Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver
Found in 1538 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Emmett Heitler, 1978 October 23
Topics covered include family history in Denver (6 generations at time of interview), mechanical engineer but when no work during depression worked as a hosiery salesmen with Jack Levy; married Dorothy Schwayder (daughter of Jesse Schwayder, founder of Samsonite). Time on NJH board and joining the Community Chest, move from Tuberculosis focus to asthma, medicine, merging and expanding facilities.
Oral History Interview with Eugene Farkas, 1978 May 3
Interview discusses life in Hungary, immigration to Argentina, life in Argentina, immigration to the United States and life in New York and Denver. Contracted tuberculosis in New York, came Denver and was at NJH for about one year.
Oral History Interview with Frank Quicksilver, 1979 July 25
Oral History Interview with Henry "Ruby" Rubenstein, 1979 April 2
Interview covers Henry (aka Ruby) Rubenstein's arrival in Denver from Russia by himself at the age of 14. He was also a patient at JCRS and later an employee. He talks about his memories of Dr. Charles Spivak, patients, living and working at JCRS and JCRS events.
Oral History Interview with Ida Riskind, 1980 October 15
Topics covered: Lifelong career with the auxiliaries of JCRS and later at the AMC Research Center and Hospital.
Oral History Interview with Joseph H. Silversmith, Jr., 1978 October 8
Topics cover family history, family in Missouri and Denver family history; Jewish community, time as President of the NJH board, endowment at University of Denver and taught insurance courses (insurance program no longer exists), one child worked at Du and one went to DU.
Oral History Interview with Mayme Schoenwald, 1978 September 28
Topics covered included teaching at national Jewish Hospital for first twenty years and then moved into training nurses, librarian at NJH, after retirement she came back to run the volunteer program as a volunteer herself.
Oral History Interview with Michael J. Baum, Jr., 1979 November 15
Topics covered: Baum’s background, social work; history of his involvement with JCRS, change from TB center to a cancer research center, time on board and as president. Second half of interview discusses the Allied Jewish Federation, housing project.
Oral History Interview with Noah Atler, 1978 January 24
Oral History Interview with Robert Scott, 1978 April 27
Talks about duties as PR director of Natioal Jewish Hospital, research and studies being done, history of the organization.