abstract
Leopold H. Guldman was born in Harburg, Bavaria in 1853 and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He was one of Colorado's leading merchants and philanthropists. Guldman came to the Colorado mountains in search of silver, but found it more profitable to open the Golden Eagle clothing stores in Leadville and Cripple Creek. In 1879, Guldman moved to Denver and opened his third and most successful Golden Eagle enterprise, which for many years was Denver's leading popular-price department...
Dates:
between 1894-2013
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Collection on Otto Mears
Collection
Identifier: B216
Abstract
Otto Mears (1840-1931) was an entrepreneurial businessman who built railroads and was essential to the development of Southwestern Colorado. The son of an English father and Russian mother, he immigrated to the United States after being orphaned at an early age. After making it all the way to California he was placed in a boardinghouse at eleven years old when relatives could not be found to care for him. After serving in the Civil War he moved to Colorado where he began to build his empire....
Dates:
Other: 1892, 1948-1980
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Evan Makovsky Papers
Collection
Identifier: B279
Abstract
Evan Makovsky co-founded Shames Makovsky Realty Company in 1971 with his partner, and uncle, Motty Shames. In the 1980s he formed Shames Makovsky Mortgage Company. He is a graduate of the University of Denver and a committee member for the Rose Community Foundation. In 2007, he was named Honorary Dean of Real Estate and Construction Management of the Franklin G. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver. He also began an ambitious development and...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Eyeglass Cases
Collection — Box: B446.01.0001
Identifier: B446
Abstract
The collection contains two eyeglass cases from Gorden and Nielsen, optometrists in the Security Life Building, and one eyeglass case from The Republic Optical Co., located in the Republic Building. The Security Life Building was originally built in 1964 at 1600 Glenarm Place as an office building, but has since been turned into a residential building in the heart of Denver. The Republic Building was at 1612 Tremont Place but was demolished in 1981 to make way for Republic Plaza.
Dates:
circa 1985
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Fashion Bar and Levy Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B097
Abstract
Siblings Hannah, Jack and Edward Levy immigrated to America in the 1920s. Jack Levy came to America in 1923, headed to Denver, and began working at his uncle's business, Hilb and Company. Edward Levy reached Denver in 1925 and also started working for Hilb and Company, eventually becoming the president. After working in New York City for 20 months at menial jobs, Hannah moved to Denver in the fall of 1927. Jack started as a traveling salesman for the Hilb company and Hannah as a shop-girl at...
Dates:
1938-1993; Coverage: 1900-1993
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Frankel Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B149
Abstract
Henry Franke (1861-1909) was born in Manchester, England, but settled in Chicago, Illinois. He married his wife Lulu Kline (1865-1932) in 1882, and the couple had three children: Louis, Suzy and Henry (Henny). In 1900, the family moved to Denver (Lulu's birthplace) for Henry's health. Henry and Lulu opened Frankel Staionary store in 1906, which under the guidence of Henry Frankel Jr. eventually became the Frankel Manufacturing Company. The company produced typewriter ribbons as its first...
Dates:
1961-1984
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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