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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 163 Collections and/or Records:

Ida Edelson with Colorado Governor John Arthur Love, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00016
Abstract Colorado Governor John A. Love signing a proclamation on behalf of the American Medical Center (AMC). Ida Edelson, Director of the National Council of Auxiliaries is standing next to him. 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...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Isidore Hurwitz Library of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00057
Abstract

Interior of the Isidore Hurwitz Library at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated around various tables and reading materials. 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 1930-1940

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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 Nurse with Patients, between 1900-1930

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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

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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

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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

JCRS Nurses, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00081
Abstract

Eleven nurses in uniform stand in front of the Lena Bloch Memorial Home for Nurses. Sarah Nordstrom Anderson stands third from the 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1900-1930

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