Alan H. Nichols papers, 1917-1928

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Summary

Creators:
Nichols, Alan H., -1918 and Nichols, John R.
Abstract:
Alan Hammond Nichols (1897-1918) served in the American Field Service in 1917. The collection includes material from Nichols about his time in the American Field Service as a volunteer ambulance driver and flying in the French Aviation Service during World War I. It includes correspondence, military documents, clippings and photographs.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alan H. Nichols papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes material from Nichols about his time in the American Field Service as a volunteer ambulance driver and flying in the French Aviation Service during World War I. It includes correspondence, military documents, clippings and photographs. Also included are correspondence and military documents from his brother, John (Jack) R. Nichols, that relates to American volunteer ambulance drivers in the Balkans, Italy, and France, as well as American Tank Corps operations in France. The collection includes correspondence, military documents, clippings and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Alan Hammond Nichols (1897-1918) served in the American Field Service in 1917. He served as a volunteer ambulance driver in France and aviator in the French army during World War I. Nichlos was part of the Class of 1919 at Stanford University. He enlisted as a volunteer in the first Stanford ambulance unit in Palo Alto. In February 1917, he was recruited into the American Field Service and was attached to Section Fourteen (S.S.U. 14). After six months, he enlisted in the French Aviation Service, receiving training at Avord, tours, pau, Plessis-Belleville. He was assigned to "chasse" flying at the front to chase and attack enemy aircraft. Nichlos learned about the SPAD (fighter plane) and was attached to Escadrille SPA 85. During the German advance of 1918, he was wounded while fighting off several German planes near Compiègne. He died of his wounds in June 1918. Nichols was awarded two French citations for his valor including the Croix de Guerre.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alan H. Nichols papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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