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Douglas J. Brady in Fiji

Douglas J. Brady

Country of Service: Fiji
Place of Service: Suva
Service Type: Secondary Education
Dates in Service: 1974-1976
Keywords: The Pacific Islands, Education

Accession Date: June 17, 2013
Access:  No restrictions
Collection Size:  1.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications
  • Sound Recordings

Finding Aid

  1. Fiji Muslim League Program 
  2. Film Negatives and Photos 
  3. Journal 1975-1976 
  4. Journal 1976 
  5. Incoming Letters 1974 
  6. Incoming Letters 1975 (1 of 3) 
    1. January to April 
  7. Incoming Letters 1975 (2 of 3) 
    1. May to August
  8. Incoming Letters 1975 (3 of 3) 
    1. September to December 
  9. Incoming Letters 1976 
  10. Incoming Letters 1977 
  11. Incoming Letters-1983, undated 
  12. Peace Corps Correspondence 
    1. Job Description 
  13. Photograph Captions 
  14. Outgoing Letters 1974-1976 
  15. Douglas Brady, Fiji XXI, print photos, paper Fiji currency (see digital archives for photo descriptions) 
  16. Slides 1 of 2 
  17. Slides 2 of 2 
  18. Telegrams 
  19. Training Materials 
  20. Yearbooks 
  21. 35 cassette tapes 

Winifred Boge in India

Winifred Boge

Country of Service: India
Place of Service: Andhra Pradesh
Service Type: Health Nutrition Project
Dates in Service: 1965-1967
Keywords: Asia, Education, Health

Accession Date: May 9, 2013
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence 1965-1967
  • Diaries 1965-1966
  • Photographs
  • Publications
  • Training Materials

Finding Aid

  1. Correspondence (1 of 2) 
    1. February 1965-December 1965 
  2. Correspondence (2 of 2) 
    1. January 1966 – February 1967 
  3. Pamphlets and Handbooks 
  4. Peace Corps 
    1. ID and Certificate 
  5. Photographs 
  6. Training 
    1. Schedule and Syllabus 
  7. Farewell Scrapbook 
    1. Postcards 
  8. Two Journals 
  9. In box “PCCA Oversize” – photograph 

 

Ron Dizon in Afghanistan

Ron Dizon

Country of Service: Afghanistan
Place of Service: Kabul
Service Type: Operation Help (Food for Work Program)
Dates in Service: 1971-1973
Keywords: Community Development, Middle East

Accession Date: May 6, 2013
Access: No Restrictions
Collection Size: 12 items, 2 CDs and an e-book (located in small collections)

Document Types

Book on Operation Help is available for free download here.

Finding Aid

  1. Two CDs: 
    1. (1) “Afghanistan Black and White 2020: Images and Slide Show 
    2. (2) “Returned Peace Corps Afghanistan E-Book, 1964-1978” 
  2. Correspondence 

Margie Tokarz in Antigua

Margie Tokarz

Country of Service: Antigua
Place of Service: St. John’s
Service Type: Deaf Education
Dates in Service: 1967-1968
Keywords: Caribbean, Education

Accession Date: April 9, 2013
Access: no restrictions outside copyright
Collection Size: 25 items (located in small collections)

Document Types and Finding Aid

  • Correspondence, 1967-1968 (All letters to her parents except for two.)

Bob Klein: Inspiration for the Peace Corps Community Archive

Bob Klein was among the first Peace Corps volunteers. After teaching in Ghana (1961-1963), he joined the Peace Corps overseas staff.  He served as Ghana Country Director from 1966 until 1968.  Bob was an ardent advocate for the documentation and preservation of the experiences of individual Peace Corps volunteers. He served as organizer for the Returned Peace Corps Archives Project, which collects Peace Corps oral histories in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.  Between 1999 and 2012, Bob interviewed close to 300 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.  As the fiftieth anniversary of the Peace Corps approached, he increasingly stressed the importance of collecting archival materials.  With the assistance of Joanne Roll and Pat Wand, Bob prepared a concept statement for a Peace Corps Volunteer archive which they shared with the University Librarian at American University in late 2011.  This document became the starting point for a series of discussions which resulted in the inauguration of the Peace Corps Community Archive in March of 2013.

Before Bob Klein passed away unexpectedly in April 2012, he donated his papers to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.  The collection includes a draft of his book, Being First, correspondence, Peace Corps publications, and circulars & memoranda from the Peace Corps Accra office.

Waging Peace Through a Lifetime of Service: Peace Corps Symposium

The American University Peace Corps symposium, Waging Peace Through a Lifetime of Service, was held on Thursday March 21st in the Abramson Family Founder’s Room in the School of International Service. The symposium featured fourteen returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs), representing every decade of the Peace Corps, as well as every continent on which the Peace Corps has worked.  The volunteers also represented a diverse range of professional sectors, including the fields of education, Foreign Service, peacebuilding, academia, and government.

The RPCVs shared their five-minute Peace Corps story by answering twenty strategic questions.  The format of the presentations allowed the audience to make comparisons across time and place, telling the story not only of the Peace Corps, but also of international travel and international service.

Five friends of the Peace Corps also spoke, each offering their own unique perspective on Peace Corps and service.

For those of you who were not able to attend, you can watch the symposium via UStream.

Robert Schlehuber in Ukraine

Robert Schlehuber

Country of Service: Ukraine
Service Type: Youth Development
Dates in Service: 2009-2011
Keywords: Eastern Europe, Sports, Youth

Accession Date: January 31, 2013
Access: no restrictions outside copyright
Collection Size: 3 items (located in small collections)

Document Types

  • Publications
  • Film/Video
  • Sound

Related Items in Other Repositories

Finding Aid

  1. Program Materials 
    1. CD, DVD, Manual 

Brian Adler and Cynthia Elliott in Suriname

Brian Adler and Cynthia Elliott

Country of Service: Suriname
Place of Service: Marchall Kreek
Service Type: Non-Formal Rural Community Education
Dates in Service: 2002-2004
Keywords: South America, Education

Accession Date: September 26, 2012
Access: No Restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Letters from volunteers who did not complete their service
  • Training – schedules, handouts
  • Leave requests
  • Swearing In Ceremony program
  • Project Information such as lesson plans, activity agreements, etc.
  • Correspondence – Peace Corps Staff
  • Reports
  • Newsletters
    • HoneyDipper – created by PCVs (unofficial, humor)
    • The Skinny– official PC newsletter –written by PC staff (third year volunteer)

Digital Surrogates

See Also:
Brian Adler’s Flickr Photo Stream