Circumcision Records, 1869-1905

File

Identifier: B186.01.0001.0001

Staff Only

Abstract

Contains 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. Most of xeroxed records are faint and hard to read.

Dates

1869-1905

Creator

Elsner, John (John Leopold), Dr., 1844-1922 (Person)

Extent

From the File: 0.25 Linear Feet : half legal document box

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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.