Category Archives: Training Materials

Evelyn Higa in Senegal

Service Type: Education

Dates in Service: 1979-1981

Keywords: Education

Accession Date: August 4, 2022

Access: No restrictions on research. No deed of gift as donation through third party.

Collection Size: 0.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Photographs
  • Publications

Related Items in Other Repositories: Christine Pearson Musa’s oral history with the JFK Library mentions Higa.

Finding Aid:

  • PCV Booklets, 1979-1980
  • Teaching Materials, 1973, 1978
  • Photos, c. 1978-1981
  • Large Photos, c. 1978-1981
  • Tamba Kaimondo campaign poster [in Oversize Collections]

India Groups 13 and 14

Country of Service: India

Service Type: Agriculture

Dates in Service: 1965-1967

Keywords: Agriculture, Community Development

Accession Date: June 29, 2022

Access: No restrictions

Collection Size: 0.01 linear feet (located in small collections)

Document Types

  • Photographs
  • Publications

Related Items in Other Repositories:

Gerardy, Janet (1965-1967): Oral History Interview [JFK Library]

Finding Aid:

  1. Peace Corps Training Project India 13 and 14 Roster, 1965
  2. Pan Am souvenir photo card, c. 1965

Joanne Trabert (Ashton) in Guatemala

Country of Service: Guatemala
Service Project Title: Community Health Project
Dates in Service: 1996-1998
Keywords: (Choose From) Community Development, Education, Health, Youth
Accession Date: December 2, 2022
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications
  • Film/Video

Finding Aid:

Box 1

  1. Documents
    1. Correspondence
      1. General Correspondence and Related Materials, c. 1995-early 1996
      2. General Correspondence and Related Materials, February-June 1996
      3. General Correspondence and Related Materials, July-December 1996
      4. General Correspondence and Related Materials, January-July 1997
      5. General Correspondence and Related Materials, August 1997-c. April 1998
      6. Letters to Parents, 1996-1998
      7. Cards to Gloria Hiller, 1996-1997
    2. General Documents
      1. Peace Corps Documents, c. 1995-1998
      2. Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook, c. 1996
      3. Close of Service Report, 1998
      4. End of Service Documents and Training Certificate, 1996, 1998
    3. Other Papers
      1. Reading Log, c. 1996-c. 1999
      2. Maps, c. 1996
  2. Other Materials (Box 2)
    1. DVD with image slideshow (DVD-2006, slideshow-1998)
    2. Flash Drive with correspondence (besides cards) and photos (see below)
    3. Three photo albums in a matching box, c. 1996-1998

Lawrence Newman in Malawi

Country of Service: Malawi

Place of Service: Blantyre

Service Type: Education

Dates in Service: 1963-1965

Keywords: Business, Education,

Accession Date: August 9, 2022

Access: No restrictions

Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications

Related Items in Other Repositories:

Newman, Lawrence E. (1964-1965): Oral History Interview [JFK Library]

Finding Aid:

Box 1

  1. Papers
    1. Personal Affects and Peace Corps Documents, 1963-1965
    2. Reproductions of Official Peace Corps Documents, n.d.
  2. Photos and Related Items
    1. Photographs, 1963-1964
    2. Photographs and Newspaper Clipping, 1964
    3. Photographs, 1964-1965
    4. Personal Document, 1984
    5. Newspapers, Correspondence, and Documents, 1965
  3. Further Papers
    1. Reproduction of Official Peace Corps Documents, n.d.

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Arnold and Marian Zeitlin in Ghana

Country of Service: Ghana

Place of Service: Accra

Service Type: Education

Dates in Service: September 1961-July 1963

Keywords:  Education, Youth

Accession Date: April 15, 2022

Access: No restrictions

Collection Size: 1 linear foot

See Also: American University Library has copies of Zeitlin’s book, To the Peace Corps With LoveZeitlin’s donation also features in the blog post “The Case of the Peace Corps Fellow and the Mysterious Napkin.”

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks
  • Reports
  • Publications
  • Film/Video

Finding Aid:

  1. Papers
    1. Correspondence
      1. Correspondence, July-September 1961
      2. Correspondence, October-December 1961
      3. Correspondence, 1961 undated
      4. Correspondence, January-May 1962
      5. Correspondence, June-September 1962
      6. Correspondence, October-December 1962, 1962 undated
      7. Correspondence, January-March 1963
      8. Correspondence, April-June 1963
      9. Correspondence, July 1963-December 1965, 1963 undated
      10. Correspondence-Politics, Grouped together, undated
      11. Correspondence on Peace Corps Writings, 1964-1981
    2. Peace Corps Papers (Start of Box 2)
      1. Ghana Training Materials, c. 1961
      2. Other Peace Corps Papers, c. 1961-1963
    3. Reunions
      1. Ghana I, Reunions and Contacts, 1970-2011 (includes 1 DVD)
  2. Publications
    1. Newspaper and Magazine Articles
      1. Ghana Article Drafts, c. 1961-1963
      2. Newspaper Articles by Arnold and Marian Zeitlin, 1961-1986
      3. Newspaper Articles by other Authors, 1961-1991
    2. Peace Corps Studies and Pamphlets, 1963-1984
      1. Peace Corps Studies and Pamphlets (1 of 2)
      2. Peace Corps Studies and Pamphlets (2 of 2)
    3. Other Publications
      1. The O’Reilly Journal, Vol. 1 No. 3, 1964
  3. Other Materials
    1. Fabric
      1. Cloth Ghana I anniversary materials, 1986-2011
    2. Photos and Miscellaneous
      1. Photos, c. 1961-1996, undated
    3. Larger materials (Start of Box 3)
      1. Napkin with psychological test phrases, c. July 1961
      2. Saturday Evening Post issue, January 1, 1966 (The Zeitlins wrote an article in this issue)
      3. Letters From the Peace Corps, ed. Iris Lee (features some of the Zeitlins’ letters)
      4. Photo Album, c. 1961-1963

David and Grace Munns in Colombia

Country of Service: Colombia
Place of Service: Atlantico, Magdalena, Cundinamarca
Dates in Service: 1974-1977
Service Type: Home Economics/Nutrition

Keywords: Interviews, Publications, Training Materials

Accession Date:
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size:  .01 linear feet

Document Types:

  • Publications
  • Interviews
  • Training Materials

Dennis Gilbert in Colombia

Country of Service: Colombia
Place of Service:
Dates in Service:  1965-1967
Service Type: Rural Community Development

Keywords: Community Development, Publications, Training Materials

Accession Date:
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size:  .01 linear feet

Document Types:

  • Publications
  • Training materials