Tag Archives: africa

Lawrence K. Young in Gabon & India

Name: Lawrence K. Young

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

John S. Jacoby in Nepal & South Africa

Name: John S. Jacoby

Country of Service: Nepal; South Africa

Place of Service: Bastipur (Nepal)

Service Type: Teacher at Bastipur High School in English (grades 6 & 7), Science (grade 6-8), & Math (grade 6); Peace Corps Country Director for South Africa

Dates in Service: 1970-1972; 2011-2014

Keywords: Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Information Technology, Libraries, Literacy, Sports, Urban Planning, Youth

Accession Date: April 4, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: .5 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications

Courtney & David Arnold in Ethiopia

Names: Courtney & David Arnold

Country of Service: Ethiopia

Place of Service: Asbe Teferi

Service Type: 8th-10th grade English, social studies, and math teacher (David Arnold); 7th & 8th grade English, 9th & 10th grade geography teacher (Courtney Arnold)

Dates in Service: 1964-1966

Keywords: Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Information Technology, Libraries, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: March 24, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: .25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Publications
  • Film/Video

Jacqueline Coolidge in Botswana

Name: Jacqueline Coolidge

Country of Service: Botswana

Place of Service: Mahalapye

Service Project: Middle School Teacher, Developmental & Social Studies

Dates in Service: 1980-1982

Keywords: Community Development, Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: March 24, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: .25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs

Digital Files

  • Letters Home from Peace Corps (or, What I did NOT tell my parents)
    • Chapter 1: Introduction, Training, and Village Live-In
    • Ten digitized pictures associated with Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2:  Mahalapye–Moving in and Starting Work (Third Semester 1980)
    • Five digitized pictures associated with Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3: Christmas Break 1980
    • Chapter 4: 1981 First Semester
    • Chapter 5: Vacation in Zimbabwe
    • Chapter 6: 1981 Second Semester
    • Chapter 7: August Break 1981
    • Chapter 8: Third Semester 1981
    • Chapter 9: 1982 First Semester
    • Chapter 10: Safari through Kalahari, Okavango and Zimbabwe
    • Chapter 11: Second Semester, 1982
    • Chapter 12: Vacation July 1982 and Epilogue

Patricia (Penny) Jessop in Niger

Name: Patricia (Penny) Jessop

Country of Service: Niger

Service Type: Public Health Educator, Maternal & Child Health

Dates in Service: 1970-1973

Keywords: Community Development, Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: March 2, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: 3 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports
  • Publications
  • Sound
  • Training Materials

Karen Proffitt in Nigeria

Name: Karen Proffitt

Country of Service: Nigeria

Place of Service: Abiriba

Service Type: Secondary School Teacher, Enuda High School

Dates in Service: 1965-1967

Keywords: Community Development, Education, Information Technology, Libraries, Literacy, Youth

Accession Date: February 16, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: .25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence

Christopher A. Lindberg in Burkina Faso

Name: Christopher A. Lindberg

Country of Service: Burkina Faso (Also: USAID work in The Gambia; Peace Corps Technical Training in Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, Senegal, Mali, Tunisia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Kenya, Niger, and Chad)

Service Project Title(s): Agroforestry Specialist, Peace Corps African Food Systems Initiative Design, Peace Corps Agroforestry Feasibility Study

Dates in Service: 1978-1981

Keywords: Agriculture, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Information Technology, Urban Planning, Youth

Accession Date: February 3, 2021

Access: no restrictions

Collection Size: .1 linear feet

Document Types

  • Slides
  • Photographs

Digital Surrogates

  • Digital scans of slides

Richard Cutter in Peru & Morocco

Name: Richard Cutter
Country of Service: Peru & Morocco
Service Type: Urban UCD/Architect
Dates in Service: 1966-1968 (Peru), 1968-1969 (Morocco)
Keywords: Architecture, Business, Community Development, Education, Urban Planning

Accession Date: November 10, 2020
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 1 linear foot

Document Types:

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Publications
  • Reports

Jim Hitter in Sierra Leone

Name: Jim Hitter
Country of Service: Sierra Leone
Place of Service: Kambia
Dates in Service: 1982-1984
Keywords: Agriculture, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Youth

Accession Date: March 5, 2020
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types
• Photographs
• Diaries

Peter J. and Kathryn W. Hansen in Nigeria

Name: Peter J. and Kathryn W. Hansen
Country of Service: Nigeria
Place of Service: University of Ife, Ibadan
Service Project Title: Chemistry faculty
Dates in Service: 1966-1968
Keywords: Education

Accession Date: December 18, 2019
Access: No restrictions
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet

Document Types

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Publications