By Johnamarie Macias and Nicole Milano
Title: George R. Collins Collection, 1941-1992
Predominant Dates:1943-1985
ID: RG2/010
Creator: Collins, George R. (George Roseborough) (1917-1993)
Extent: 1.9 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
This collection is organized into the following two series: Series 1: Correspondence, Posters, and Publications, 1941-1992; and Series 2: World War II Artifacts, 1939-1945.
Please see the individual series arrangement notes for additional information.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1993
Languages: English
George Roseborough Collins (1917-1993) was an American Field Service (AFS) ambulance driver during World War II and an art historian and professor at Columbia University. The George R. Collins Collection consists of World War II automotive instructional booklets and maintenance manuals, newspaper clippings on World War II history and the local AFS student exchange programs chapter, World War II artifacts and posters, and his post-war personal correspondence.
The George R. Collins Collection consists of World War II automotive instructional booklets and maintenance manuals, newspaper clippings on World War II history and the local AFS student exchange programs chapter, World War II artifacts and posters, and his post-war personal correspondence.
Please see the individual series descriptions for additional information.
Alternate Extent Statement: (2 boxes, 1 tube)
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research. Cotton gloves are required for the handling of all photographic material. Permission to view the fragile military posters and broadside needs to be obtained by the AFS Archives in advance.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the AFS Archives. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition Method: This collection was given to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs by Mrs. Christiane C. Collins in October 1993.
Appraisal Information: No items were deaccessioned, separated, or removed from the collection.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Date]; George R. Collins Collection; Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, NY.
Finding Aid Revision History: This collection was partially processed by the AFS Archives at an unknown date, and again by Johnamarie Macias in January 2011. Preliminary finding aid written by Johnamarie Macias and Nicole Milano in February 2011 and encoded in EAD by Nicole Milano in February 2011 under the scope of the 2010-2011 Basic Processing grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
