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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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.
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Chuck Felton - 1995-1956 - More than you ever wanted to know about Sputum!
Felton, Chuck, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Explanation of how sputum was collected and analyzed to determine condition of persons with tuberculosis
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Cliff Gailey Page 1
Gailey, Cliff, Gailey, William, Gailey, Rachael, Clossin, Rachel, Gailey, Helen, Eger, Justin, Gailey, Lois, Gailey, James, Gailey, Zella, Gailey, Betty, Gailey, Francis, Bud, Gailey, Catherine, Gailey, Bob, Jiggs, Gailey, Franny, Miller, Joseph H., Fine, John S., Gov, Teague, Russell E., Dr., Logan, Edward B., Dr., Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Cliff Gailey's grandparents operated the pig farm at the Sanatorium
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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
Photos of Emma (Parzaile) Cassman supplied by her daughter, Karen Cassman
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Esther Mae Bishop Hanlon
Hanlon, Esther Mae Bishop, Rieg, Michael, Felton, Mr., Boodie, Bish, Esther Mae, Bishop, Edward, Bishop, Mae, Bishop, Irma, Hon, Rieg, Irma, Bishop, Irma, Ott, Lorraine, Frank, Bishop, Frank, Bauer, Dr., Rieg, Bishop, Michael, Rachel
Esther Mae Bishop Hanlon was a nurse at the San. Her story is submitted by her nephew, Michael Rieg
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George Henry White, Jr.
Bundles, A'Lelia, White Jr, George Henry, Felton, Mr., Walker, A'Lelia, White, George Henry, White, Cora, George Henry White, Sr., White, Mamie, Brown, Rev. Robert D., Turner-Burwell, Mary, Stanton, Jaunice, Stanton, W. H., Green, D. E. E., Spaulding, Dr. A. L., Cherry, G. L., Cherny, Corra, Rose, Payton
George Henry White, Jr. was the son of black Congressman, George Henry White of Tarboro District, North Carolina.
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Joseph and Louise (Pfeister) Fritsche
Fritsche, Joseph, Pfeister, Louise, Fritsche, Louise, Felton, Chuck, Fritsche, Joe, Pfister, Louise, Dr. Oliver, John, Karen, Nancy, Fritsche, Karen, Fritsche, Nancy
Joseph and Louise met at the San while patients there from 1930-1932. This story retells about their time at the San and afterwards when married
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