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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 190 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Anna Naswitz of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1939 June 6

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00033
Abstract

Anna Naswitz, head nurse 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. Anna Naswitz was often considered the ''dynamic angel of mercy.''

Dates: 1939 June 6

Portrait of Dr. Arthur Rest of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1944

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00032
Abstract

Dr. Arthur Rest, Medical Director and Superintendent 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: 1944

Portrait of Dr. B.P. Stivelman, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00031
Abstract

Dr. B.P. Stivelman of New York City.

Dates: between 1930-1960

Portrait of Dr. Eli A. Miller, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00011
Abstract

Copy photograph of a portrait of Dr. Eli A. Miller.

Dates: between 1900-1930

Portrait of Dr. Freudenthal, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00012
Abstract

Copy photograph of a portrait of Dr. Alfred Freudenthal, who was the son of Rabbi Freudenthal.

Dates: between 1930-1960

Portrait of Dr. Louis I. Miller, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00010
Abstract

Copy photograph of a portrait of Dr. Louis I. Miller.

Dates: between 1900-1930

Portrait of Jacob S. Potofsky, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00026
Abstract

Jacob S. Potofsky, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Potofsky was a personality and supporter 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 1930-1960

Portrait of Louis Nizer, 1943 April

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00030
Abstract

Louis Nizer of New York City. Nizer was born in 1902 and passed away in 1994 at the age of 92. He was a noted Jewish-American trial lawyer and senior partner of the law firm Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim & Ballon and authored a number of books - one of which was titled ''What to Do with Germany.'' He also wrote the forward to the Warren Commission report that investigated President John F. Kennedy's and the resulting conspiracy theories that still surround it.

Dates: 1943 April

Portrait of Louis Robinson, between 1910-1923

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00023
Abstract

Louis Robinson, a personality associated with 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 1910-1923

Portrait of Mrs. Ida Sloan Stutman of Kansas City, between 1945-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00012
Abstract

Mrs. Ida Sloan Stutman of Kansas City.

Dates: between 1945-1960

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