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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Anna Johnson Ritter

Obusek, Loretta Johnson, Ritter, Anna Johnson, Johnson, William, Johnson, Lena Carlson, Ritter, Edgar, Ritter, Anna Josephine, Johnson, Charles, Johnson, Oscar, Johnson, Axel, Johnson, Harvey, Johnson, Selma, Johnson, Lillie, Johnson, Ellen, Johnson, Emma, Linder, Rev. Anton

Loretta Johnson Obusek tells the story of her aunt Anna Johnson Ritter who was a patient at the San

Betty (Taylor) Sandberg

Sandberg, Betty, Taylor, Betty, Reed, Helen, Mitchell, Paula, Parislo, Paula, Anderson, Ann, Eugene Kuhn, Whittaker, Mabel, Kuhn, Mr., Anderson, Arthur, Gallagher, Melvin, Sandberg, Harold, Taylor, Kay, Troy, Gene, Taylor, Pauline, Harleor, Pauline, Lysic, Janie, Pyo, Janie., McDonald, Isabelle, Parish, Paula, Mitchell, Paula, Sandberg, Harold O., Noel, Nancy, Mishco, Janet, Taylor, Betty Mae, Taylor, Helen, Burkey, Guy L., Jackson, Rev. William, Taylor, John, Knepper, Claudine, Taylor, Robert, Colderwood, Sara, Mothersbaugh, Patty, Taylor, Kay, Troy, Kay

Story of Betty Sandberg who worked in the dining room and kitchen from 1954-1957

Charles Dick

Dick, Charles, Felton, Mr., Dick, Charles Jacob, Dick, Albert V., Dick, Gertrude, Zimmerman, Gertrude, Dick, Dorothy, Donnely, Beulah, Dick, Paul, Dick, Glenn, Dick, Gladys, Lebo, Ross, Dick, Jane, Dick, Carolyn

Jeffrey C. shares a letter from his uncle, Charles Dick,that was written to Jeffrey's great grandmother.

Chuck Felton - 1955-1956 - Friends

Felton, Chuck, Riggle, Harold, Hammond, Jim, Eby, Herb, Galvin, Fred, Eby, Herbert, Johnson, F. Eugene, Horowitz, I. A., Battell, Jack Straley, Chernew, I., Collins, J.W., Dunst, T. A., Euwe, Dr. M., Kmoch, Hans, Korn, W., Reinfeld, Fred, Tartakover, Dr. S. G., Winkelman, Barnie F., Cockrell, E. M., Gee, J. B., Johnson, Leroy, Ralston, Dr. H., Royer, M. J., Reese, M. W., Hand, Edmund E., Donaldson, R. D., Holt, Major J. R., Knox, P. C., Larson, Jack, Jez, Mike

Chuck Felton talks about friendships at the San

Chuck Felton - 1955-1956 - Full of Hot Air (Pneumo)

Knepp, Dean, Davidson, Louis R., Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad, MacKenzie, Dr., MacKenzie, Ian, Felton, Chuck, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences

Describes treatment of tuberculosis using pneumothorax treatments

Chuck Felton 1955-1956 - High School Graduation

Chuck Felton, Charles Felton, Mr. Philip Felton, Mrs. Philip Felton, Tommy Felton, Loyd M. Trimmer, Thomas Felton, Peter M. Miller, Charles A Felton, Philip G. Felton, Debbie, Barbara Hill, Ashton Merrill

Chuck Felton talks about missing his high school graduation although he was class president and his future education at Penn State and ultimately his position in aerospace engineering.

Chuck Felton - 1955-1956 -Home At Last

Felton, Chuck, Felton, Barb, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences

Chuck Felton tells about his last days at the San and his retun home and finally entrance into college.

Chuck Felton - 1955-1956 - Medical Letters

Cady, Dr., Weest, Dr. Harry W., Felton, Charles, Johnson, Dr. Tom Cady,, Johnson, Dr., Winston, Dr., McGovern, Miss, McGovern, Patricia A., Felton, Charles August, Winston, Ralph B., Cook, Donald S.

Chuck Felton shares the medical records he was able to obtain from the time he was under medical care at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa.

C.N. Richey

Richey, Chauncey N., Mueller, Rev. John A., Confer, Rev. Earl P., Township, Georges, Richey, Archibald, Richey, Mary Trader, Richey, Anna McCray, Richey, Donald T., Mrs. Thomas L. McGinty, Thomas L. McGinty, Cora Richey, Mrs. B. W. Phillips, Richey, C.N.

A photo album was puchased on eBay which contained photographs of the Cresson Sanitarium. The name C.N. Richey was on the album but his/her connection to the San is unknown

Elizabeth Boyle

Boyle, Elizabeth, Boyle, Betty, McDonnell, Clyde, Felton, Charles, Felton, Mr., Johnstown, PA, Fry, W.L., Kuhn, Eugene, Boyle, Miss, Stites, Dr., McClain, Miss, Boyle, Miss, Hajdu, Joseph, Cramer, Dr., Endress, Dr., Fusco, Dr., Borland, Dr., Laur, Dr., Weest, Harry W., Borland, James I., O'Leary, Thomas F., Jones, John G., Fawber, Charles E., Kreicbergs, Anna, Ma, Shan-Ho, Stanley, John M., Jahnig, Richard P., Smith, Robert W., Maury, John, Fry, William L., Kuhn, Eugene F. J., Goff, Richard P., Neill, Rachel A., Jones, Paul E., Smith, Mary E., Acciavatti, Richard E., Mackereth, Mary A., Boyle, Elizabeth, Moyer, Regina, Hajdu, Joseph, Billis, James, Painter, Shirley, Kreicbergs, Janis, DeMatteis, Albert, Magee, Richard S., Magee, Richard B., Stowell, Joseph M., Huebner, J.J., Hull, Ben L., White, W.F., Greene, Ralph C., Noss, John C., Williams, Edward E., Mattas, Oliver E., Kech, August S., Risser, Mark G., Hall, Willis D., Sheedy, Helen D., Connole, John F., Meyer, Paul T., Replogle, Joseph P., Zimmerman, Richard P., Bliss, C.D., Gleason, Gus. M., Keagy, R. Marvel

Clyde McDonnell tells the story of his aunt, Betty Boyle.

Elwood ""Skip"" Shrauder

Shrauder, Skip, Shrauder, Elwood, Shaul, Dick, Garney, Margaret, Shrauder, Margaret, Mabel, Caudillo, Guadalupe, Sexton, Dan, Mah, Han Sho, Dr., Kokal, Joe, Dino, John, Paul, Coder, H.E., May, William David, Shrauder, Elwood Jr.

Elwwod tells about the 15 months he spent at the Rockville, Indiana and Cresson, Pennsylvania sanitariums.

Emma Caseman Page 1

Caseman, Emma, Caseman, Karen, Felton, Mr., Parzaile, Emma, Caseman, Robert, Lynch, Joseph W., Parziale, Carmen, Lundy, Elizabeth, Parziale, Elizabeth, Parziale, Cindy Marie, Parziale, Karen Jean, Parziale, Jr.,Robert, Parziale, Ralph, Parziale, Carmen, Parziale, Senes, Parziale, Gerald, Dorothy