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Letter from Peace Corps Director, Sargent Shriver, thanking Richard Burns for his action and bravery during a forest fire in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic dated 22 October 1964.
Richard Burns kept this letter dated 22 October 1964 in which Peace Corps Director, Sargent Shriver, congratulated him for his bravery and leadership while fighting a forest fire in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Shriver called Burns an…
Photographs of construction of the "vereda," a building that was designed to serve as a school, social hall, and civic center in Dos Aguas, Colombia.
Earl Kessler kept these photographs of the construction of the "vereda" in Dos Aguas, Colombia. With the assistance of local volunteers, the community gathered supplies to build the structure including a galvanized tin roof.
Blue print drawings of a building, the "vereda," that was designed to serve as a school, social hall, and civic center in Dos Aguas, Colombia.
Earl Kessler, an architect, kept these blue print drawings of the "vereda," which was to function as a school, social hall, and civic center. Through the vereda, Kessler hoped the community could refocus attention on the needs and issues of this…
Photograph of Eileen Kreek (left) with malnourished Baby Uriel in Barrio San Carlos, Bogota. After weeks of good nutrition and exercise he walked at thirteen months old (right) in 1973.
Eileen Kreek kept these photographs of Uriel from her service in Home Economics and Nutrition in Colombia. These pictures were taken in Sala Cuna La Nina Maria, Barrio San Carols, Bogota, Colombia in 1973.
Notes on community development taken by Jennifer Frum during her training for Peace Corps service in Colombia dated 25 July 1965.
Jennifer Frum kept her notes on community development from her Peace Corps service in Colombia. In these notes, she describes community development as a facilitative process dependent on a love of people.
Two pages from an Arabic-English dictionary made by Sharon Keld to study and practice Arabic.
Sharon Keld created this Arabic-English dictionary while living in Morocco to help her transition into her new surroundings.
Document used by volunteers for self-assessment during early phase of their volunteer service.
Sharon Keld kept this document used to assess her adaptation to her host country. In it, she comments on her adjustment to service in Morocco.
"Site Visit Report" used by the Peace Corps to check on volunteers.
Sharon Keld kept this "Site Visit Report" documenting a visit by a Peace Corps Program Assistant in Morocco.
Document from training used by volunteers to reflect on their training and preparedness for transitioning to their final site.
Sharon Keld kept this document in which she reflected on her training and considered her preparedness for transitioning to her final site.
"Action Plan Worksheet" from Sharon Keld's community development Peace Corps training.
Sharon Keld kept this "Action Plan Worksheet" used to train volunteers on aspects of community development work. Keld used this training document to create a brochure to promote local artisans.