Tuberculosis -- New York (State) -- Rochester

Abstract The records of the Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County, which date from the year of its founding in 1917 as the Rochester Tuberculosis Committee, describe the organization’s efforts to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis in the Rochester and Monroe County areas. The collection includes founding documents, annual reports, histories, meeting minutes, photographs, newsletters, reports, glass slides, and ephemera. The organization would evolve to encompass practically all aspects...

Abstract This collection consists of photographs depicting the construction and operations of the Iola Sanitarium, located in Rochester, N. Y. The photographs depict the Sanitarium's buildings, grounds, and day to day operations over at least the 20-year period between 1914 and 1934 (though the many undated photographs mean that the date range could extend considerably later). Not all of the photographs are labeled; unfortunately, it appears that some of the photographs are labeled on their hidden...