AMC Cancer Research Center (Denver, Colo.)
Dates
- Usage: 1980
Biography
Phone call, 2-22-88 to the Center, director's office (Jewish Consumptive 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 primarily research)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
AMC History, 1915-2005
Copies of articles pertaining to the history of JCRS and AMC ranging from 1915-2010. Infomation regarding the merger with University of Colorado, tax exmeption history and a highly critical article on AMC director Marvin Rich by the Westword.
Donor Appeals, 1950-2000
Misceallaneous campaign drive publications from between 1950-2000.
Historical Campus Walking Tour, 1995-1999
File contains copies of the walking tour of the AMC (formerly JCRS) campus. Tour script includes general historical information as well as information speciific to particular buildings. Maps of the campus are included. Building information includes date built, square footage and current (1997) use. Spivak family tree also in file.
Histories, circa 1990
File contains six different written histories of JCRS, AMC and why Jews immigrated to Colorado. File also contains a bibliography from Dr. Jeanne Abrams thesis with used an abundance of JCRS files and a list of Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the US.
National Register of Historic Places, 1980-1990
Written history of the National Register of Historic Places, two copies of the application for the JCRS campus, copies of nomination letters and a National Register of Historic Places brochure.
Newspaper Articles - History, 1907-2006
Newpaper clippings and copies of clippings with articles about the history of JCRS and AMC.