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Jewish hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Henry J. Schwartz Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: B413
Abstract

Henry J. Schwartz was born in Russia and came to New York with his parents. He settled in Denver in 1895 and married Mollie K. Kohn in 1898. Henry Schwartz was an original member of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society board of directors and served as president and vice president of the JCRS. He was also a member of the Town Club. Much of the scrapbook has clipplings on the JCRS, but also on politics, Temple Emanuel, and obituaries for Dr. Philip Hillkowitz.

Dates: 1934-1953
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Henry J. Schwartz Scrapbook

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records

John E. Streltzer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B185
Abstract Collection contains scrapbooks, programs, newspaper clippings, plaques, a U.S. Bureau of Customs flag, awards, scrolls and posters related to John E. Streltzer. Humanitarian John E. Streltzer was born in Denver on June 2, 1901, the son of Ben and Rebecca Streltzer in Denver's West Side. He met Sarah Safran in 1923 at a club he had helped organize on the West Side. John and Sarah Streltzer established a wholesale office supply business and he served nearly three terms as a member...
Dates: 1940-1990
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / John E. Streltzer Papers

John Elsner, M.D. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B186
Abstract Dr. John Elsner was born in Vienna on May 4, 1844 and came to America with his family after the failed Hungarian Revolution in 1948. Elsner graduated from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and in 1866 he graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York. He joined a wagon train crossing the plains to Colorado in 1866. Dr. Elsner was Denver's first Jewish physician. He was appointed as county physician in 1870 and was a prime mover in the establishment of Denver's first...
Dates: 1869-1995
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / John Elsner, M.D. Papers

Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

 Collection
Identifier: B437
Abstract

In 2019, The Legacy of Healing exhibit was installed at the Colorado History museum. Professor Jeanne Abrams, Curator of the Beck Archives at DU University Libraries, and her staff and History Colorado staff created and installed the exhibit. The collection consists of exhibit panels, wall images and labels, planning documents and digital images.

Dates: 2019-2020
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

National Jewish Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates: 1892-2017
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / National Jewish Hospital Records

Negatives, 1954

 Item
Identifier: B005.07.0236.0002.00012
Abstract

Five (5) photo negatives of the Patient Council Elections.

Dates: 1954
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B005, National Jewish Hospital Records / Material Culture, Photographs and Scrapbooks / Box 236 (Photographs) / Patient Council Elections

Negatives, 1954

 Item
Identifier: B005.07.0236.0002.00013
Abstract

Thirteen (13) photograph negatives of the Patient Council Elections.

Dates: 1954
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B005, National Jewish Hospital Records / Material Culture, Photographs and Scrapbooks / Box 236 (Photographs) / Patient Council Elections

NJH Menus, 1917-1926

 File
Identifier: B005.06.0220.0003
Abstract

File contains menus from National Jewish Hospital (NJH) in Denver, CO. from 1917 to 1926. File includes handwritten notes about menus for the week, small typed menus for individual days with a place at the bottom for the patient's name, and large typed menus for individual days. NJH menu items are listed. Food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is listed on each menu.

Dates: 1917-1926
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B005, National Jewish Hospital Records / Historical Information, Public Relations and Staff Materials / Box 220 (Historical Information)

Oral History Interview with Charlotte (Lottie) Gold, 1977 August 7

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00015
Abstract

Interview discusses growing up in Leadville, CO; Jewish community. family, childhood activities; beginning her career as a field worker for National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: 1977 August 7
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 1

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