Jesse B. Shapiro Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2184

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains copy of manuscript: The Making of a Skier by Jesse Shapiro (1987); correspondence with photographs of WWI era Italian and Austrian alpine troops (n.d.).

Dates

1987, undated

Creator

Shapiro, Jesse B.,1920-2011. (Person)
Shapiro, Jesse B., 1920-2011 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Jesse B. Shapiro was born on March 25, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and enlisted in the Army after completing four years of high school. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to Company A of the 86th Infantry Regiment. Shapiro also served at Camp Swift, Tex. and in Italy. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during the Apennines and Po River campaigns in Spring 1945 and attained the rank of Private First Class. Shapiro died in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on March 14, 2011.