Jane Sommer Papers 1964-66

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Jane Sommer Papers 1964-66

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Teacher and Peace Corps volunteer. The Sommer Papers consist primarily of letters to her family written during her service for the Peace Corps as a teacher in the Philippines. The letters also document her training in Hawaii and at Northern Illinois University. Included are reports to the Peace Corps, correspondence to and from others about her work, and itineraries of her travels in Asia during and after her Peace Corps duty.

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Sophia Smith Collection

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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...

Sommer, Jane

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Jane Sommer graduated from Radcliffe College in 1964. She served with the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1964 to 1966, training elementary school teachers. In 1967, Sommer was appointed field director of the Seven College Conference Program for Admission and Scholarships. From 1973 to 1977, Sommer held the position of Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey. From 1977 to 1980, she was the Cooperative Education Coordinator at North Adams State College, in Massachusetts. Sommer to...