Margaret Recalls the Great Flu Epidemic

Margaret Recalls the Great Flu Epidemic

Margaret shares thoughts about the 1918 flu epidemic which killed 23,000,000 people around the world and 550.000 in the US. She recalls her whole family (except her father) getting the flu, and the steady procession of funerals in her town. 

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

January 1, 1918

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

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Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 1-20

Hour 20, clip 02

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical