COVID-19: What Needs to be Documented? Insights from the Pneumonic Influenza of 1918–1919

  • Anthea Hyslop
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37683/asa.v51.10955
Keywords: Influenza pandemic, Documentation strategies, Medical science

Abstract

This article compares the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 and the recent COVID-19 pandemic in their Australian manifestations, with particular reference to their advent and impact, the response of medical science to each, and their management by federal and state authorities. It also comments on the availability of primary sources, both oral and written, for the study of each pandemic ordeal.

Author Biography

Anthea Hyslop

Anthea Hyslop is an independent historian living in Melbourne. From 1989 until retirement in 2009, she lectured in History at the Australian National University in Canberra. Before that, she taught at Adelaide and Melbourne Universities, and at La Trobe University where she gained her PhD. She specialises in Australian history and the history of medicine: in particular, Australia’s experience of the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919.

Published
2023-12-01
How to Cite
Hyslop A. (2023) “COVID-19: What Needs to be Documented? Insights from the Pneumonic Influenza of 1918–1919”, Archives & Manuscripts, 51(1), pp. 47-50. doi: 10.37683/asa.v51.10955.
Issue
Vol 51 No 1 (2023): Documenting Australian Society Redux
Section
Reflection articles

Copyright (c) 2023 Anthea Hyslop

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