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Joyce Foster in front of Denver seal
Joyce Foster and Mayor Webb
Joyce Foster
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Collection
Overview
Creator: Foster, Joyce, 1944-
Title: Denver City Councilwoman
Joyce Foster Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1993-2003
Size: 3 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Processed By: Sharon Elfenbein and
Jeanne Abrams, April 2004
Abstract
Joyce Foster served as Denver City Councilwoman from 1993-2003
for District 4. She was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Joyce Foster moved to Denver
in 1970, when her husband Rabbi Steven Foster became rabbi of
Denver's Congregation Emanuel. Prior to being elected the Denver
City Council, she served as Director of Resource Development for the
Jewish Family and Children's Service. She was first elected to the
City Council in 1993 and retired in 2003, where she served as
president in 2001/02, because of term limits.
Scope and
Content
The collection highlights the political career of Joyce Foster
and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographical
information, council resolutions, campaign literature and
photographs and major events in Denver's development for over a
decade. The papers were donated to the Beck Archives, Penrose
Library, University of Denver by Joyce Foster. |
