By Nicole Milano
Title: Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection, 1914-2014
Predominant Dates:1940-2013
ID: RG2/006
Creator: Howe, Arthur, Jr. (1921-2014)
Extent: 6.92 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: This collection is organized into the following three series, based on the date and type of the materials: Series 1: World War II, circa 1940-2009 (bulk 1940-1945); Series 2: AFS Intercultural Programs, 1914-2014 (bulk 1952-2013); and Series 3: Media and Memorabilia, circa 1914- 2014 (bulk 1941-1944).
Date Acquired: 00/00/2011
Languages: English
Arthur Howe, Jr. was an American Field Service (AFS) ambulance driver during World War II (1942-1943), and a director (1947-1981), a vice president (1948-1964), president (1965-1971), and a life trustee (1967-1990; 2007-2014) of the AFS student exchange programs created in 1946. The Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection consists of photographs, negatives, correspondence, administrative files, media, memorabilia, and other papers related to Howe’s long association with AFS from his service as a volunteer AFS ambulance driver in World War II to his experience as a director, vice president, and life trustee for the AFS student exchange programs. This collection does not include official administrative files created during Arthur Howe, Jr.’s tenure as president of AFS.
The Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection consists of photographs, negatives, correspondence, administrative files, media, memorabilia, and other papers related to Howe’s long association with AFS from his service as a volunteer AFS ambulance driver in World War II (1942-1943), to his experience as a director (1947-1981), vice president (1948-1964), and life trustee (1967-1990; 2007-2014). This collection does not include official administrative files created during Arthur Howe, Jr.’s tenure as president of AFS (1965-1971).
See the individual series descriptions for more information.
Alternate Extent Statement: 13 boxes, 1 rolled tube
Access Restrictions: Series 1 and 3 of this collection are open for research. Series 2 requires advance permission to access; additionally, there are a number of restricted folders in Series 2 that are temporarily restricted to internal access. Cotton gloves are required for the handling of all photographic material.
Use Restrictions: With the exception of restricted materials, single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs. In the event that this research becomes a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs is required. Any copyright vested in Arthur Howe, Jr. has passed to AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc. Researchers must determine any other copyright questions.
Acquisition Method: This collection was donated to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs in several accruals between 2011-2017 by Arthur Howe, Jr. and his children.
Appraisal Information: Six books related to the history of AFS were removed from this collection and added to the AFS Library in 2011. For a list of the books or questions about accessing them, please contact the AFS Archives.
Related Materials: Arthur Howe, Jr.’s presidential records are in Series 1 of RG4/001, AFS International Records (which are currently restricted from public access.) Additional documents related to the AFS Veterans Benefits Project are inSubseries 3B, the Board of Trustees in Subseries 2C, and the AFS driver reunions are in Subseries 3A of RG4/001, AFS International Records (which are currently restricted from public access.)To view official administrative records related to the American Field Service in World War II, view RG2/001, American Field Service World War II Records. To view additional photographs related to the American Field Service in World War II, view RG2/002, American Field Service World War II Photographic Collection.
Processing Information: This collection was partially processed by Nicole Milano in 2011. New accruals were processed by Elena Abou Mrad and Nicole Milano in 2016-2017 and again in 2018. Finding aid written by Nicole Milano and encoded in EAD in March 2011 under the scope of the 2010-2011 Basic Processing Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and updated by Nicole Milano and Elena Abou Mrad in May 2017.
Series 3 includes media and memorabilia that belonged to or are related to Arthur Howe, Jr. and his connection to AFS. The memorabilia includes Howe’s uniform jacket and duffel bag from World War II, as well as two shoulder patches that may have been from his uniform. The shoulder patches are likely the ones mentioned in Howe’s letter to Margaret “Peggy” Burke on June 20, 1943 (located in Subseries 1A). In addition to the World War II items, there are eight AFS pins, and a framed needlepoint of a World War I insignia for the American Ambulance Field Service, created during World War I (circa 1914-1918) but donated in 1998 to Howe by AFS volunteer Florence Leon. There are no items related to Howe’s AFS presidency (1965-1971).
The media includes a DVD of Howe’s speech at an AFS luncheon in New York City in 2006, as well as four DVDs about Howe, narrated by him and produced by Thomas Benton. There are also two audiocassettes, one containing Howe’s sermon “The Prodigal Son” given in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1989; the other contains clips from World War II speeches and poems related to the British Eighth Army in North Africa, but does not mention AFS.
