Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver
Found in 1508 Collections and/or Records:
Beck Archives' Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Collection
Dr. Jeanne Abrams of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society of the Center for Judaic Studies collected materials of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society separate from the JCRS Records. Collection contains a draft of "The Origins of Denver's JCRS" by Dr. Charles Spivak, newspaper articles, issues of patients' magazine Hatikvah, contribution forms, "Thirty Years of Saving Lives" history of JCRS sanitorium, JCRS programs and pamphlets and, books related JCRS from 1900 through 1982.
Benjamin Wigatow's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 25
Bill from the Golden Hill Cemetery, 1912 February 26
Receipt from Golden Hill Cemetery detailing the cost of Henry Schnoor's burial. Items charged on the bill include a hearse, grave, digging, coffin, Bal Misaskim, and Tachrichem. The total of the bill comes to $31.50. The block and grave numbers are listed on the receipt as well.
Bill from Wexler's Private Boarding House, 1911 September 6
Bill from M. Wexler for Henry Schnoor’s boarding from September 1, 1911 to September 6, 1911 at a rate of $5.50 per week. The total amount comes to $4.19 including one dinner.
Box 2, 1908-2016
Box 311: Sanatoriums/Annual Reports (Boundwith Copies), 1905 - 1911
Boundwith including volumes 1-5, 1905-11, of The Sanatorium.
Box 387: Sanatoriums/Annual Reports (Loose Copies), 1905 - 1928
This box contains loose copies of "The Sanatorium" -- official organ of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Dates range from 1905 - 1928.
Box 389, 1930-1964
Box contains a Visitors' Register book from JCRS beginning in January 1930 and ending in March 1964.
Charles Miller Papers
Charles Miller was secretary of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS). The Jewish Consumptives Relief Society Collection opened in 1904 (in now Lakewood, Colorado) as a sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers. It operated until 1954 when it changed its focus to cancer research and became the American Medical Center. contains programs, photos, and scrapbooks related to Charles Miller from circa 1920 through 1958.
Chasing the Cure: Tuberculosis and Colorados Early Jewish Community, 2008
Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society annual dinner video from 2008. The subject of the video is Tuberculosis and the early Colorado Jewish community.