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- John S. Noffsinger & the Global Impact of the Thomasite Experience
- This paper explores the life of a teacher, John S. Noffsinger, who arrived in Manila in either late May or early June 1910, and taught for two years in Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya.
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Meet the Press, December 15, 1963
- Shriver, Sargent; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.-- Assassination; Budget; Community development
- Full text transcript of the December 15, 1963 edition of the television program Meet the Press. Sargent Shriver was the featured guest and he discussed the challenges and accomplishments of the Peace Corps during its early years.
- Press Briefings
- The Peace Corps in Chile, 1961 - 1968
- A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Citizen in a Time of Change: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
- Congress; Wofford, Harris
- 1965 RPCV Conference Report
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Volunteer Teachs Children About Planting
- Agriculture; Children; Education
- This Volunteer is a natural resources educator under the ministry of Agriculture. She teaches school children the care and preservation of forests as an important resource.
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Helps Improve Irrigation Systems
- Field staff; Agriculture
- This Volunteer is a farm advisor to small farmers and local cooperatives near Rio Dario. He has helped them make for expanding their irrigation system, visits their fields and advises on planting and control of irrigated fields and inspects the...
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Teaches About the Importance Of Forest Preservation
- Agriculture; Education
- This Volunteer is a natural resources educator under the ministry of Agriculture. She teaches school children the care and preservation of forests as an important resource.
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Surveys Forest
- Agriculture; Forestry
- This Volunteer is a forest resources expert under the Ministry of Agriculture. He is responsible for conducting surveys of forests in order to measure and classify trees for planning reforestation projects in the future.
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Teaches Children About Plants
- Agriculture; Children; Education
- This Volunteer teaches children about plants in The Dominican Republic.
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Checking for Rats
- Agriculture; Education
- This Volunteer teaches rat control methods to farmers in Baharona, Dominican Republic. Here she and an agricultural agent inspect the coffee bushes for rats.
- Agency Photos
- Volunteer Teaches Rat Control Methods
- Education; Agriculture
- This Volunteer teaches rat control methods to farmers in Baharona, Dominican Republic. Here she and an agricultural agent inspect the coffee bushes for rats.
- Agency Photos
- Farm Production
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer (left) is shown talking with a farmer. Jim teaches better production methods in tobacco and cotton in Paraguay.
- Agency Photos
- Farm Production
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer is shown in front of his house at Chel Ouiedo, Paraguay. He teaches better production methods in tobacco and cotton in Paraguay.
- Agency Photos
- Agricultural Extensionist
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer is an agricultural extensionist assigned to a rural area in Asuncion. Here he stops work to have lunch with some of the women in the village.
- Agency Photos
- Weed Control Research Project
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer works in a weed control research project at the Ministry of Agriculture in Paraguay. Here, she is shown in the entomology laboratory examining live beetles that cause much of the damage to the crops.
- Agency Photos
- Weed Control Research Project
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer works in a weed control research project at the Ministry of Agriculture in Paraguay. Here, she (striped shirt) examines insects that cause damage to the crops.
- Agency Photos
- Soil Analysis
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer does research at a soil analysis lab at the Institute of Agronomico National at Caacupe. He also does routine analysis of soil samples. Here, he observes the growth response of cotton to fertilization.
- Agency Photos
- Agricultural Extensionist
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer is an agricultural extensionist assigned to a rural area in Asuncion. Here he stops work to have lunch with some of the women in the village.
- Agency Photos
- Production Training
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer is shown at entrance to the tobacco warehouse (dark jacket) with tobacco growers and neighbors.He teaches better production methods in tobacco and cotton in Paraguay.
- Agency Photos
- Ant Control Project
- Agriculture
- This Volunteer is assigned to an Ant Control Project in Paraguay. Here he is shown (with beard) studying ant activity at ant hill with Americo Aranda, a Paraguayan technical assistant for the Instituto de Ciencias Bosicas, in Paraguay. These ants...
- Agency Photos