Volume I of The Armenian General Benevolent Union: One Hundred Years of History is an overview of AGBU’s activities since its foundation in 1906 up to its first ventures in the 1940s. Based on rich archival material, original pictures, videos and timelines, the e-book covers AGBU’s mission, its humanitarian activities during the Armenian Genocide and the post-WWI period. Readers learn about AGBU’s support for Genocide survivors and orphans, AGBU’s reorganization and relocation to Paris, its collaboration with Soviet Armenia, and ongoing activities in the Middle East. Located in the wider context of Armenian history, the e-book is an excellent resource for those who want to trace the formation of post-Genocide Armenian Diaspora and the reconstruction of the Armenian world, and the difficult relations between the Diaspora and the Soviet Armenia.

Originally published in print by the Central Board of Directors to commemorate AGBU’s centenary in 2006, e-book versions of the two (2) volume set by historians Raymond Kévorkian and Vahé Tachjian were developed by the Armenian Virtual College (AVC) on the occasion of AGBU’s 110^th anniversary.  The e-books are available in English, French and Western Armenian.

Be sure to check out The Armenian General Benevolent Union: One Hundred Years of History (Vol. II: 1941-2006), too!

Available free for download at:

• iBooks Store (iPhones, iPads and iMacs)
• AVC website (web browser version for PCs, tablets and smartphones)