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- My Return to Guatemala by Susan Pitt (Guatemala 63-65)
- Volunteer Stories
- Two Women at the Corn Mill
- Elders
- It was the day after Christmas 2004 and a few volunteers and I decided to visit the picturesque village of Vevcani, Macedonia. As we wondered the streets we came across these women and asked if we could take their picture. They laughed and seemed...
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace Corps Factbook and Directory, 1968
- Directories
- Full-text of the 1968 Peace Corps Factbook and Directory. Includes brief descriptions of the Peace Corps programs in exsitence at the time.
- Brochures
- Who's who in the Peace Corps--Washington
- Directories
- 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.
- Brochures
- A Science Lesson in Mozambique
- Host community friends; Youth; Education; Agriculture
- Volunteer Stories
- Carrying "Reds" of Corn
- Agriculture
- During the corn harvest everyone in the family is in the field working. The men carry reds, or very heavy bags of corn that they hand picked from the corn fields, and bring them to their pick up truck or if their land is close enough carry them to...
- Volunteer Photos
- Hand Tilling Corn Fields
- Agriculture
- Both men and women take part in the hard labor of hand tilling the corn fields. Starting early in the morning, eating lunch in the field that is brought in baskets by the women, and then returning the next day since there are several acres...
- Volunteer Photos
- Corn Harvest
- Agriculture
- The entire family takes part in the annual corn harvest here in the highlands of Guatemala. When the corn fields are next to the house they are carried up on the roof where they are then shucked and left to dry out for several weeks. This photo was...
- Volunteer Photos
- Relaxing in the Corn Husks
- Children
- After a long day of work the kids took a nap in the corn husks on top of the roof where all the corn is brought to dry out under the strong sun so it will last them the entire year for making tortillas. This was taken in November 2011 during the...
- Volunteer Photos
- The Martha Stewart of Gabon
- Food and meals; Celebrations; Art; Cross-cultural Transition
- Volunteer Stories
- Hand-grinding Corn
- Food and meals; Cooking
- Everyday corn is eaten with each meal in the form of tortillas or tomalitos. The corn must be ground in order to make a masa that can then be formed by hand to make tortillas or cooked in a the same corn husk leaf to cook in water to make...
- Volunteer Photos
- Digging for Medicine
- HIV/AIDS; Health; Water and sanitation; Resiliency
- Volunteer Stories
- Agriculture: the fight to feed a hungry world
- Marketing campaigns; Agriculture; Volunteer recruitment
- Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities in the field of agriculture. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
- Brochures
- The Volunteer (July 1962)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of Vol. 1, No. 7 (July 1962) of The Volunteer: a newsletter by and for the Volunteers of the Peace Corps
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (May 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (May 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (October 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (October 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (November 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (November 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (December 1968-January 1969)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (December 1968-January 1969).
- Newsletters