The Library

This letter announces the receipt of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, which will be used to identify and describe the World War I collections in the AFS Archives.

In this issue we welcome the newly appointed AFS International President Leslie E. Bains, and also highlight the 2004 World Congress in Fujiyoshida, Japan.

The itinerary for the “10 Days in England” tour is included in this issue, and a photographic insert highlights items in the AFS Archives exhibition at the AFS Intercultural Programs headquarters on East 43rd Street in New York City.

This special issue includes an update on the upcoming AFS Driver trip to Italy, the HR 2967 Bill on Veterans Benefits, and the sale of the East 43rd Street AFS International/AFS-USA headquarters building in New York City to ...

This issue reports on the 1993 World Congress in Mürten, Switzerland, and includes a special photographic insert advertising the proposed AFS Driver trip to Italy.

Roberto Ruffino and AFS Drivers Bill Cantrall and Walter Brethauer recount a trip to Italy organized by Intercultura, the AFS Partner in Italy, that was jointly sponsored by AFS Travel and the AFS Archives.

Special Edition 50th Anniversary Driver Reunion

This issue includes a recollection by Walter B. Doyle regarding his time in a German hospital during World War II, as well as a report on the 1999 AFS World Congress in Costa Rica.

AFS Drivers retrace their steps through Europe in this issue, including a meeting with Alice Kern, a Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor.

This issue reports on the growth of AFS in China, and includes a story about the interesting journey of the Japanese flag found by Driver James F. Revard during World War II.

This issue describes three major projects completed by the AFS Archives, including the Bergen-Belsen Album, the 50th Anniversary Driver Reunion, and an AFS Archives exhibition held at the Princeton University Archives.

This issue highlights the September 2002 Driver Reunion in Baltimore, MD, including a letter commending AFS Drivers from British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Former AFS International President Paul Shay notes that AFS should remain a place for dialogue and conversation in international affairs in the feature article “AFS: Creating Space For Dialogue.”

This issue notes the publication of Lawrence D. Geller’s description of the World War I collections described under the scope of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, as well as the receipt of a Florence Gould Foundation grant

This issue highlights the “10 Days in England” tour that a group of AFS Drivers and staff took to England in 1992.

This issue highlights the assistance of the AFS Archives in reconnecting an AFS Driver with his former World War II patient, a lieutenant in the Canadian Army, fifty-two years after he was wounded near Florence, Italy.

Former AFS Archivist Lawrence Geller writes about Robert Nourse, a World War I Driver, and who he considers to be the first AFS host family.

AFS remembers the past and also looks forward in this issue that includes articles about the Battle of Monte Cassino and an AFS Ambulance Driver’s wedding in the midst of war, as well as revealing the “Vision 2010” ...

In this inaugural issue, the mission and content of the AFS Archives is presented within the context of the AFS community.

Readers are introduced to the staff of the AFS Archives in this issue, including Archivist Lawrence D. Geller, Project Director William P. Orrick, Assistant Rosemary Pryse, Volunteers Manning Field and William Foley, and Intern Sheryl Nibbs.

This issue highlights the international collaborations of the AFS Archives with the National Museum in the Château de Blérancourt in Picardie, France, and the Imperial War Museum in London, England.