Handler, Ruth Mosko, 1916-2002
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elliot and Ruth Mosko Handler, 2002-2016
File
Identifier: B111.05.0005.0019
Abstract
Elliot and Ruth Mosko Handler co-founded the Mattel toy company. Ruth Handler created the Barbie and Ken dolls, named after the Handler children. The couple met in Denver, Colorado. Ruth Handler died in 2002 and Elliot Handler died in 2011.
Dates:
2002-2016
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2012
Mosko Family, circa 1917
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0038.00002
Abstract
Mrs. Ida Mosko stands with her children, left to right, Aaron, Ruth, Maurice, and Joseph posing for a formal portrait. Three of the children wear costumes, a nurse and two soldiers.
Dates:
circa 1917