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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 6172 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Aid Society Card, 1911 July 17

 Item
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0142.00003
Abstract

Jewish Aid Society card that reads "West Side Dispensary 1012 Maxwell St. Save this card, always bring it with you." There's a stamp that reads "tuberculosis." Card is signed by Minden, Harry.

Dates: 1911 July 17

Jewish Benevolence, Panel 1, 2001

 Item — Object B297.00036: Series B297.02
Identifier: B297.02.01.00036
Abstract

One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Benevolence" features more historical information and includes National Jewish Hospital, Francis Wisebart Jacobs, and JCRS.

Dates: Other: 2001

Jewish Congregations in Colorado, 1918

 File
Identifier: B115.01.0001.0021
Abstract

Article about Congregations, National Jewish Hospital, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, and B'nai B'rith.

Dates: 1918

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Blanket, circa 1930-1950

 Item
Identifier: B002.16.0347.00001
Abstract

Tan and dark brown blanket bearing the words, ''J.C.R.S. Denver, Colo.'' There is a rectangular checkerboard pattern which runs parallel to the perimeters of the blanket itself. One side of the blankets is primarily tan with dark brown accents and the reverse side is dark brown with tan accents. Identical to B002.16.0347.00002.

Dates: circa 1930-1950

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Blanket, circa 1930-1950

 Item
Identifier: B002.16.0347.00002
Abstract

Tan and dark brown blanket bearing the words, ''J.C.R.S. Denver, Colo.'' There is a rectangular checkerboard pattern which runs parallel to the perimeters of the blanket itself. One side of the blankets is primarily tan with dark brown accents and the reverse side is dark brown with tan accents. Identical to B002.16.0347.00002.

Dates: circa 1930-1950

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Nurse and Doctor Administering Treatment, undated

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0163.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: undated

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Nursing Staff, circa 1905-1910

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0157.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: circa 1905-1910

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Nursing Staff, circa 1920s

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0158.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: circa 1920s

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: B002
Abstract The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society was known as the JCRS and was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1904 as a non-sectarian sanatorium to treat tuberculosis (TB) patients, free of charge, in all stages of the disease. The society was one of the leading tuberculosis sanatoria in the country at the turn of the century founded by a group of immigrant Eastern European Jewish men, many of whom were themselves victims of TB. Headed by Dr. Charles Spivak as Secretary (1904-1927) and by Dr....
Dates: 1897-1989; Majority of material found within 1904-1973

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Campus Drawing, 1923

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0339.0002.00001
Abstract

The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) campus includes the crop fields, the main buildings and tent cottages. 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 of Denver. This photograph of a birds-eye view drawing is mounted on cardboard 12.5 x 21 inches.

Dates: 1923