Phil S. Howes influenza diary excerpts.

MSA133.2HowesInfluenzaDiary1918.pdf
HowePhilSInfluenzaDiaryExcerptsTranscript.pdf

Title

Phil S. Howes influenza diary excerpts.

Creator

Howes, Phil S., 1875-1941.

Description

Scans of excerpts from a diary kept by Montpelier resident Phil S. Howes, documenting his experiences during the 1918 influenza epidemic. Howes writes of the struggle to find medical personnel, the overwhelming of the local hospital with influenza cases, and deaths. Both Howes and his wife volunteered at the hospital during the epidemic. A transcription of the diary excerpts is attached.

Date

September-October, 1918.

Identifier

MSA133.2HowesInfluenzaDiary1918

Rights

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Repository

Vermont Historical Society.

Citation

Howes, Phil S., 1875-1941., “Phil S. Howes influenza diary excerpts.,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/1918/MSA133.2HowesInfluenzaDiary1918.