Photo is from the personal collection of my father, the late Dr. Kauffman who served as the Peace Corps First Chief of the Division of Training from 1961-63.
Kauffman traveled with Shriver to Africa in Nov. 1962
Photo taken with my father's camera...
Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
Shriver, Sargent; Master's International (MI); Universities; State-side training;
Full text of Sargent Shriver's February 9, 1962 statement prepared for the Student Editor's Conference on International Affairs held at the Overseas Press Club in New York City. The statement focuses on efforts by Peace Corps and its partner...
Full-text of the February 1, 1961 draft of Warren Wiggins' essay 'The Towering Task.' This essay discusses the early history of the concept of the Peace Corps and outlines Wiggins' suggestions for implementing Peace Corps at a starting level of...