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Founders of the Denver Sheltering Home for
Jewish Children, ca. 1907. Jennie Kantrowitz,
Mollie Lifshutz, Mary Augenblich, Bessie Willens, Fannie Lorber and Sadie Francis.
Denver Sheltering Home, Denver, ca. 1907
Children playing on swings at the National Home for Jewish Children, 1936
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Collection
Overview
Creator: National Asthma Center
Title: National Asthma Center Records
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1983
Bulk Dates: 1950-1983
Size: 14 linear ft., 20 boxes and 2 oversize scrapbooks
Processed By: Sharon M. Elfenbein, 1989; Web version prepared by Thyria K. Wilson, 2005
Abstract
The National Asthma Center (NAC) existed under a series of names: The Denver Sheltering Home, National Home for Jewish Children, Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children (JNHAC), and Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital (CARIH) before it became the National Asthma Center. The NAC was an autonomous institution from 1907 until 1978 when it merged with National Jewish Hospital.
In 1907 Fannie Lorber and other women organized the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish children who were orphaned by a parent's hospitalization or death from tuberculosis at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society or at National Jewish Hospital. Fannie Lorber spearheaded fundraising efforts for the next 51 years. Her work led to a system of Ladies' Auxiliaries that raised funds across the United States. In 1939 the home began the residential treatment of children with intractable asthma. The merger with National Jewish Hospital occurred in 1978 and the Center was closed in 1981.
Scope and Content
The National Asthma Center records include minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and miscellaneous material. The materials 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.
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