Skip to main content

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 175 Collections and/or Records:

75th Anniversary Celebration of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1979 September

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00019
Abstract

75th Anniversary Celebration of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Esther Winocur is pictured on the far left. 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.

Dates: 1979 September

AMC Cancer Research Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: B360
Abstract In 1954 Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center and later known as the AMC Cancer Research Center. AMC completely merged with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2014. Collection contains board of trustee's minutes, committee minutes, reports, AMC By-laws, name plates, posters, publications, programs, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the AMC Cancer Research Center from 1957 through 2012....
Dates: Other: 1904-2012

American Medical Center at Denver Sign, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00054
Abstract

A sign for the American Medical Center (AMC). AMC was located on the former campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).

Dates: circa 1955

Banquet for Auxiliaries and Board Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00009
Abstract A dinner banquet for auxiliaries and board members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) that was held in the main dining room at the JCRS. Pictured are Noah W. Allen, J.A. Sharoff, Israel Friedman, Ben Friedland, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Perlmutter, Mrs. Israel Friedman, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Abramson. 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...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Banquet for Auxiliaries and Board Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and American Medical Center, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00013
Abstract A dinner banquet for auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) and American Medical Center (AMC). Pictured are David Abramson and Henry Rubenstein. AMC was located on the grounds of the former 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...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Banquet for Auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and American Medical Center, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00010
Abstract

A dinner banquet for auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Pictured are Dr. and Mrs. William Klein and at the second table Ben Friedland with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwartz. 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 1950-1970

Banquet for Auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and American Medical Center, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00011
Abstract A dinner banquet for auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) and American Medical Center (AMC). Pictured are Robert Gamzey, Mrs. Harvey Kaminsky, Charles Winocur, Noah W. Allen, David L. Abramson. AMC was located on the grounds of the former 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...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Banquet for JCRS and AMC Auxiliaries, between 1940-1970

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00008
Abstract A dinner banquet for auxiliaries of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) or American Medical Center (AMC). Pictured are Ben and Belle Perlmutter, as well as William Alterman. AMC was located on the grounds of the former 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...
Dates: between 1940-1970

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

 Item
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

 Item
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

Filtered By

  • Subject: Tuberculosis X

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 173
Collection 2
 
Subject
Colorado 173
Hospitals 173
Jews 173
Tuberculosis 173
Sanatoriums 172
∨ more
Denver (Colo.) 169
Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 167
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 155
Spivak (Colo.) 146
Patients 58
Sanatoriums -- Colorado 48
Edgewater (Colo.) 47
Buildings 32
Entertainment events 30
Women 25
Nurses 23
Men 22
Physicians 22
Charities 21
Parties 16
Recreation 16
Costume 15
Dedications (Ceremonies) 14
Drama 10
Synagogues 10
Tents 10
Dinners and dining 9
Rehabilitation 9
Anniversaries 8
Dairy farms 7
Kitchens 7
Plaques (Flat objects) 7
Cancer 6
Halloween 6
Printing plants 6
Beds 5
Cows 5
Entertainers 5
Barns 4
Reading 4
Teachers 4
Boys 3
Cancer treatment and research 3
Food 3
Jewish physicians 3
Musicians 3
Occupational therapy 3
Torah scrolls 3
X-rays 3
Bookbinders 2
Butchers 2
Corporate minutes 2
Dentists 2
Indigenous peoples of North America 2
Jewish Refugees 2
Kosher food 2
Meat industry and trade 2
Medical personnel and patient 2
Paste-up (Printing) 2
Physical therapy 2
Picnics 2
Printers 2
Rabbis 2
Stores, Retail 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Albums (Books) 1
Animals 1
Architectural drawings (Visual works) 1
Authors 1
Band musicians 1
Blackface entertainers 1
Boards of directors 1
Books and reading 1
Buildings -- Design and construction 1
Business correspondence 1
Cancer -- Research -- Colorado 1
Comedians 1
Construction drawings 1
Cooks 1
Cookware 1
Cooperative societies 1
Corn 1
Correspondence 1
Dance 1
Dining rooms 1
Education 1
Ephemera (General) 1
Financial records 1
Fund raising 1
Girls 1
Hanukkah 1
Horse-drawn vehicles 1
Horses 1
Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish merchants 1
Jewish printers 1
Lawyers 1
Legislators 1
+ ∧ less