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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 197 Collections and/or Records:

Israel Diamond, 1953-1969

 File
Identifier: B360.03.0032.0015
Abstract

Four black and white photographs all including Israel Diamond and various other people. One photograph is of the planning committee and the other three are from events.

Dates: 1953-1969

Jacob S. Potofsky with an Unidentified Man, between 1930-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00028
Abstract Jacob S. Potofsky, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America with an unidentified man who is standing behind him. 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...
Dates: between 1930-1960

James Roosevelt at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1952 May 1

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00025
Abstract

James Roosevelt (third from left) with a group of men at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Standing second from the right is M.J. Baum. 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: 1952 May 1

James Roosevelt Visiting a Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00051
Abstract James Roosevelt visiting a patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). From left to right is Dr. William Klein, medical director of the JCRS, James Roosevelt, Pat Meyer Bernstein and an unidentified patient. 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...
Dates: between 1940-1960

James Roosevelt with Group of Women, between 1950-1970

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0342.0004.00003
Abstract James Roosevelt stands in front of the New York Ladies Auxiliary Building on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Also in the photograph (from left to right): Mrs. Edwin Scully, Mrs. Philip F. Lichtenstein, Mrs. Sara Zeenker, Mrs. Walter J. Sinion and an unidentified woman. 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,...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Jaysee Dairy Barn Under Construction at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1931

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00013
Abstract

Exterior of the Jaysee Dairy Barn under construction 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: 1931

JCRS Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: B353
Abstract The Isaac Solomon Historic Synagogue Foundation was founded in 2001 with a mission to restore the Beth Jacob Synagogue building and a tent structure on the former campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in Lakewood, Colorado. The Foundation was dissolved in 2013 due to financial challenges. This collection shows the process and challenges of historic preservation. Collection contains correspondence, architectural and construction information, historical background materials,...
Dates: circa 1957-2012

JCRS Nurse with Patients, between 1900-1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00079
Abstract

A nurse stands between two JCRS patients as they lay in the sun in their hospital beds. 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 1900-1930

JCRS Nurses, between 1900-1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00077
Abstract

Four nurses in uniform, identified from top to bottom as Anderson, Elizabeth, Crosby, and Andy, stand on the steps of the Lena Bloch Memorial Home for Nurses at JCRS. Elizabeth Crosby Anderson stands on the top step. 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 1900-1930

JCRS Nurses, between 1900-1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00078
Abstract

Two nurses and a man, all in uniform, stand in front of a brick building. They are, from left to right, Crosby, waiter Rubenstien, and Elizabeth Williams. 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 1900-1930

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Sanatoriums 176
Tuberculosis 173
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 163
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Patients 62
Sanatoriums -- Colorado 49
Edgewater (Colo.) 48
Buildings 32
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Women 25
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Men 22
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Parties 16
Recreation 16
Costume 15
Dedications (Ceremonies) 14
Dinners and dining 10
Drama 10
Synagogues 10
Tents 10
Cancer 9
Rehabilitation 9
Anniversaries 8
Plaques (Flat objects) 8
Cancer treatment and research 7
Dairy farms 7
Kitchens 7
Halloween 6
Printing plants 6
Beds 5
Cows 5
Entertainers 5
X-rays 5
Barns 4
Reading 4
Teachers 4
Boys 3
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Jewish physicians 3
Jewish women 3
Musicians 3
Occupational therapy 3
Torah scrolls 3
Treatment and prognosis 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
New York (N.Y.) 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
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Dining rooms 1
Education 1
Ephemera (General) 1
Financial records 1
Fund raisers (Persons) 1
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Hanukkah 1
Horse-drawn vehicles 1
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Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 1
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