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AFS Intercultural Programs

Archival Spotlight

highlighting exciting and unique items from the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Walk Together, Talk Together

AFS Returnee Joan Salajan created this painting for AFS Director General Stephen Galatti for Christmas in 1955. Joan had recently traveled to Greece from the United States as an AFS…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Wartime Service in the Middle East

In honor of International Volunteer Day (December 5), we’re sharing the story of a World War II AFS ambulance driver who exemplifies the AFS volunteer spirit. Inspired by his wartime…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

AFS in Space

Since the beginning, AFS has been a risk-taking organization that transcends borders, but did you know AFS has even transcended the boundaries of Earth on more than one occasion? This…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Henry E.M. Suckley, 1915

Henry E.M. Suckley volunteered for AFS with unit SSU 3 in February 1915, serving alongside future AFS Director General Stephen Galatti and Lost Generation painter Waldo Peirce. Suckley served overseas…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Three Little Spectators, 1945

Irving Penn, one of the most celebrated photographers of the last half of the twentieth century, was 27 years old and a photographer for Vogue when he volunteered with AFS…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

The Kid Chauffeur, 1915

April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. While this day commemorates a military decision, it’s also serves as an important reminder that the…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Discover the World with AFS, circa 1976-1986

The AFS office in Ghana is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! From 1967 to 1997, AFS Ghana hosted 163 participants and sent 410 of their students abroad. The unique…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Travels with Artie

Arthur “Art” Howe, Jr. was an individual who dedicated much of his life to AFS: first as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War II, then as an AFS President…

Waldo Peirce sketching on the side of an ambulance, circa 1915-1916
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

A Lifelong Friendship: Waldo Peirce and Ernest Hemingway

In 1915, Harvard graduate Waldo Peirce volunteered as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in France. After the war, Peirce went on to become an acclaimed artist with…

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