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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 4822 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Krone Salting Meat at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00007
Abstract

Samuel Krone salting meat at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). All of the food served to the patients at the JCRS was kosher. Rev. Krone served as the mashgiach at the Sanatorium for over 18 years. 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: circa 1941

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

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00010
Abstract One of the science buildings on the campus 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates: between 1940-1960

Science Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1945-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00011
Abstract One of the science buildings on the campus 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates: between 1945-1960

Scrapbook Page from Edward Bronfin, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053
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Scrapbook page from Edward Bronfin containing six photographs relating to the family of Dr. Isidore Bronfin, superintendent at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and National Jewish Hospital. circa 1920-1940.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Scrapbook Page from Edward Bronfin, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00054
Abstract

Scrapbook page from Edward Bonfin containing six photographs relating to the family of Dr. Isidore Bronfin, superintendent at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and National Jewish Hospital. circa 1920-1940.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Scrapbooks

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Identifier: B413.01

Second Annual Report, The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, Denver, Colorado, 1906

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0002.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 28, 1906, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation ending December 31, 1905; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicated that 76 patients were admitted in 1905, bringing the total to 97. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including initials, age, occupation, and duration of...
Dates: 1906

Second Gate at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00050
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The second entrance gate on the campus 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.

Dates: circa 1915

Second page of a letter from JCRS

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0091.00003
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Second page of a typed letter from JCRS, no date. The letter notes that applications are not accepted from outside Denver, but that if the patient could benefit to send him along with money sufficient for his maintenance until he can be admitted. The letter is unsigned, but "Secretary" is typed at the bottom.

Dates: 1905 - 1906

Senator Edwin C. Johnson with an Unidentified Man, between 1937-1955

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00024
Abstract Senator Edwin C. Johnson with an unidentified man. Johnson is seated at a table and is handing a check to the other man. Johnson served as Governor of the State of Colorado, United States Senator and a personality associated with 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...
Dates: between 1937-1955