Primary Source Spotlight: Influenza
Early influenza sources
- An address of thanks from the faculty to the Right Honble, Mr. Influenzy for his kind visit to this country 1803
- An account of the origin, symptoms, and cure of the influenza or epidemic catarrh 1832
- Kartogramma “grippa”, oktiabrʹ 1889-mart 1890 shows occurrence of influenza by province (Russia)
Influenza pandemic 1918-1919
- Rampaging Invisible Killer Stalks the Entire Country! story map
- The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu) timeline and select historical newspaper articles
- Influenza 1918-1919 historical newspaper coverage
- Spanish flu 1918-1919 historical newspaper coverage
Influenza spread by droplets sprayed from nose and throat U. S. Treasury dept. Public health service, 1918 - Joint Resolution To aid in combating “Spanish influenza” and other communicable diseases 65th Congress, October 1, 1918
- Advice as to the care and patients suffering from influenza and pneumonia Health department, District of Columbia, October 1, 1918
- Influenza image set 1918-1919
- Columbia Gives to Her Sons the Accolade of the New Chivalry of Humanity online exhibition item
- Influenza studies. On certain general statistical aspects of the 1918 epidemic in American cities Public health reports, v. 34, no. 32, August 8, 1919
- Influenza Epidemic 1918-1919 resources from the World Digital Library
- Oral history recordings with recollections of the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic
- Philadelphia Threw a WWI Parade That Gave Thousands of Onlookers the Flu Smithsonian Magazine September 21, 2018
- The Talking Machine Industry and the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 Now See Hear! April 30, 2020
- Ten Myths About the 1918 Flu Pandemic Smithsonian January 12, 2018
- Yukon and the flu epidemic of 1918 Part 1 Yukon News
- Yukon and the flu epidemic of 1918 Part 2 Yukon News
More influenza resources
- Influenza images
- Influenza oral history transcript 1939
- Influenza 1939 song recording (lyrics)
- Influenza historical newspaper coverage from 1923 on
- Influenza reports & other texts
- Influenza-related archived websites
- U.S. legislation related to influenza
Influenza learning resources
- Timely Connections: Worldwide Health Crisis
- Fostering Student Analysis of Newspaper Poetry Related to the Influenza Pandemic of 1918
- Believe in the Power of Your Own Story: Connect Your Story to America’s Story
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