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...
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.
While I was a Volunteer, I had a simple dark room to develop negatives. Neighbors got wind of this and soon they were asking me to take their pictures. I would give them a printed picture in exchange. In this photo, Joe William and his wife and...
This photo was taken on my last morning at my training site in Indonesia. Later this day, I would start my new life at my permanent site, which meant I had to say goodbye to six new friends I had spent the previous ten weeks with. Before that...
Every Saturday morning a local farmer would kill one of his cattle and sell the meat at the local market. This was the only fresh meat that was sold in town. Unfortunately, the meat was tougher than shoe leather. My diet was rice mixed with...
After planting rice at the annual Saemaul Volunteer Day, there was a picnic. This is a photo of Mr. Joe, my counterpart at the county health center in Tongyeong County, spring 1976. Makali was drunk out of a bowl, which when emptied was passed to...
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities and how Peace Corps fit in to the newly formed federal agency ACTION, which was established on July 1, 1971. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is...
Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Training sites; Technical training
Full text of a brochure that discusses Peace Corps' approach to training and how it evolved over the first decade of the agency's history. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.