Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
American Friends Service Committee
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- AFSC
- American Friends
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1917 -
History
Formed April 1, 1917, to represent the Society of Friends in the fields of social action, the American Friends Service Committee now engages in a wide range of foreign and domestic projects to express the Quaker belief in the power of constructive goodwill to take away the occasion of war. During and after World War I the AFSC carried on extensive relief operations, independently and co-operatively with English Friends and other relief organizations, in France, Germany, Austria, Russia and other European countries. At the time this was written, the AFSC was an incorporated body of four hundred members with and executive board of seventeen operating with funds derived principally from private individuals, organizations and foundations. Through its Foreign Service Section, it occupied abroad in child-feeding refugee aid, and other practical relief service to civilians. Other sections carried on domestic activities in the fields of Civilian Public Service, peace education, international fellowship, social-industrial relations, and clothing assistance.
Places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Refugee aid and practical relief service to civilians. Also domestic activities in the field of Civilian Public Service, peace education, international fellowship, social-industrial relations, and clothing assistance.
Mandates/sources of authority
Kraus, Hertha, International Relief in Action 1914-1943: Selected Record with Notes. The Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 1944.
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, PA
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
February 16, 2021, February 23, 2021 and February 25, 2021
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Kraus, Hertha, International Relief in Action 1914-1943: Selected Record with Notes. The Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 1944.