Category Archives: Catalog

Howard Ellegant in Colombia

Country of Service: Colombia
Service Type: Community Development/Architect
Dates in Service: 1964-1966
Keywords: Friends of Colombia, Architectural Drawings, Architect, Schools, Community Centers

Accession Date: December 9, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 55 Drawings and 3 linear inches of other materials

Document Types

  • Architectural Drawings
    • Escuela a de Clima Caliente, March 1965
    • Una Escuela del Campo para las Tierras Frias, March 17, 1965
    • Escuela Primaria y Centro Comunal, April 20, 1965
    • Escuela de Ninos Bello Antioquia, May 18, 1965
    • Antiproyectol–Casa Tipica, July 7, 1965
    • Teatro al Aire Libre, July 12, 1965
    • Escuela para Santa Rosa, September 14, 1965
    • Igelsia de Troncocito, October 5, 1965
    • Escuela Nancy Farr, January 17, 1966
  • Publications
  • Correspondence
  • Paperwork
  • Reports

Digital Surrogates

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Finding Aid

  1. Building Blueprints
    1. Teatro al Aire Libre 
      1. “Outdoor Theater” 
    2. Anteproyecto – Casa Tipica 
      1. “Blueprint – Typical House” 
    3. Escuela de Ninos Bello Antioquia 
      1. “Children’s school beautiful Antioquia” 
    4. Escuela de Clima Caliente 
      1. “Hot Weather School” 
    5. Escuela para Santa Rosa 
      1. “School for Santa Rosa” 
    6. Escuela Primaria y Centro Comunal 
      1. “Elementary School and Community Center” 
    7. Una Escuela del Campo para las Tierras Frias 
      1. “A School of the Field for the Cold Lands” 
    8. Iglesia de Troncocito 
      1. “Truncated Church” 
    9. Escuela Nancy Farr
      1. “Nancy Farr School”  
  2. Box
    1. Accion Comunal en Columbia
    2. Annie-males guide to old San Juan by Annie Gutierrez
    3. Centro Interamericano de Vivienda, Cinua-Ram
    4. Columbian Architect License, 1966
    5. Columbian Identification
    6. Correspondence, 1965
    7. Correspondence (DVD)
    8. Happiness is being a Peace Corps Traineem, 1964-1966
    9. Photographs, 1965
    10. Suelo-cemento: su aplicacion en la Edificacion, 1964
    11. Termination Report

Geer Wilcox in the Dominican Republic

Country of Service: Dominican Republic
Service Type: Blind Education
Dates in Service: 1963-1965
Keywords: Santo Domingo, National School for the Blind, Escuela Nacional de Ciegos, Friends of the Dominican Republic Archive

Accession Date: November 16, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1.5 linear feet

Document Types and Finding Aid

  • 37 Audiotapes (3″ reel to reel) of letters home
  • Digital Copies of Audiotapes

Kim Herman in the Dominican Republic

Country of Service: Dominican Republic
Service Type: Community Development
Dates in Service: 1967-1969
Keywords: San Rafael del Yuma, Cano Prieto School, Los Naranjos, Blandino, Friends of the Dominican Republic Archive

Accession Date: November 8, 2016
Access: No commercial uses (i.e. only uses specified on permission form allowed)
Collection Size: 1.0 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs
  • Correspondence
  • Publications
  • Reports
  • Training Materials
  • Official Paperwork (ID cards, passport, etc.)
  • Sound (3″ reel to reel)
  • Travel Documents

Finding Aid

  1. Box 1
    1. Slides – Peace Corps Training, Camp Radley, Arecibo, PR, July-Oct 1967 
    2. Slides – Santo Domingo, San Rafael del Yuma, La Guazuma school, Almacen, Brindle’s Wedding 
    3. Slides – El Naranjo, Blandino, Yuma 
    4. Slides – Constanza Conference, Benerito School 
    5. Slides – Macao Swim Trip, Various offer subjects 
    6. Slides – Mexico Trip, December 1968-January 1969 
    7. Slides – Los Jobitos Road, Jarabacoa Conference, Blandino Road Inauguration 
    8. Slides – South American Trip, Columbia, Peru, Maccu, Piccu 
    9. Slides – South America Trip, Bolivia, Chile, Rio de Janiero, Despidida (going away party) 
    10. Slides – Projects: Cano Prieto School, Los Naranjos Road, 
    11. Photographs and Negatives 
    12. Correspondence 1  
      1. July 1967-Dec 1967 
    13. Correspondence 2
      1. Jan 1967-Oct 1969  
    14. Peace Corps documents correspondence, passport, ID
    15. Project Donations/Project Reports 
    16. Peace Corps Training 
    17. 11 rolls of negatives 
    18. 8mm reel recordings 
    19. Community Development Manual 1
    20. Community Development Manual 2 
    21. Spanish Community Development Publications
    22. Village Technology Handbook

Maureen Carroll in the Philippines

Country of Service: Philippines
Service Type: Education
Dates in Service: 1961-1963
Keywords: Castilla, Sorsogon

Accession Date: October 28, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs
  • Correspondence
  • Publications
  • Reports
  • Memoir
    • “Answering Kennedy’s Call: Pioneering the Peace Corps in the Philippines”

Finding Aid

  1. Ugaling Pilipino 
    1. “An Introduction to Filipino Thought and Action” 
  2. Should you eat rice? Compilation of Reports & Letters of PCVs in the Philippines  
    1. A compilation of Materials Written by and excerpted from Reports and Letters of Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines 
  3. Peace Corps Paperwork 
  4. Photographs 
  5. Publications & Newspaper Clippings 
    1. About the beginning years of the Peace Corps 
  6. Correspondence 

Guatemala Group 11 Oral History Interviews

Country of Service: Guatemala
Dates in Service: 1968-1970
Keywords: Oral History, Interviews, Training, Community Development, Language

Accession Date: September 27, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Digital Audio of Oral History Interviews with:
    • Milt Berg
    • Louis Weinstock
    • Kendall Collins
    • Jack Miller
    • Paul Kugler
    • Peter Shack
    • David Milholland
    • Douglas Noble
    • Bud Ourom
    • Nicolee (Miller) McMahon
    • Bill Brock
    • Don Livingston

Finding Aid

  1. 13 DVDs of video interviews 

Ray Warburton in Bolivia and Peru

Country of Service: Bolivia and Peru
Service Type: Rural Community Development and Earthquake Relief Program
Dates in Service: Bolivia: 1966-1968; Peru: 1970
Keywords: Rosario, Huaraz, Michael Willingham, Rural Community Development, Earthquake Relief Program

Accession Date: October 17, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs (digital)
  • Letters
  • Articles

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Finding Aid

  1. Bolivia Letters, 1 of 4 
    1. CD of pictures 
    2. Photo letters 
  2. Bolivia Letters, 1966, 2 of 4 
  3. Bolivia Letters, 1967, 3 of 4 
  4. Bolivia Letters, 1968, 4 of 4 
  5. Cajamarquilla and Pampas Grande 
    1. Topographic Surveys, Reports & Town Plan Proposals, Nov 1970 
  6. CDs with Earthquake Pictures, Peru 1970 

David Day in Kenya and India

Country of Service: Kenya and India
Service Type: Agriculture
Dates in Service: 1965-1967
Keywords: Agriculture

Accession Date: September 14, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Postcards

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Finding Aid

  1. Kenya Letters, 1965-1966 
    1. June 3-August 1966 
    2. Postcards 
  2. Diaries, Sept 1965-Oct 1966 
  3. Diaries, Oct 1966-Feb 1969 
  4. India Letters, 1966-1968 
    1. Oct 1966-Aug 1968 
    2. Language pass certification 

Janet and Steve Kann in the Eastern Caribbean

Country of Service: Eastern Caribbean
Place of Service: Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
Service Type: Practical Education Development
Dates in Service: 1980-1982
Keywords: Auto-mechanic, non-matrixed spouse

Accession Date: September 6, 2016
Access: Non-commercial use only
Collection Size: 1.75 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Publications

Finding Aid

Box 1

      1. Becoming a P.C. Volunteer, 1 of 3 
        1. Steve 
      2. Becoming a P.C. Volunteer, 2 of 3 
        1. Janet 
      3. Becoming a P.C. Volunteer, 3 of 3 
      4. PC Letters to Mom and Dad, 1 of 2 
      5. Letters to Mom and Dad, 2 of 2 
      6. PC Letters to Art and Roleyn 
      7. PC Letters to Gram and Nellie 
      8. Barbados, 1 of 2 
      9. Barbados, 2 of 2 
      10. Martinique 
      11. St. Vincent 
      12. Dominica, 1 of 3 
      13. Dominica, 2 of 3 
      14. Dominica, 3 of 3 
      15. Nevis Conference Northern Islands, 1 of 2 
      16. Nevis Conference Northern Islands, 2 of 2 
      17. St. Lucia I, 1 of 4 
      18. St. Lucia I, 2 of 4 

Box 2

          1. St. Lucia I, 3 of 4 
          2. St. Lucia I, 4 of 4 
          3. St. Lucia II, 1 of 3 
          4. St. Lucia II, 2 of 3 
          5. St. Lucia II, 3 of 3 

Box 3

      1. The Green Flash Publication 
        1. 1979-1981 
      2. Friends of the East Caribbean Publication 
      3. Peace Corps/RPCV Publications 
        1. Contact information and pamphlets 
      4. Cooking Publications 

Karen Keefer in Nigeria

Country of Service: Nigeria
Place of Service: Offa, Nigeria
Service Type: Education
Dates in Service: 1966-1968
Keywords: Education

Accession Date: August 25, 2016
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Governmental Publications
  • Language Training Materials
  • Peace Corps Training Materials
  • Teacher Training Materials
  • Textbooks
  • Tourist Publications

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Finding Aid

  1. Peace Corps Training Materials 
    1. Language workbooks 
  2. Peace Corps Training Materials 
    1. Language booklets 
  3. Peace Corps Training Materials 
    1. Language workbook 
  4. Textbooks for Teachers 
    1. Education guide and language booklets 
  5. Teacher Training Materials 
    1. Geography and physical health study guides 
  6. Textbooks for Teachers 
    1. African stories in English 
  7. Textbooks for Teachers 
    1. More story books 
  8. Publications  
    1. Nigerian, 1966-1967, Yearbooks 
    2. Guide to prayers 
  9. Publications 
    1. Booklets about Nigeria