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Box 1, 1869-1905

 File — Box: B186.01.0001
Identifier: B186.01.0001

Abstract

Contains copies of records of circumcisions performed by Dr. John Elsner in the Rocky Mountain region. His travels included Colorado towns of Boulder, Blackhawk and Leadville. He also performed circumcisions in Wyoming and New Mexico. The xerox copies of the records are faint and difficult to read.

Dates

  • 1869-1905

Creator

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet : half legal document box

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains copies of records of circumcisions performed by Dr. John Elsner in the Rocky Mountain region; biographical information, papers and articles, including an article by Marjorie Hornbein and “Reminiscences,” a speech delivered by Dr. John Elsner at National Jewish Hospital in 1908. It also contains news clippings on the family and the fate of the Elsner mansion on Governors Row in Denver.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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