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Rocky Mountain Online ArchiveTable of ContentsProvenance/Source of Acquisition Collection Contents Minutes of Board of Trustees and Related Material (All volumes bound) 1951-1959 Minutes of Board of Trustees and Related Materials 1960-1971 Minutes of Committee Meetings and Related Material (All volumes bound) 1948-1949,1952-1970,1978-1981 Fannie Lorber file (President 1907-1958), Speeches, Correspondence, etc. 1922-1958 Legal and Financial Records 1904-1979 Legal and Financial Records 1923-1978 National Asthma Center – Publications, Serials, Newsletters, Reports 1949-1979 Ladies' Auxiliary Materials: Programs, Reports, Brochures, By-Laws, etc. 1927-1980 Historical Background Material 1907-1983 Patient Care Information and Medical Administrator's Files (Elliott Middleton) 1940-1980 Scrapbook of News Clippings (Oversize) 1930-1939 Scrapbook of News Clippings (Oversize) 1970-1979 Ladies' Auxiliary Alumni Correspondence 1970-1980 Auxiliary Conventions (Box 1 of 2) 1937-1981 Auxiliary Conventions (Box 2 of 2) 1970-1979 Photos of Conventions 1940-1979 Miscellaneous Correspondence, Reports, Conventions |
 National Asthma Center RecordsIra M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of DenverEmail: jabrams@du.eduURL: http://www.penrose.du.edu/About/collections/SpecialCollections/NAC/index.cfm
Organizational History
During the last part of the nineteenth century, Denver, Colo. became a haven to those suffering from tuberculosis, "the white plague," but no treatment facilities existed until the opening of National Jewish Hospital (NJH) in 1899. Five years later the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) began treating patients with advanced cases of tuberculosis. The National Asthma Center (NAC) had a series of names: the Denver Sheltering Home, National Home for Jewish Children, Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children (JNHAC), and the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital (CARIH). NAC was an independent institution from 1907 until 1978 when it merged with National Jewish Hospital. The NAC campus in west Denver at 19th and Julian Streets was sold in 1981. A Denver housewife, Fannie Lorber, became concerned about the plight of Jewish children orphaned by a parent's hospitalization or death at NJH or JCRS. In 1907, she and her friends Bessie Willens and Sadie Francis organized other women and founded the Denver Sheltering Home. For the next fifty-one years, Fannie Lorber presided over the volunteer board of the Home and was the driving force behind fund raising efforts. At first funded entirely by the Denver Jewish Community, the home's expansion eventually led to a system of fund raising Ladies' Auxiliaries throughout the United States. The Home originally sheltered only orphaned or neglected children of tuberculosis victims, but it soon expanded its mission to help combat delinquency among Denver's Jewish children. An arrangement was made with Judge Ben B. Lindsey to send first offenders to the Home rather than to a detention center. (Judge Lindsey created the Colorado Juvenile Court system.) The Home also began taking in orphaned and needy children from other cities and by 1920 one hundred children were living on the expanded campus. The aim of the founders was to provide a cultured, stimulating, and Jewish environment for the children as close to family life as possible, unlike most orphanages of the period. In 1939 the Home instituted the long term residential treatment of children with intractable asthma. In the 1950s medical, psychiatric, and research personnel were added to treat children with asthma and allergies. In 1951 Dr. Allan Hurst became the first full time medical director and Jack Gershtenson became the administrator, a position he held for thirty years. The Home officially became non-sectarian in 1953. Dr. Murray Pershkin, chief consultant to the Home from 1940 until 1959, advocated "parentectomy," the removal of the child from his or her home for up to two years. In 1957, the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital was created. At the time it was the only research facility in the county dedicated to asthma and allergic diseases. In 1966, Drs. Kimishige and Taruko Ishizaka, a husband and wife research team at CARIH, discovered Immunoglobin E, the physiological basis for asthma. By the 1970s National Jewish Hospital had gone from treating tuberculosis to a broader range of respiratory diseases, including asthma. It was decided in 1978 that a merger of the two institutions would be beneficial. Patients remained at the NAC campus until 1981 when it was closed. Arrangement of CollectionThe records are arranged in two series: 1. Center records, and 2. Oral histories. Scope and ContentThe National Asthma Center records include minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and miscellaneous material. The records document the volunteer efforts that went into creating NAC, including the part played by Fannie Lorber, and the problems as well as the accomplishments of this charitable organization. The materials also illuminate the changing medical philosophy and practices in the treatment of tuberculosis and asthma. RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessThe collection is open to qualified researchers. Contact Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Restrictions on Use and ReproductionPermission for use or reproduction must be obtained from the Director of the Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Preferred CitationNational Asthma Center records, Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Penrose Library, University of Denver. Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Sharon M. Elfenbein in 1989. Provenance/Source of AcquisitionThis collection was donated by the National Asthma Center. Collection ContentsSeries 1
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Minutes of the Committee Meetings (Bound) 1965-1967 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings (Bound) 1962-1964 |
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Minutes of Board Meetings and Committee Meetings 1950 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings (Bound) 1948-1949 |
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Minutes of Board Meetings and Committee Meetings 1937,1951-1971 |
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National Advisory Board 1974-1977 |
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Minutes of the House Committee, Board of Trustees, and Special Board Meeting 1937,1950 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees and Related Material (All volumes bound) 1951-1959
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Minutes of Board of Trustees and Committee Meetings 1951 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1952 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1953-1954 |
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Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children - Board of Trustees Minutes 1955-1956 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees and Related Materials (All volumes bound) 1957-1959 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees and Related Materials 1960-1971
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1960-1961 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1962-1964 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1965-1967 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1968-1970 |
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Minutes of Board of Trustees 1971 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings and Related Material (All volumes bound) 1948-1949,1952-1970,1978-1981
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Executive Committee Meetings of National Affairs Committee 1948-1949 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings 1952-1954 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings 1955-1956 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings 1957-1958 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings 1959-1961 |
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Minutes of Committee Meetings 1968-1970 |
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Fannie Lorber file (President 1907-1958), Speeches, Correspondence, etc. 1922-1958
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Fannie Lorber Speeches 1927-1938, undated |
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Fannie Lorber Speeches 1940-1949 |
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Fannie Lorber Speeches 1950-1957 |
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Correspondence with George Greenspun 1928-1930 |
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Correspondence with Peshkin 1949-1951 |
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Correspondence with Jack Gershtenson 1951 |
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Fannie Lorber Correspondence - Miscellaneous |
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Correspondence with Peshkin 1928-1930 |
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Employment Agreements 1949-1951 |
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National Asthma Center – Correspondence: Letters and Endorsements Field Secretaries, Individuals, Staff, General 1908-1939,1979
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Correspondence - Field Secretaries 1927-1964 |
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Correspondence - Galland Bequest 1933-1945 |
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Correspondence of William Blumenthal 1944 |
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Correspondence of Rose Goldish, Zelda Goldman 1942-1950 |
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Correspondence of Sam Robinson and News Releases 1950 |
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Correspondence of I. J. Isaacson 1951 |
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Correspondence of Ralph M. Simon 1952-1959 |
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Correspondence - Sally Hauptman Legal Suit 1960-1964 |
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Jack Gershtenson Polio Letter 1962 |
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Weekly Memos of Dr. Dudley Solomon January- February 1972 |
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Correspondence of Public Relations Staff, News Releases 1973-1976 |
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Correspondence of Bob Scott 1978-1979 |
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Correspondence of Public Relations Staff, News Releases 1978-1981 |
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Requests for Information 1979 |
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Endorsements 1908-1928,undated |
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Endorsements - Photo Copies and Negatives 1921-1925 |
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Endorsements 1931-1949 |
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Endorsements and Proclamations 1931-1949,1972-1977 |
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Legal and Financial Records 1904-1979
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Ledger used by H. J. Katz 1904-1920 |
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Ledger - Insurance Expiration Dates 1943-1948 |
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Ledger - Chapter Auxiliary Advances and Purses 1972 |
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Legal Documents - Deeds, Promissory Notes, Corporate Documents, etc. |
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Correspondence with X-Fary Corporation 1931-1936 |
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Articles of Incorporation 1908-1973 |
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Articles of Incorporation 1908-1956 |
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Names - Trade Names, Doing Business As 1966-1972 |
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Articles of Consolidation 1978 |
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Requests for Tax Exemption 1936-1979 |
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Licenses to Operate 1950-1977 |
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Legal and Financial Records 1923-1978
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By-Laws 1923-1945 |
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By-Laws 1952-1976 |
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By-Laws for National Jewish Hospital and for National Asthma Center 1979 |
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Rules, Policies, Regulations 1956-1978 |
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Financial Audits 1937,1958 |
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Ledger Pagers 1958-1959 |
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Rosh Hashonah Appeal 1940-1956 |
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Rosh Hashonah Appeal 1919-1940 |
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End-of-Year Appeal 1936-1945 |
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Spring Appeal 1945-1956 |
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Miscellaneous Appeals 1956 |
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Ledger of Contributions 1956 |
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Radio-A-Thon, Bike-A-Thon 1976,1979 |
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Legal Committee Files - Irving Lidner file 1975-1978 |
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National Asthma Center – Publications, Serials, Newsletters, Reports 1949-1979
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Journal of the National Jewish Home for Children 1949 |
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Home Bulletin 1950-1951 |
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News from the Home Front 1952 |
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News from the Home Front 1955-1956 |
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Research Institute Report 1957 |
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Staff Medical Publications 1956,1958,1966 |
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News from the Home Front 1964-1967 |
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Carihvan 1973 |
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Carihings On (Patient newsletter) 1974 |
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Asthma Progress 1974-1975 |
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Asthma Gram 1974-1978 |
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NAC News 1976-1978 |
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Carih-On, Staphletter, News Notes 1978,1969,1955 |
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Miscellaneous Pamphlets |
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Publications and Pamphlets on Asthma |
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Ladies' Auxiliary Materials: Programs, Reports, Brochures, By-Laws, etc. 1927-1980
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List of Officers 1935-1939 |
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Sample By-Laws 1939-1959 |
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National Advisory Board (NABS) Moving Policy 1979 |
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Miscellaneous Information 1935-1980 |
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Ledgers 1937-1940,1977-1979 |
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Programs and Reports of Annual Convention 1937 |
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Programs and Reports of Annual Convention 1938-1955 |
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Programs and Reports of Annual Convention 1956-1970 |
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Minutes of Auxiliary Committee 1979 |
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Delegate Guest List 1978-1982 |
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Information by Chapter (alphabetical) |
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Historical Background Material 1907-1983
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Histories of National Asthma Center 1929-1983 |
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Jack Gershtenson Report 1962 |
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Dudley Solomon - "Analysis of NAC" 1974 |
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Miscellaneous Annual Reports and Statistics 1937,1963, 1976 |
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Merger Information 1970-1981 |
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Jennie Pells Oral History Transcript 1979 |
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Jack Gershtenson Oral History Transcript 1987 |
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Description of Programs 1937-1978 |
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Articles about National Asthma Center, National Asthma Center Children 1907-1982 |
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Patient Register July 10, 1958- May 28, 1981 |
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Examples of Letterhead |
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Buildings at National Asthma Center 1928-1968 |
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Contents of the Cornerstone of the Willens Building (Girl's Dorm 1922-1978) 1922 |
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List of Memorials, Plaques, Legacies |
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Print of Oil Painting "Blowing the Shofar" |
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Robert Morris, AIA, "Plan for Future Development of CARIH" 1966 |
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"Architectural Plan for NAC," Thesis by Bruce Johnston 1965 |
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"A Cottage Complex for CARIH," Thesis by Howard Spector 1968 |
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Patient Care Information and Medical Administrator's Files (Elliott Middleton) 1940-1980
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Patient Day Book 1940-1975 |
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Patient Day Book 1940-1974 |
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Medical Administrator's Files: Admissions Committee 1972-1977 |
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Medical Administrator's Files: Miscellaneous Committee Reports 1964-1980 |
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Medical Administrator's Files: Biographical Information on Thomas Creer, Elliott Middleton, C. J. Falliers, and Jack Gershtenson |
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Medical Administrator's Files: Biographical Information on Dr. Hyman Chai |
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Medical Administrator's Files: Fellows File 1964-1978 |
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Sample Research Files 1970-1979 |
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Scrapbook of News Clippings (Oversize) 1930-1939
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Scrapbook of News Clippings, 1930-1939 |
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Scrapbook of News Clippings (Oversize) 1970-1979
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Scrapbook of News Clippings, 1970-1979 |
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Ladies' Auxiliary Executive Director's (Gershtenson) Files: By-Laws, Minutes, Correspondence, and Related Material 1972-1981
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Tables of Organization |
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By-Laws |
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Physician's Agreement |
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Notice of Annual Meeting |
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Executive Committee Meetings of National Affairs Committee 1974-1977 |
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Board of Trustees 1969-1976 |
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Board of Trustees 1977 |
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National Board of Trustees 1971-1972 |
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Nominating Committee |
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Finance Committee 1975 |
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Legacies 1972-1979 |
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Legacies 1979-1981 |
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House and Property Committee 1975-1976 |
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Legal Committee 1971-1978 |
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Legal Committee - Alabama Case (Jack Anderson) |
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Medical Committee 1976-1981 |
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Miscellaneous Committee 1978-1979 |
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Correspondence of Dr. Dudley Solomon and Jack Gershtenson 1972-1976,1979 |
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Correspondence of Dr. Dudley Solomon with Drs. Kimishige and Teruko Ishizaka, George Johnson, Dwight Johnson, Barrie Lorry, Donald McGannon |
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Ladies' Auxiliary Alumni Correspondence 1970-1980
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Ladies' Auxiliary Alumni Correspondence,1970-1980 |
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Executive Director's (Dr. Dudley Solomon) Files - Minutes, Correspondence, By-Laws, Reports 1960-1979
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Admissions Committee - Minutes, Correspondence, Admission Applications 1972-1975 |
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Animal Care Committee - Minutes 1974 |
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"The Asthma Story" Video Script 1974 |
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Auxiliaries - Correspondence, Financial Records, Weekly Reports, Proposed By-Laws, Newspaper Articles 1970-1978 |
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Behavior Science Division - Reports, Procedures, Journal Article, Forms, Map |
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Cabinet Meeting Minutes and Related Material 1972-1975 |
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National Study of Attitudes Towards Charities: A Technical Report to the National Asthma Center 1975 |
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Communication Office, Public Relations - Articles, Correspondence, Press Releases 1973-1975 |
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Development Office: Door to Door Drives - Correspondence, Reports 1973-1976 |
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Financial Report to Michael Schonbrun, Resume of James R. Casperson 1981 |
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Immunology Department - Budget 1977-1978 |
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Arthur B. Lorber - Speeches 1971-1972 |
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Mail Department: Max Appel Sponsored Mailings - Correspondence, Memorandums, Reports 1973-1976 |
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Mail Department: Miscellaneous - Correspondence, Reports, Sample Mailings and CARIH Stamps 1973-1975 |
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Mail Department: George E. Seufert Lawsuit - Correspondence, Reports, Depositions and Exhibits 1966-1972 |
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Medical Staff - By-Laws, Proposed Additions, Change in Priorities Report 1977,undated |
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Medical Staff: Rules and Regulations undated |
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National Auxiliary Board - Minutes, Proposed Policy May 20- 21, 1976 |
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Personnel Department - Correspondence, Memorandums, Reports 1977-1981 |
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Group Living Department - Minutes, Correspondence, Memorandums, Reports 1972-1976 |
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NAC Campus - Rice Report on "Future Uses of the National Asthma Center Campus" to NJH and NAC 1980-1981 |
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Organizational Charts 1977 |
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Patient Billing - Financial Records, Correspondence, Memorandums 1979-1981 |
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Patient Grievance Mechanism Plan - Plan, Brochure 1977 |
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Patient and Counselor Lists - Memorandums, Miscellaneous Lists 1974-1981 |
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Patient Policy Committee - Minutes 1975 |
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Patient Referrals - Memorandum re: Patient Marketing Project, Lists of Referrals, List of Fellows 1975-1980 |
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Pension Fund Committee - Minutes, Memorandums, ERISA Bulletins 1975 |
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Pharmacy Department - Letter to Colorado State Pharmacy Board 1974 |
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Purchasing - Policies and Procedures, Memorandums 1973-1979 |
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Radiation Safety - Correspondence, Inspection Reports, Disposal Policies 1977-1980 |
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Henry Rechler - Legal Correspondence: Correspondence, Draft Employment Agreement 1976-1977 |
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Recreation Schedules 1980 |
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Bob Scott: Director National Auxiliary Boards - Correspondence, Memorandums 1978-1979 |
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Safety Committee - Minutes and Related Documents, Correspondence, Memorandums 1975-1979 |
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Staff Executive Committee - Minutes and Related Documents, Correspondence, Memorandums, Patient Forms and Procedures 1971-1975 |
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Staff Planning Committee - Minutes, Memorandums 1975 |
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Staff Publications and Research Programs 1979 |
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Statistical Reports 1976-1981 |
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Summer Camp for Asthmatic Children - Plan undated |
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Utilization Review Plans 1977-1979 |
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Arthur Zwiebel (Director East Coast Office of CARIH) - Newspaper Article, Correspondence, Memorandums, Ad Journal "Tribute Luncheon in Honor of William J. Jantzen: Financial Industry Division of CARIH" 1970-1973 |
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Auxiliary Conventions (Box 1 of 2) 1937-1981
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Auxiliary Conventions (Box 1 of 2),1937-1981 |
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Auxiliary Conventions (Box 2 of 2) 1970-1979
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Auxiliary Conventions (Box 2 of 2),1970-1979 |
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Photos of Conventions 1940-1979
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Photos of Conventions,1940-1979 |
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Box of Slides
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Box of Slides |
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Miscellaneous Correspondence, Reports, Conventions
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The Home Chronicles by Morris Grodsky 2000 |
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National Asthma Center - Arthur B. Lorber 1975 |
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Series 2
Oral Histories
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Charles Milton Schayer July 13, 1978 Charles Schayer discusses family history and his experience with the National Asthma Center (NAC) Board. His grandfather was a founder of Temple Emanuel and B'nai B'rith, and owned a store in lower Denver, Colo. Schayer was on the NAC board for 20 years and in October of 1975 he became the President of NAC. He discusses the history of NAC and the Auxiliary groups. Interviewer: Faye Schayer |
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Jennie Pells August 1978 Jennie Pells talks about her family background and growing up in Denver's West Side. Her mother Sadie Francis was one of the first Hadassah members and a founder of the Sheltering Home. Pells and her mother were long-time members of the board and were involved with the Ladies' Auxiliaries. Pells also discusses other prominent members of the National Asthma Center (NAC). Interviewer: Faye Schayer |
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Sam Robinson April 19, 1979 Sam Robinson talks about his family, Robinson Dairy, and the National Asthma Center (NAC). Robinson was a board member from 1934 until the merger with NJH. He discusses the history of NAC, activities, and people involved with NAC. He also talks briefly about JCRS. Interviewer: Tillye Levy |
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Will and Faye Cohen Will Cohen was a long-time administrator of the Sheltering Home. Cohen discusses extensively the children and activities, the family-like atmosphere of the Home, and his management philosophy. He relates the successes of former residents of the Home. He also talks about Board members, doctors, and fundraising efforts. Interviewer: Mike Zelinger |
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