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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ambrose A. Oderman

 Collection
Identifier: SR11275
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ambrose A. Oderman conducted by Jim Strassmaier from April 5-25, 2005. In this interview, Oderman discusses the 1918 flu pandemic; his studies during the Depression; his naval service during World War II; and his work for the Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Interior Department.

Dates: 2005 April 5-25

Reflections on the Global Pandemic of 1918

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 856
Abstract

Short history about life at Camp Lewis, Washington, during the 1918 influenza epidemic, with a focus on Major Herbert Merton Greene and Jenny Todd Booth, who served at the base hospital as acting base hospital commander and chief of nurses, respectively. Also includes biographical details about Greene and Booth, who married in October 1918. Jenny Greene later changed her first name to Jeanne.

Dates: 2020