Welcome to the Archives of the American Field Service and
AFS Intercultural Programs
The Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs (AFS Archives) is the repository for material related to the history and development of the organization that is now referred to as AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
AFS Intercultural Programs began as the American Field Service (AFS), which had its origins in 1914 shortly after the outbreak of World War I, when young Americans living in Paris volunteered as ambulance drivers at the American Hospital of Paris. AFS participated in every major French battle and carried more than 500,000 wounded during World War I. By the end of the war, 2,500 men had served in the American Field Service with the French Armies.
For more information about the transition of AFS from an ambulance and camion service in World War I to the present-day international student exchange programs, please see the descriptions of our archival collections.
News from the Archives
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Two Brothers: Stories from the Front Lines of World War I
Historic New England will be coordinating a special event at the about the American Field Service during World War I on Saturday, April 13, at the Cape Ann Museum...
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On Stage: The WWII Letters of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and AFS Driver Norton S. Baskin
AFS Archives photographs and documents will be included in the upcoming stage performances of...
