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Doctors Without Orders: American Reactions To The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918-1919, James Watson
Doctors Without Orders: American Reactions To The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918-1919, James Watson
Honors Theses
This project focuses on the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 in specific reference to America and the chief organizations that responded to the pandemic. In this paper, two organizations are discussed in great detail: the American Red Cross and the United States Military. The purpose of this paper is to explain how American organizations responded to the pandemic as well as illuminating how their relationship was altered by war and previous interactions. By discussing how these two groups reacted to the pandemic, and ultimately each other, this paper sheds light on how America as a whole survived the pandemic as well …
The Colby Community In World War I, Eleanor A. Hanson
The Colby Community In World War I, Eleanor A. Hanson
Honors Theses
This thesis discusses the roles of members of the Colby community during World War I from 1914 until after the Armistice. It covers the roles of soldiers, students, and members of the home front, all somehow related to Colby College to discover how Colby and its community engaged with the war.