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John McGinn in Ghana

Country of Service: Ghana
Dates in Service: 1961-1963
Keywords: Community Development, Education, Literacy

Accession Date: August 9, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: 0.01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Newspapers
  • Photographs

Carolyn Kline Kroll in Ghana

Country of Service: Ghana
Dates in Service: 1967-1969
Keywords: Peace Corps Training

Accession Date: August 9, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Publications: “Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook,” undated

Dan Peed in Malaysia

Country of Service: Malaysia
Dates in Service: 1968-1969
Keywords: Agriculture, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Literacy

Accession Date: May 7, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: .01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Film/Video
  • Memoir

Sonya Saat (Unknown Country of Service)

Dates in Service: 1970s
Keywords: Business, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health

Accession Date: May 7, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: 1 item (“Peace Corps Program and Training Journal”)

Document Types

  • Publications

Lawrence K. Young in Gabon & India

Country of Service: Gabon & India
Dates in Service: 1967-1969
Keywords: Community Development

Accession Date: May 7, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: .01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs

Everett Eugene Jones in Micronesia, East Caroline Islands, & Truk

Country of Service: Micronesia, East Caroline Islands, & Truk
Service Type: School Teacher
Dates in Service: served two years in the early 1970s
Keywords: Community Development, Education, Health, Libraries, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: May 7, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: .25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence

Janet S. Karon in The Philippines

Country of Service: Philippines
Service Type: Elementary School English Teacher
Dates in Service: 1961-1963
Keywords: Community Development, Education, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: May 7, 2021
Access: no restriction
Collection Size: .01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs
  • Publications

Digital Surrogates

  • Digitized Pan-American airline menu; Honolulu-Manila; January 3, 1962

James (Jim) C. Todd in Colombia

Country of Service: Colombia
Service Project: Educational Television Utilization Volunteer
Dates in Service: 1963-1965
Keywords: Architecture, Business, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Information Technology, Libraries, Literacy, Urban Planning, Youth

Accession Date: April 16, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: 1 linear foot

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications
  • Training Materials

Ruth Bednarz in Malaysia

Country of Service: Malaysia
Place of Service: Sandakan
Service Type: High School Teacher; Founding Member of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of New Jersey
Dates in Service: 1973-1976
Keywords: Community Development, Education, Health, Library Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: April 16, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: .01 linear feet

Document Types

  • Publications

Digital Links

  • Photograph of Ruth Bednarz in Malaysia (Courtesy of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of New Jersey): https://rpcvnj.wordpress.com/2019/07/28/origins-of-the-returned-peace-corps-volunteers-of-new-jersey-rpcv-nj-nj-rpcvs-role-in-establishing-the-national-peace-corps-association-npca/ruth-bednarz/

Stephanie Weise in Ecuador

Country of Service: Ecuador
Dates in Service: 1984-1986
Keywords: Agriculture, Architecture, Community Development, Environment, Urban Planning

Accession Date: April 16, 2021
Access: no restrictions
Collection Size: .25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs