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Tuberculosis

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5619 Collections and/or Records:

Sixth Annual Meeting of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1910

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00006
Abstract

Large crowd gathering for the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1910

Sixth Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0006.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on March 27, 1910, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1909, and ending December 31, 1909; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 298 patients were treated in 1909. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates: 1910

Snowball Fight at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1937 February 20

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0068.00001
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Three women patients participate in a snowball fight at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The women are playing in front of the Texas Pavilion for Women building. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: 1937 February 20

Solarium, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00054.00004
Abstract Exterior view of the Solarium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), which featured windows on all sides to allow sunlight and fresh air for patients inside where patients would undergo heliotherapy. In the 1920s, heliotherapy was considered therapeutic for tuberculosis patients. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado....
Dates: between 1920-1929

Solarium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00100
Abstract Exterior view of the Solarium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), which featured windows on all sides to allow sunlight and fresh air for patients inside where patients would undergo heliotherapy. In the 1920s, heliotherapy was considered therapeutic for tuberculosis patients. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado....
Dates: between 1920-1929

Speech for the Twenty-ninth Anniversary of the Founding of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver, 1936 November 16

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0001.00015
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Speech for the 29th Anniversary of the founding of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. Gives thanks to benefactors of the Home.

Dates: 1936 November 16

Speech Given by Mrs. Lorber at Testimonial Dinner for Supt. Cohen 2/15/38, 1938 February 15

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0001.00017
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Speech honoring Superintendent William Cohen for 16 years of service to the National Home for Jewish Children.

Dates: 1938 February 15

Speech made by David E. Harlem at Jubilee Dinner, Hotel Astor, New York, February 22, 1932, 1932 February 22

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0001.00006
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Speech by David E. Harlem encouraging support for the National Home for Jewish Children.

Dates: 1932 February 22

Speech on 31st Anniversary of National Home for Jewish Children in Denver, 1938 November 19

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0001.00021
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Speech noting the 31st anniversary of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver presented on November 19, 1938. Presidents of the 31 Auxiliaries are in the audience.

Dates: 1938 November 19

Speech on the Dedication of the New Service Building on Purim Donation DaySpeech Given by Mrs. Lorber at Dedication of New Service Building on Purim Donation Day, 1938 March 20

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0001.00019
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Speech on the Dedication of the New Service Building on Purim Donation Day. Fannie Lorber thanks the Chairman, Tillye Levy, the Board of Trustees and the Auxiliaries for providing the funds for the new building.

Dates: 1938 March 20