The Peace Corps Community Archive curated by the American University Library collects, preserves, and makes available materials that were created and acquired by Peace Corps Volunteers. The archive is used to support student and scholarly research, create exhibits, and provide educational and public programs that document the experiences and impact of individuals who served in the Peace Corps.

Featured Item

Photograph of Peace Corps Volunteer, Leona Manke, standing next to a display on feminine hygiene in Coronal Oveido.

Robert Meade worked in public health in Paraguay. He kept this photograph of volunteer Leona Manke with a display on feminine hygiene in Coronal…

Featured Exhibit

Developing Volunteers

The Peace Corps experience is development.  Volunteers develop a host nation, the host nation develops itself, and, in reciprocity, the...