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In this letter to Governor Capper, Adjutant General Huffman reports the findings from his visit to Camp Funston. Ordered by Governor Capper to inspect Camp Funston in response to complaints from the family members of men ill at Funston's hospital, Huffman reports that "every means possible was furnished by General Wood, that my inspection could be made thorough and complete." In his report, Huffman details that 22 buildings were used as temporary hospitals during the influenza outbreak that spread throughout the U.S., and the world, beginning in the spring of 1918.
Creator: Huffman, Charles H.
Date: October 23, 1918
Item Number: 217173
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Capper, Box 16, Folder 53a
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217173
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Epidemics - Influenza of 1918
Date - 1910s - 1918
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Capper, Arthur
Military - Wars - World War I - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
People - Notable People - Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Funston
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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