Phillips, Jacob

Abstract Application form of jacob Phillips for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. He was age 27 at the time of the application. He was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1903. He lived in Bellaire, Ohio when he contracted tuberculosis. He had been sick for 3 months upon arrival to Denver, Colorado. He was married and had two children. He also worked as a sand-blaster. He was in Haskins Hospital in West Virginia for one week before applying for JCRS....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of patient records includes medical reports and histories, statistical data of patients, x-rays, and death certificates. The patient files include applications, correspondence and some may also contain photographs and personal items.

Abstract Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to Mrs. J. Phillips informing her that her husband Jacob Phillips was invited for admission to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society as an emergency patient. Spivak assures her that Phillips’ stay at JCRS will be beneficial for his health. He signs the letter "Secretary" at the bottom.

Abstract Typed letter from C.D. Spivak N.P. Levin requesting that Jacob Phillips be admitted as an emergency patient. Spivak informs Levin that Phillips arrived in Denver yesterday and brought a letter from the Blum Brothers. Spivak found that Phillips is very sick and suffering from a fever; therefore, needs immediate hospital attention. Spivak also tells Levin that he is under the impression that he made a correspondence with the people from Bellaire, Ohio but he cannot find the letter.

Abstract Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to the Blum Brothers regarding the status of Jacob Phillips’ admission to JCRS. Spivak informs them that although it was difficult to admit Phillips, Spivak was able to admit him as an emergency patient. Spivak also tells them that it is embarrassing for the patient to arrive at the sanatorium if he was sent there before JCRS was notified about his arrival. Spivak says that the brothers mentioned a letter that was sent from JCRS before Phillips arrived, but he...

Abstract Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to the Blum Brothers. Spivak informs them that Phillips told him that he telephoned the National Jewish Hospital, but they had no record of his arrival so they turned him away. Phillips then went to JCRS and his condition was so bad Spivak found a way to admit him at once. Spivak tells the brothers that the high altitude is not good for his health; therefore, Phillips has returned home.

Abstract Handwritten letter from the Blum Brothers to C.D. Spivak. The Blum Brothers inform Spivak that they first reached out to the National Jewish Hospital to find help for Phillips, and made a mistake when they mentioned the letter to C.D. Spivak. They then inform Spivak that Phillips has an uncle in Ohio that is well off because he receives a royalty from a patent he created while working in the glass factory. They inform Spivak that if he writes to Phillips’ uncle he would surely help him. The...

Abstract Handwritten letter from the Blum brothers to JCRS. The brothers inform Spivak that Jacob Phillips is a hardworking honest man that contracted tuberculosis by working in the wet sand. They continue to say that Phillips is not so poor and can pay something towards his admission to JCRS. The brothers also tell Spivak that a doctor in Ohio told Phillips to go to Denver to enjoy the climate because it might help him recover. They finish the letter by stating that Phillips has a wife and children...