Country of Service: Togo

Place of Service: Dapaong and Sokodé

Service Type: Education

Dates in Service: 1983-1986

Keywords: Education

Accession Date: July 19, 2022

Access: No restrictions

Collection Size: 1 linear foot

Document Types

• Correspondence
• Photographs
• Publications
• Sound

See Also: Rosemary Yaco’s four mystery novels, which were inspired by her time in Africa.  The Peace Corps Community Archives website also features a blog post about the first novel, Murder in the Peace Corps.

Finding Aid:

1. Papers (Box 1)
   1. Correspondence
      1. Specific Correspondence, dated, 1983-1986
         1. Specific Correspondence, 1983
         2. Specific Correspondence, 1984 undated, January-May 1984
         3. Specific Correspondence, 1985
         4. Specific Correspondence, January-June 1986
      2. Specific Correspondence, undated
         1. Specific Correspondence, undated, c. 1983-1986 (1 of 3)
         2. Specific Correspondence, undated, c. 1983-1986, 1984-1985 (2 of 3)
         3. Specific Correspondence, undated, c. 1983-1986, 1986 (3 of 3)
      3. Specific Correspondence, undated, unsure if Peace Corps-related (Box 2)
         1. Specific Correspondence, undated, unsure if Peace Corps-related (1 of 3)
         2. Specific Correspondence, undated, unsure if Peace Corps-related (2 of 3)
         3. Specific Correspondence, undated, unsure if Peace Corps-related (3 of 3)
      4. General Correspondence, c. 1983-1986
      5. Postcards
         1. Postcards, dated, 1983-1986
         2. Postcards, undated, c. 1983-1986
      6. Correspondence to Rosemary Yaco, undated, 1983-1986
      7. Letters to Sonia Yaco, 1984-1985
   2. Other Papers (Box 3)
      1. Educational Materials
         1. Created or Utilized Educational Materials, c. 1966-1986
         2. Georgetown University Class Materials, Summer 1985
         3. Originally labeled, “R. Yaco Writing Course, W F Class” [Educational publications and papers, c. 1984-1985]
         4. Submitted Assignments by Teachers, c. 1983-1986
      2. Creative Writing
         1. Hopwood Award-Winning Poetry, c. 1951
         2. Creative Writing, 1984, undated
      3. Other Papers
         1. Fulbright Application [includes description of Peace Corps Work], c. 1985
         2. General Papers, c. 1983-1985
         3. Newspaper and Journal Clippings, c. 1983-1986 (also digitized)
2. Photos and Audiovisual Materials
   1. Dated Negatives and Photos, 1983-1986 (Box 3)
   2. Photo Slides, c. 1984-1985
   3. Photos, undated
   4. Large Photos, undated
   5. Labeled and Unlabeled Negatives, Undated
   6. Photos and Negatives from Unlabeled Packet 1, undated
   7. Photos and Negatives from Unlabeled Packet 2, undated
   8. Photos and Negatives from Unlabeled Packet 3, undated
   9. Photos and Negatives from Unlabeled Packet 4, undated
   10. Miscellaneous Tapes, undated
   11. Photo Albums (Box 5)