During the current COVID-19 pandemic many have asked how UP weathered a similar historical watershed—the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. Using the contemporaneous student resources from our historical archives collection, we attempted to find an answer; shared here in this post on PortLog from the University Archives & Museum: https://sites.up.edu/museum/benchmarks-spanish-flu-1918/
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu or 8038.