Category Archives: 1960s

Roberta “Bobbie” Cooke Gibson in Chile

Country of Service: Chile
Place of Service: Santiago
Dates in Service: 1964-1966
Keywords: Health

Accession Date: February 9, 2021
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1 linear foot

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Scrapbooks
  • Training Materials

Finding Aid

  1. Correspondence (2) 
  2. End of Service Materials  
  3. Misc. Reports 
  4. Negatives  
  5. Photographs 
  6. Postcards  
  7. Training Materials 
  8. Scrapbook (3) 

Diane Hibino in Bolivia

Country of Service: Bolivia
Service Type: Health
Dates in Service: 1968-1970
Keywords: Health

Accession Date: October 21, 2021
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Reports
  • Booklets
  1. Reports  
    1. Peace Corps Tuberculosis Control Program in the Yungas Area of Bolivia, 1968 
    2. Tuberculosis en los Yungas, 1968 
    3. Bolivian Ministry of Public Heath – Peace Corps Tuberculosis Control Program in the Yungas Area of Bolivia, 1969 
  2. Booklet 
    1. Illustrated booklet by a Bolivia Peace Corps Volunteer, circa 1970, called “It’s Fun to be in the Peace Corps and It’s Funnest of All in Bolivia” 

Mary Ann Edelen in Nepal

Country of Service: Nepal
Place of Service: Kathmandu
Service Type: Education
Dates in Service: 1969-1970
Keywords: Education

Accession Date: June 8, 2021
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs

Digital Surrogates

Finding Aid

  1. Photographs, Correspondence 
  2. Transcriptions of Correspondence 

Connie Michael McCann in Peru

Country of Service: Peru
Place of Service: Huaráz, Ancash
Service Type: Community Development
Dates in Service: 1966-1968

Keywords: Community Development

Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1 digital collection, 1 item (located in small collections)

Document Types and Finding Aid

Andrew A. Carrasco in Colombia (Friends of Colombia)

Country of Service: Colombia
Service Type: Education, Physical Education and Sports Development
Dates in Service: 1963-1964

Keywords: Education

Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1 dissertation

Document Types

Paul Robert Willey in Colombia (Friends of Colombia)

Country of Service: Colombia
Dates in Service: 1962-1964
Service Type: Education, physical education teacher
Keywords: Physical Education, Newspapers

Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 84 files and .01 linear feet

Document Types

Connie Bauer in the Philippines

Country of Service: Philippines
Place of Service: Pangil, Laguna Province; Manila; Los Banos, Laguna Province
Service Type: TESL co-teacher; Economic Development Foundation
Dates in Service: 1963-1965
Keywords: Education

Accession Date: April 16, 2021
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1.0 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Journals
  • Photographs
  • Publications
  • Slides
  • Training Materials

Finding Aid

Box 1

  1. Acceptance Materials
  2. Correspondence 
    1. To Parents 1963-1965, undated
    2. To Roommates 
    3. From Friends and Family 
  3. End of Service Materials Training Materials 
  4. Journals (2)

Box 2

  1. Journals (2) 
  2. Photographs/Memorabilia   
  3. Slides 
  4. Training Materials

Mary Margaret Olson (Root) Boyer in Liberia

Country of Service: Liberia
Dates in Service: 1960s

Accession Date: September 29, 2021
Access: No deed of gift as donation through third party
Collection Size: 0.01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence

Finding Aid

  1. Correspondence to Mary Margaret Olson Boyer