Data for the Community Pandemic Accounts Project

On March 10, the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Michigan. Since then, there have been many changes to everyday life, such as the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order urging Michiganders to limit contact with others. The Western Michigan University Libraries conducted a data collection/history project that serves to understand how our regional community has been coping and adapting to these changes. The University community’s personal memories and experiences will provide a more nuanced view into these unprecedented times, while basic demographics will serve to contextualize their experiences. Collected accounts are primarily disseminated as a publicly available de-identified dataset for researchers to better understand pandemic impacts during this time period, and as a historical artifact through the Zhang Archive in 2025 that connects names to accounts. This dataset contains two files, a deidentified csv and a plain text README file with variable descriptions.3月10日，密歇根州（Michigan）确诊首例新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）病例。自此之后，日常生活发生诸多变化，例如旨在敦促密歇根州民众限制人际接触的"Stay Home, Stay Safe"行政令。西密歇根大学图书馆（Western Michigan University Libraries）开展了一项数据收集与历史留存项目，旨在探究本区域社区如何应对并适应这些变局。大学社区成员的个人记忆与经历，将为理解这段前所未有的时期提供更为细致入微的视角；而基础人口统计数据，则可为这些经历提供背景支撑。收集到的受访记录主要以两种形式发布：其一为面向研究人员开放的公开可获取的去标识化数据集，用于助力其更深入地理解本次疫情在该时段内的影响；其二为作为历史遗存，于2025年通过张档案库（Zhang Archive）发布的关联受访者姓名与记录的版本。本数据集包含两个文件：一份为去标识化的CSV格式文件，另一份为带有变量说明的纯文本README文件。