ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

THE FLU EPIDEMIC OF 1918 - 1919 IN PEMBINA COUNTY COLLECTION

COLLECTION: OGL # 1035

DATES: 1918 - 1919

SIZE: 2 folders

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Flu Epidemic of 1918 - 1919 in Pembina County Collection was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Ken Gardner, Drayton, North Dakota High School history teacher in 1985 (Acc.#85-1408).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

"The Flu Epidemic of 1918-19 in Pembina County" was a research paper written by Dale Lasch in 1985 for Ken Gardner's U.S. History course at the Drayton Public School. The paper is twelve pages in length, and contains a detailed listing of deaths in the county, gleamed from several local newspapers. All in all, there were 71 confirmed deaths people from August 25, 1918, to March 30, 1919. Lasch reported that there were at least twenty five more unconfirmed deaths.

Also included in the collection is a supplement to the essay entitled "Graph and Maps Detailing the Flu Epidemic of 1918-19 in Pembina County." This includes maps of Pembina County for each week between August 25, 1918, and March 30, 1919, showing deaths in townships throughout the county.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. "The Flu Epidemic of 1918-19 in Pembina County" written by Dale Lasch for Ken Gardner's U.S. History course, Drayton Public School: 1985
2. "Graph and Maps Detailing the Flu Epidemic of 1918-19 in Pembina County" by Dale Lasch: 1985

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