Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: B330
Abstract
Charles Miller was secretary of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS). The Jewish Consumptives Relief Society Collection opened in 1904 (in now Lakewood, Colorado) as a sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers. It operated until 1954 when it changed its focus to cancer research and became the American Medical Center. contains programs, photos, and scrapbooks related to Charles Miller from circa 1920 through 1958.
Dates:
circa 1920-1957
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