A. Piatt Andrew Letter to Parents, 1914
Exactly 100 years ago this month, A. Piatt Andrew arrived in Paris to volunteer as an ambulance driver at the American Ambulance Hospital. This civilian-run Hospital was founded before the…
History
AFS Volunteer Ribbons, 1997
The purple AFS Volunteer ribbons (pictured above right) were posted in honor of United Nations International Volunteer Day, celebrated on December 5th of this year. These ribbons were used during…
The AFS Centennial Reception & Gala Dinner
Everyone was a star at the dazzling AFS Centennial Reception & Gala Dinner. Representing 57 countries around the globe, the AFS Global Community came out to celebrate our 100th Anniversary…
The Volunteers Exhibition
The Volunteers: Americans Join World War I, 1914-1919 AFS presents a travelling one-of-a-kind interactive museum exhibition commemorating the heroic service of American international volunteers—from World War I American Field Service…
AFS Association Pilgrimage to France, 1924
The AFS Association was established in May 1920 to coordinate reunions among former members of the American Field Service and also to administer the AFS Fellowships for French Universities program,…
Message from the President of AFS on the occasion of our Centennial
We are observing this Centennial Anniversary to share our pride in the achievements of our founders—the courageous volunteer American Field Service (AFS) Ambulance Drivers who served in World Wars I and II.…
AFS World War I Headquarters, 1917
In July 1916 the American Ambulance Field Service (which would later be known as the “American Field Service,” or “AFS”) established an independent headquarters in the heart of Paris at…
Photographs in the AFS Archives: Friends of France
Friends of France: The Field Service of the American Ambulance Described by its Members (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916) was published by the American Ambulance Field Service during World…
Animator and Business Magnate Walt Disney, circa 1962-1963
Fifty years ago on September 14, 1964, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian recognition. He received this award because his achievements had “made freedom…