In 1921, Frank Alvah Parsons and William M. Odom established a school facility in Paris for the study of European art and design. From the Paris Ateliers, students embarked upon research tours of France, Italy, and England. The facility, located at 9 Place des Vosges, closed in October 1939 due to World War II. During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Parsons offered summer sessions in Paris. Parsons School of Design at the American College in Paris was established in 1980, and, in 1995, the school's facilities in France became known as "Parsons Paris." Additional photographic records of Parsons' Parisian educational facilities will be found in the Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records (PIC.03.002).