Hillkowitz, Philip, 1873-1948
Person
Biography
Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was a physician and president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society from 1904-1948. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati. He was married to Minnie Hillkowitz.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Box 361 (plaque, Isaac Victor Articles), 1920, 1948
File — Box B002.0361: Series B002.13 [Barcode: U186023244518]
Identifier: B002.13.0361
Scope and Contents
Contains wood plaque with newspaper articles about Isadore (Isaac) Jacobs who was accused of killing a nurse in 1920 and certificate "In Memory of Dr. Philip Hillkowitz" by the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, May 12, 1948.
Dates:
1920, 1948
Group Photographs, 1904-1950
File
Identifier: B002.04.0360.0005
Scope and Contents
Photographs of patients, staff, and Boards, including photographs of Dr. Hilkowitz in World War I uniform.
Dates:
1904-1950
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