Library: Frances Fishburn Archives: General History

General History

The Typhoid Epidemic of 1909-1910

The typhoid epidemic of 1909 and 1910 represented one of the worst outbreaks of disease at Park and may have been exacerbated by the manner in which leadership communicated that epidemic within the larger Park College and greater communities. Click below to read more.

The Typhoid Epidemic of 1909-10

Fides et Labor

A hard copy of this book is available for checkout from the library.

Checked out books are mailed to distance students with shipping free of charge both ways.

Fides et Labor: 140 Years of Pioneering Education: the Story of Park University by Bill Beck
Publication Date: 2015
"This book, in honor or Park's 140th anniversary, is the story of the ideals, the endurance, ...the flexibility, and the spirit of innovation that have been the characteristics of Park from the beginning and that continue to guide it...." - inside fly leaf

Contact the Archives

Fishburn Archives
Park University
8700 NW River Park Dr., CMB 117
Parkville, MO 64152

816-584-6891

Email us: Archives@park.edu

Maps of Park University - Parkville campus
Library offices are located inside the Norrington Center. The Archives are located near the 6th Street entrance to Park's Underground.