{"id":2258,"date":"2018-03-27T14:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2024-01-18T13:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T18:09:04","slug":"gail-wadsworth-in-uganda-kenya-and-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/gail-wadsworth-in-uganda-kenya-and-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Gail Wadsworth in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Country of Service: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
\nService Type: Secondary Education, Librarian
\nDates in Service: 1970-1972, 1973-1976, 1980-1982
\nKeywords: Education, Libraries<\/p>\n

Accession Date: March 9, 2018
\nAccess: No restrictions.
\nCollection Size: 4.0 linear feet<\/p>\n

Document Types<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda
\n<\/strong>Photographs
\nCorrespondence
\nSound
\nOfficial Paperwork
\nTraining Materials
\nAssignment
\nArticles
\nTravel brochures, maps, postcards<\/p>\n

Kenya<\/strong>
\nPhotographs
\nCorrespondence
\nOfficial Paperwork
\nAssignment
\nTravel brochures, postcards<\/p>\n

Tanzania
\n<\/strong>Photographs
\nCorrespondence
\nOfficial Paperwork
\nAssignment
\nTravel postcards<\/p>\n

Finding Aid<\/span><\/p>\n

Box 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \n
      \n
    1. Application Materials<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
        \n
      1. Application # card<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Application rcvd. Notification<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Peace Corps booklet<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Draft of volunteer application<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      5. Brochures & Postcards<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
          \n
        1. Tourist brochures<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. postcards<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        3. Cassette of Gail speaking to parents<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
            \n
          1. One cassette tape of Gail speaking to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. The tape contains Gail\u2019s first impressions of Uganda and about Peace Corps training June-Sept, 1970 in Kampala, Tororo, Lake Victoria. It also includes descriptions of photos on two rolls of film Gail took during this time and sent to her parents to be processes. Listing of photos included.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          3. Correspondence, 1969-1971 (1\/2)<\/span><\/span>\n
              \n
            1. (These letters written by Gail to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. 3 letters: December 8, 1969 to January 1970 referring to Peace Corps availability date and application.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. 104 letters: June 1970-Sept 1972<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            4. \u00a0<\/span>Correspondence, 1971-1972 (2\/2)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
            5. Newspaper Articles<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                \n
              1. Various articles about Uganda during this time period.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              2. Official Paperwork<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                  \n
                • \n
                    \n
                  • Peace Corps ID card<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                  • Passport<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Photographs<\/span><\/span>\n
                      \n
                    1. 49 photos taken during peace corps service in Uganda (many of the photos are prints of the slides included in the donation)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    2. Post Evacuation Materials<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                        \n
                      1. Peace Corps Volunteers were evacuated from Uganda in Sept & Oct 1972. These items are post evacuation materials. Includes Description of Service.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      2. School Stuff<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                          \n
                        1. Gail was a PCV English as a Second Language teacher at Tororo Girls\u2019 School in Tororo, Uganda. She was also Adviser for the student publications \u201cThe Voice\u201d (one copy included) and the literary magazine \u201cBeyond These Gates\u201d (2 copies included) and the students for two years \u2013 first in Form 2 (sophomores) and then in Form 3 (juniors). Class list included along with the East African certificate Exam results.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                        2. Three articles related to Tororo Girls\u2019 School:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                            \n
                          1. US 1A World Sept. 1986: Article with pictures of Gail and former Tororo Girls\u2019 School student Annie Kakooza. Annie followed in Gail\u2019s footsteps and became a qualified librarian.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                          2. Article with pictures of Tororo Girls\u2019 School and students during Gail\u2019s time teaching there.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                          3. Weatherford, Oklahoma article about former Peace Corps Volunteers Lucille and Henry Simmons who taught at Tororo Girls\u2019 School with Gail in 1970.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            11. Slides<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. Photos and descriptions<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                            2. Box of 91 <\/span>Extrachrome<\/span> slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                            3. CD-Rom<\/span> of digitized versions of the slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                            4. Printout of descriptions of the individual slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              12.Training<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                        1. Invitation to train, staging in Philadelphia, various items<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                        2. Uganda Argus newspaper \u2013 May 22, 1972 \u2013 Article with photos of P.C. Training group on arrival in Uganda. Gail appears in two of the photos.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                        3. Training Materials\/Newsletter<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                            \n
                                          1. Items provided by P.C.\/Uganda to trainees during training in Uganda 1970. 10<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> Anniversary Volunteer newsletter distributed to Volunteers 1971.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                          2. Uganda Tourist Brochure Map<\/span><\/span>\n
                                              \n
                                            1. Uganda tourist brochure map<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              Kenya\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                          1. Brochures, Stamps, and Postcards<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                              \n
                                                            1. Tourist brochures and stamps and postcards<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                            2. Correspondence, 1973 Kenya A (1\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                \n
                                                              1. 261 letters written by Gail to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth 1973-1976. Kenya A, 150 letters.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                              2. Correspondence, 1974 Kenya A (2\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                              3. Correspondence, 1975-1976 Kenya B<\/span><\/span>\n
                                                                  \n
                                                                1. Kenya B, 111 letters.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                2. Kenya Volunteers Documents<\/span><\/span>\n
                                                                    \n
                                                                  1. Miscellaneous documents related to Peace Corps Kenya Volunteers and staff and specifically to Gail\u2019s assignment as a librarian with the Kenya National Library services. Includes description of service.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. Library Services<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                      \n
                                                                    1. Miscellaneous documents regarding Kenya National Library Services, where Gail was posted as a Volunteer librarian, and Kenya Librarian Association and other libraries in Kenya.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                    2. Miscellaneous Documents<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                    3. Official<\/span><\/span>\n
                                                                        \n
                                                                      1. Passport<\/li>\n
                                                                      2. Peace Corps Kenya ID Cards (2)<\/li>\n
                                                                      3. Kenya Drivers License<\/li>\n
                                                                      4. International Driving Permit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                      5. Photographs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                          \n
                                                                        1. 60 photos<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                        2. Slides and Photos<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                            \n
                                                                          1. 70 <\/span>Extrachrome<\/span> Photographic Slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                          2. CD-Rom<\/span> of digital versions of the slides plus description document<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                          3. Printed descriptions of the slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                            4. Tanzania<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                                                            1. Correspondence, May-October, 1980<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                                \n
                                                                              1. 129 letters from Gail to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth, 1980-82. Applying for and preparing for Tanzania PCV\/UNV contract. 5 letters.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                              2. Correspondence, November 1980-April 1981 (1\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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                                                                                1. 129 letters from Gail to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth, 1980-1982. Tanzania, 11\/1980 \u2013 12\/1981. 69 letters.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                2. Correspondence, May-December, 1981 (2\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                  Box 2<\/p>\n

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                                                                                  1. Correspondence, January-June, 1982 (1\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                                      \n
                                                                                    1. 129 letters from Gail to her parents, C. Morton and A. Jean Wadsworth, 1980-1982. Tanzania, 1\/1982 \u2013 11\/1982.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                    2. Correspondence, July-December, 1982 (2\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                    3. Photographs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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                                                                                      1. 39 photos<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                      2. Postcards and Stamps<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                      3. Official Documents<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                                          \n
                                                                                        1. Miscellaneous documents<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                        2. WHO International Certificate of Vaccination \u2013 yellow booklet<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                        3. Passport<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                        4. East African Management Institute ID Card<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                        5. Tanzania Driving License (2 \u2013 class A \u2013 Class D)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                        6. Documents and Brochures, Arusha<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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                                                                                          1. Documents and brochures related to the Easterman Southern African Management Institute, Arusha where Gail was assigned as a PCV\/UNV librarian.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                          2. Slides & CD<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                                              \n
                                                                                            1. 113 <\/span>Extrachrome<\/span> Photographic slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                            2. Printout of descriptions of slides<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                            3. CD-Rom<\/span> digital versions of slide photos<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                            4. Miscellaneous Documents, PC & UN (1\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
                                                                                                \n
                                                                                              1. Miscellaneous documents related to Peace Corps\/United Nations Volunteer assignment. Includes description of service. (Chronological order).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                              2. Miscellaneous Documents,\u00a0 PC & UN (2\/2)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                Country of Service: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania Service Type: Secondary Education, Librarian Dates in Service: 1970-1972, 1973-1976, 1980-1982 Keywords: Education, Libraries Accession Date: March 9, 2018 Access: No restrictions. Collection Size: 4.0 linear feet Document Types Uganda Photographs Correspondence Sound Official Paperwork Training Materials Assignment Articles Travel brochures, maps, postcards Kenya Photographs Correspondence Official Paperwork Assignment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,9,17,24,30,32,36,55,57,77,87,91],"tags":[367],"class_list":["post-2258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1970s","category-1980s","category-africa","category-audio","category-catalog","category-correspondence","category-digital-media","category-education","category-kenya","category-libraries","category-photographs","category-tanzania","category-uganda","tag-woman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6986,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions\/6986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}