A Concise History of Trinity College and the 1918 Influenza

Trinity College and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

This brief essay by Brendan W. Clark '21, History and Public Policy and Law major, considers the 1918 Influenza and its impact on Trinity College.

The essay is divided into three sections: "The Board of Trustees and the 1918 Pandemic," "Losses 'Neath the Elms: Alumni Deaths Reported in the College's Bulletin," and "'Now Then-Trinity!'": The Tripod and Student Coverage of the 1918 Pandemic. 

Prepared for Trinity College during the height of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. Pro Ecclesia et Patria.

Brendan W. Clark '21

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Watkinson Library and Trinity College Archives, Trinity College (Hartford, CT)

April 5, 2020

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