Radium Hot Springs records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains draft of requirements for organizing; typescript copies of certificate of incorporation, charter, and by-laws. Quit claim deed, brochure and correspondence, including letter from president N.C. Merrill.
Dates
- Check date
Creator
- Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)
- Radium Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Corporation formed in 1930 to operate a bathing institution with hotel in Idaho Springs, Colo. At that time, bathing in hot radium spring water was thougth to provide relief from, among others, rheumatisim, arthiritis, kidney trouble, nervousness, high blood pressure, neuritis, and diabetis. Drinking irradiated water was also promoted as a currative. The facility was formerly known as the Idaho Springs Sanitarium Company and the Hot Springs Hotel Company.
Extent
1 envelope
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift ;Unknown ;n.d.
- Brochures Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clear Creek County (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Health resorts -- Colorado -- Idaho Springs -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Idaho Springs (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mineral waters -- Therapeutic use -- Colorado -- Clear Creek County -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radium -- Therapeutic use -- Colorado -- Idaho Springs -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radium Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.) -- Archival resources.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Radium Hot Springs records,1924-1930[manuscript]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
