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American Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Phone call, 2-22-88 to AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, director's office (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; f. 1904; name changed 1954 to American Medical Center; in 1970's renamed AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital; in late 1970's/early 1980 reorg. as AMC Cancer Research Center; independent, nonprofit, research organ.; small hospital attached but function is primarily research) AMC Cancer Research Center Web site, Aug. 18, 2003 (In 1904, the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) was founded in Denver; JCRS evolved into AMC Cancer Research Center) NUCMC data from Univ. Wash. Lib. for AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital. Seattle Ladies Auxiliary. Records, 1924-1978 (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; operated sanatorium nr. Denver, Colo., provided free care for tuberculosis patients; name changed in 1954 to American Medical Center; Denver; began accepting cancer patients)

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Bed Endowment Plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00052
Abstract

Bed endowment plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Bed Endowment Plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00054
Abstract

Bed endowment plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Ben Englander Standing on a Sidewalk, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00041
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Ben Englander standing on a sidewalk. Englander was the State Representative of Colorado and a Board Member of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Bookbinding and Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00031
Abstract

Interior of the bookbinding and print shop room of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A large group of men and women work on various tasks throughout the room. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients founded in 1904 by a group of physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Bookbinding and Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00032
Abstract Interior of the bookbinding and print shop room of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A large group of men and women are working on various tasks throughout the room. This room was part of the industrial rehabilitation department at the JCRS. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West...
Dates: between 1920-1940

Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary Bed Dedication, after 1917

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00017
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary donated the bed pictured. Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the back to the right and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands in back center. An unidentified woman holds a plaque that reads: ''Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary, J.C.R.S., 1917.'' The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading...
Dates: after 1917

Cooperative Store at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00026
Abstract

Interior of the Cooperative Store on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The store was located in the Business Office. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1910-1960

Cow at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00009
Abstract

A bull cow on the farm of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Dairy Herd at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00010
Abstract

A herd of dairy cattle on the farm of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Dedication Plaque of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1905-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00056
Abstract

A plaque of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The plaque was given in appreciation of the New York Ladies' Auxiliary for their help in building the JCRS. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1905-1940

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