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In this letter to Governor Capper, Adjutant General Huffman reports his findings from visiting Camp Funston. In response to complaints from family members of men at Funston's hospital, Governor Capper sent Huffman to inspect the Camp. In his report, Huffman is given a thorough inspection with General Wood, detailing 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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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