Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Audio Recordings and Oral History Interviews, 1961 - 2016

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Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Audio Recordings and Oral History Interviews, 1961 - 2016

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This series contains audio recordings from individuals who served in the Peace Corps. The majority of the series consists of oral history interviews of returned volunteers, which have been systematically recorded by the Returned Peace Corp Volunteers Oral History Archives Project in conjunction with the archivists at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. The oral history interviews are recorded in both analog (audio cassette) and digital formats. The series also contains a small number of other audio recordings, mostly created by volunteers during their Peace Corps service.

10 linear feet, 11 linear inches

John F. Kennedy Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11615667

John F. Kennedy Library

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Peace Corps (U.S.)

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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...