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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 177 Collections and/or Records:

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Shriaberg Room Dedication, after 1957

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00029
Abstract Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Shriaberg Room Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) with four men standing around a plaque that says: ''In honor of, Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Shriaberg, Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada, October 8, 1957.'' John Streltzer is pictured on the right and Mr. Frazin is second from left. The other two men are unidentified. 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...
Dates: after 1957

Mrs. Eva Alter of Hartford and Mrs. W.M. Stein of Denver, between 1945-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00013
Abstract

Mrs. Eva Alter of Hartford and Mrs. W.M. Stein of Denver (from left to right).

Dates: between 1945-1960

Native American Performance Group at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1938-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00073
Abstract

A Native American Group Performance 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1938-1940

Native American Performance Group at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1938-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00074
Abstract

A Native American group performance 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1938-1940

Neusteter Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00040
Abstract The Neusteter Building on the grounds 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. This building is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design as a woodworking and photography...
Dates: between 1940-1960

Neusteter Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00024
Abstract The Neusteter Building on the grounds 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. This building is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design as a woodworking and photography studio -...
Dates: between 1940-1960

New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00025
Abstract

The New York Building on the grounds 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 1910-1960

New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00028
Abstract

The New York Building on the grounds 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. This print is not printed on photographic emulsion paper and is probably a photocopy or print from a book.

Dates: between 1910-1960

New York Ladies' Auxiliary Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00027
Abstract

The New York Ladies' Auxiliary Building on the grounds 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 1930-1940

Newman Cowen Bed Dedication, after 1912

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00019
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The bed was donated in memory of Newman Cowen. Left to right: Dr. Herman Schwatt, Rabbi Charles Kauvar, an unidentified man, and Dr. Charles Spivak. Rabbi Kauvar stands second from left holding a plaque that says: ''Newman Cowen, Dec. 30, 1831 - Jan. 15, 1912.'' 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...
Dates: after 1912

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