Name/Title
Letter about the influenze epidemic 29 October 1918Entry/Object ID
WHC 2009.30.2Scope and Content
Letter from Ragnhild Heistad to sibling Thordis, who was attending Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Their father was well-known landscape designer Hans Heistad and the protege of Frederick Law Olmsted. Letter describes the influenza epidemic in October 1918.
"Rockport, ME Oct. 29, 1918
Dear Thordis,
Have just had my supper and thought I would write you a few lines. How are you and your friends getting along? Are you still a nurse? It is getting better around here, in Rockland anyway. They have been using a hotel there as hospital there and in Camden the Congregational Chapel is being used. I suppose you know that Mrs. Smally is dead. It was a private funeral, no flowers. Mr. Jones, who had the meat market in Camden, is dead. So is the owner of Camden Fruit Store and the one in Elm Street Fruit Store, Thresa Huntly and Morse, that is delia and Ester Morse's brother. Some others too who I do not know are dead in Camden."Collection
Thordis Heistad CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2009.30Source or Donor
Ms. June KincadeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Correspondence, Influenza, EpidemicsSearch Terms
Camden, Maine, Rockland, RockportArchive Details
Creator
Heisted, RagnhildDate(s) of Creation
Oct 29, 1918Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
MS 004Location
Location
Container
MS 004 Box Thoris Heistad CollectionShelf
Shelf 2Cabinet
Vault Shelving Unit 1Room
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Location
Container
MS 004Room
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentMoved By
Heather MoranDate
December 10, 2013Inventory
Inventoried By
Wyatt BerryInventoried Date
Mar 20, 2018Condition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Jul 27, 2009Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Heistad, ThordisGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Moran
Status Date: 2013-12-10Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 27, 2009Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 26, 2025
