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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Cecil Suber
Cecil Suber
Suber, Cecil, Chuck, Hogue, Gladys, Siebolt, Gail, Sitman, Leita, Spriggs, Siebolt, Jack, Treshler, Dr., O'Leary, Dr., Ma, Shan Ho, Dr., Latta, Chuck, Suber, Gladys, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Personal story of Cecil Suber
Clair Pheasant
Clair Pheasant
Pheasant, Clair, Felton, Mr., Borland, Dr., Waite, Ruth, Bedois, Frank, Jonsey, Chuck, Robison, Jr., Henry Lee, Rev., Cushman, Ralph S., Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
A 21-year-old who had a positive test for tuberculosis and also empyema
Delores Kitchen
Delores Kitchen
Kitchen, Delores, Chuck, Mary, Jerry, Bud, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Tells of her experience in the Children's ward at the Sanitorium when she was 9 and her brother was 5
Florence Hazel Copenhaver and Nathal Brown
Florence Hazel Copenhaver and Nathal Brown
Copenhaver, Florence Hazel, Brown, Nathal, Gardner, Louise A., Copenhaver, Louise A,, Becerra Melinda Sue, Copenhaver, Mindy Sue, Chuck, Copenhaver, Florence H., Brown, Emma, Copenhaver, William T., Bish, Waneta L., Harvey, Bish, Martha, Copenhaver, Bill, Waneta, Copenhaver, Joy, Copenhaver, Clair
Story of Florence Hazel Copenhaver and her neice Nathal Brown. The shared by her granddaughters, Louise A (Copenhaver) Gardner and Melinda Sue (Copenhaver) Becerra.
Helen Jones
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
Jack Hall
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
JoAnn Mihailov Eck - A Child of the Sun
JoAnn Mihailov Eck - A Child of the Sun
Eck, Joann Mihailov, Chuck, Norbeta, Sister, Josephine, Troy, Mrs., Connelly, Cynthia, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Tells of being seven years old an what life was like for a child at the Sanitorium
Joseph Hajdu and Elizabeth Somerville Hajdu
Joseph Hajdu and Elizabeth Somerville Hajdu
Hajdu, Joseph, Hajdu, Elizabeth Somerville, Hajdu, John, Hajdu, Wilda, Heyer, John Hajdu, Chuck, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
The information provided on Joseph and Elizabeth (nee Somerville) Hajdu was provided by their children
Joseph Marhefka Page 1
Joseph Marhefka Page 1
Marhefka, Joseph, Marhefka, Marlene, Truscello, Marlene, Chuck, Calhoun, Bob, Frontz, Lamb, Wilson, Anna May, Mattes, Dr., Spriggs, Richard, Krutch, Bill, Eddie, Grandy, Harry, Lentorski, John, Bukovac, Joe, Spriggs, Dick
Joseph Marheka story with a preface by his daughter, Marlene Marhefka Truscello
Katherine (Decker) Kovacs
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
Louella Moyer
Louella Moyer
Moyer, Louella, Chuck, Moyer, Cindy, Weest, Harry W., Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Louelle Moyer's story at the Cresson San as told by her daughter.
Mary Liebal
Mary Liebal
Liebal, Mary, Chuck, Liebal, Helen, Keyes, Dorothy, O'Leary, Dr., Weest, Dr., Butler, Pearl, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Mary Liebal's story is told by her sister Helen Liebal
Peggy (Henry) Hoover and Virginia (Henry) Yeckley
Peggy (Henry) Hoover and Virginia (Henry) Yeckley
Hoover, Peggy, Henry, Peggy, Henry, Virginia, Yeckley, Virginia, Henry, William, Henry, Bill, Henry, Mabel, Borland, James, Dr., Yeckley, Connie, Chuck, Yeckley, George, Yecklye, Dick, Borland, Mabel, Henry, Gina, Gray, Dillie, Helen, Florence, Mildred, Brown, Joe E., Cowen, Melvin, Dr., Allen, Gracie, Millie, John
The story of William (Bill) and and Mabel Henry of Cresson were diagnosed in 1930 and were at the San until 1935. Both their daughters, Peggy and Virginia spent time at Cresson. The photos in the album were taken by Bill Henry.
Sharon Graham (Moore)
Sharon Graham (Moore)
Graham, Sharon, Moore, Sharon, Chuck, Jones, John Dr., DeMatteis, Albert Dr., Graham, David R., Graham, David, Graham, Cindy, Graham, Sherrill, Graham, Jason, Graham, Sharon R., Flick, Lawrence, Pat, Doris, Graham, Dave
The story of Sharon (Moore) Graham and her husband David R. Graham
Vallie Mellinger
Vallie Mellinger
Mellinger, Vallie, Huth, Joe, Chuck, Turnbull, William G., May, George, Lizzie, Emma, Fanny, Carrie, Mable, Joe, Mellinger, Geo, Jackson, Jemmie, Buck, J.M., Mench, C.R., Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Vallie Mellinger's great, great nephew, Joe Huth reported on his aunt's stay at the San fron 1917 to 1918. He believes she died at the San.
William (Bill) David Durkee
William (Bill) David Durkee
Durkee, William David, Durkee, Bill David, Durkee, Steve, Durkee, Stephen, Chuck, Durkee, Mike, Durkee, Charlotte, Murkee, Marian, Tuberculosis - - Patients - - Pennsylvania - - Cresson - -History - - 20th Century - -reminiscences
Story told by William Durkee's son, Stephen of the time William was at the San. William was at the San around 1958.