AOSHS Archive Historical Collections
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Travel Book
Donation Request
Do you have overseas travel books that cover subjects such as
foreign travel, countries, cities, museums, castles, etc? Consider
sending them to the AOSHS Mary Muehring Library. |
The Dorothy Cox
Collection
The archives have just received over 1,200 pounds of memorabilia,
artifacts and curios collected from around the world. |
Thank you from Dr. Donna
Alvah
AOSHS has received a signed copy of Dr. Alvah's new book: Unofficial
Ambassadors, American Military Families Oversease and the Cold War
1946-1965. |
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School
Memorabilia
Boxes arrive weekly full of photos, school records, trophies, awards,
news clippings, yearbooks, pennants, class rings, written and videotaped
histories, even a suite of armor that was a school mascot. The AOSHS
Archives must catalog them all in order to preserve the history they
reflect. |
AOSHS Road Show
Boxes
These are available with our notebooks of history, chronicles,
yearbooks, t-shirts and many other items of interest. |
This picture of Thanksgiving at Argonner ES is one of many images in the
AOSHS Archives. |
Overseas Student
and Educator Databases
The information in these databases is critical to gathering and
preserving the history of American education overseas. |
Documentaries
Both the documentary, BRATS: Our Journey Home by Donna Musil and
the A&E Biography of Shaquille O'Neal used the AOSHS Archives for
their research. |
Berlin Wall
Section
Donated by the Berlin Brats alumni group, the 12 foot section of the
Wall is on display at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita.
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School Yearbooks
AOSHS Archives house a number of overseas school yearbooks and yearbook
CDs. |
Museum of World
Treasures (Wichita, Kansas)
Items from the AOSHS Archives are currently on display. The
display changes every six months. |
Written Stories -
Memories
Written stories may be sent to the AOSHS Archives. You can view these
stories at http://aoshs.org/memories/ |
Oral Histories
AOSHS videotapes interviews with overseas educators and students.
These tapes are available to researchers through the AOSHS Archive.
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Written Stories -
aoshs.org
Viewers of the AOSHS website are encouraged to submit their overseas
experiences on different themes. These primary sources are available to researchers
online.
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Visit the Archives
You are invited to visit the Archives in Wichita to view the memorabilia
collections or to do research. |
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Overseas Student Artwork Traveling Show
planned
AOSHS has received a large and historically significant collection of
student artwork from Jim McGrath, retired DoDDS teacher and
administrator. We need more pieces from Iceland, UK, Bahrain, France and all the
Mediterranean schools. |
Panama Canal
Zone info needed
We have school lists for Panama, but no history. |
T-shirts Wanted
AOSHS is collecting alumni group/school t-shirts to add to the Overseas Brats
collection in the archives.
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Closing schools
send collections
Memorabilia from Pusan EHS (Korea); West Ruislip ES, Sportfield ES,
Hinterbrand Lodge and Kitzingen ES (Germany); and A. T. Mahan (Iceland)
have been received at the archives. |
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