Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - Cresson Sanatorium

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In 1900, there were 34 sanatoriums in the United States. By 1925 there were 536. The Cresson Sanatorium was one of the earlier sanatoriums and provides a record of life at an institution at a time of heightened health concerns and spread of tuberculosis. The Cresson Sanatorium was located in the mountain near the present-day town of Cresson in Cambria County. The "San" as it was known, was in existence from 1913 and 1964 and treated people diagnosed with tuberculosis. Some patients stayed or years, while others who died there were never reclaimed by their families and are interred in a nearby hillside. The items in this collection have been gathered from persons who were patients at the San or who had relatives who were patients there. Most materials were gathered at part of a centennial commemoration of the Cresson Sanatorium.
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Esther (Palmer) Lenker
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Palmer, Esther, Lenker, Esther, Charles, Palmer, Ralph, Sr., Palmer, Ralph, Jr., Plamer, Rhonda, Palmer, Cammy, Palmer, Tammy
Esther (Palmer) Lenker retelling story of her husband's (Ralph) time at the San.
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Helen Jones
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Jones, Helen, Chuck, McHale, Miss, Jenna, Fred, Stanglen, Bob, Chnapko, Leonard, Thomas, Leslie, Tiley, Emma, Frye, Dr., Weest, Dr., Jones, Keller, Weest, Harry W.
Helen Jones was a nurse at the San from 1950-1962
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Jack Hall
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Hall, Jack, Chuck, Hall, Susan, Henry, Peggy, Henry, Virginia, MacCardle, J.B., Kuhn, Mr., Kuhn, Mrs., Hajdu, Joe, McGuire, Lois
Jack Hall retells story of being at Cresson when he was four years old
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Jeffrey Luther
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Luther, Jeffrey, Luther, Leo Aloysius, Grow, Miss, Campbell, Miss, Cowen, Melvin E., Dr., Wight, Billie, Smith, Eva, Lauer, Burkett, Talento, Mary, Clineafter, Alverta, Terry, Rankin, Miss
The following photos were submitted by Jeffrey Luther of Cresson, Pa. They were passed down by his father Leo Aloysius Luther who worked as a guard at the San.
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John Gallagher
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Lawrence Daniel Gallagher, Thomas O’Leary, Mike Gallagher, John Gallagher, Mary Agnes Gallagher, Dr. Jones, Bobby Jones, Dr. Ma, Mona Ma, Sarah B. Soderholm, Verenda Lenz, Ann Holda, Joseph Holda, Eli Holda, Nancy Farquhar, Pauline Zerbe Gallagher, Aunt Allie, John McClelland Bryson
In this document John Gallagher retells his childhood spent on the grounds of the Cresson Sanitarium while his father worked there as a doctor.
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Katherine (Decker) Kovacs
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Decker, Katherine, Kovacs, Katherine, Kovacs, Shirley, Elkins, Shirley, Chuck, Kovacs, Frank, Kovacs, Louis, Kovacs, John, Odor, Mr., Odor, Mrs.
Shirley (Kovasc) Elkins tells the story of her grandmother, Katherine (Decker) Kovacs
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Pat Lynch
Tuberculosis--Patients--Pennsylvania--Cresson--History--20th Century--reminiscences, Lynch, Pat, Felton, Charles, Sylar, Bud, Howard, Ma, Dr., Mentzer, Miss, Schrader, Skip, Spriggs, Dick, Flick, Lawrence, Dr., Felton, Chuck, Lancaster, Bob, Yancy, Lloyd, Kukovich, Ed, Mukie, Frank, Marshall, Miss
Personal story of Pat Lynch as sent to Chuck Felton
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