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American Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)

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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 199 Collections and/or Records:

Bookbinding Department of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00034
Abstract Interior of the print shop room of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A 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 Colfax Avenue just...
Dates: between 1930-1940

Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1979 September

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00017
Abstract

The grounds of Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) on it's 75th Anniversary. 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

Cancer Treatment at the AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital, circa 1950-1970

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0171.00003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: circa 1950-1970

Cancer Treatment at the AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00003
Abstract A female patient receiving treatment for cancer at the American Medical Center (AMC) Cancer Research Center and Hospital in Denver Colorado. 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 Colfax Avenue just outside...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Cancer Treatment at the AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00005
Abstract A female patient receiving treatment for cancer at the American Medical Center (AMC) Cancer Research Center and Hospital. Three nurses are surrounding the patient. 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

Cancer Treatments - AMC, after 1955

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0171.00007
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: after 1955

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

Corn Crop at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00014
Abstract

A crop of corn growing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Two unidentified women patients are standing in the field to emphasize the height of the stalks. 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: circa 1940

Costume Party at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1931

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00088
Abstract

A costume party at 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: circa 1931

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