Lorber, Fannie E. (Fannie Eller), 1881-1958
Biography
Fannie Eller was born in Geishen, Russia, in 1881. She and her family immigrated to America when Fannie was a teenager and moved to the West Colfax area of Denver in 1896. She married Jacob Lorber and became interested in the plight of "tuberculosis orphans." In 1907, Fannie Lorber, Bessie Willems, and some other eastern European women founded the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children to care for children of Jewish tuberculosis patients at the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives and at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Fannie Lorber served as President until her death in 1958. In 2006, Fannie Lorber was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Gershtenson Correspondence, 1978
correspondence related to Jack Gershtenson, Administrator of NAC
Medical Executive Committee, 1979
Correspondence to and from Richard Bluestein regarding the medical executive committee, record of proceedings and minutes
Miscellaneous Correspondence - October - December, 1960
materials related to B'nai B'rith
Miscellaneous - Southern States, 1970
The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, limited patient records, meeting minutes, financial statements, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, sound discs, and objects from 1899 to 2009. The items reveal patient demographics and characteristics as well as detailed information regarding the early treatment of tuberculosis.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schlesinger, 1952-1972
Correspondence related to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schlesinger
National Asthma Center Records
National Scientific Advisory Council, 1981-1982
correspondence related to the National Scientific Advisory Council visit
San Francisco - R.O. 12, 1968
Letters related to the San Francisco office
Schayer Correspondence (2 of 2), 1977
Correspondence related to Charles Schayer, President of NAC
Telephone Directory, 1950-1960
The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, limited patient records, meeting minutes, financial statements, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, sound discs, and objects from 1899 to 2009. The items reveal patient demographics and characteristics as well as detailed information regarding the early treatment of tuberculosis.