Nancy Maas Papers 1964-2013 1964-1966

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Nancy Maas Papers 1964-2013 1964-1966

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Peace Corps volunteer; Art historian; Artist; Professor, African Art History. Thepapers include seventy letters written by Maas to her parents during her time in the Peace Corps inBolivia, circa 1960s, which are particularly descriptive of the country, early Peace Corps life andshifting social mores among American youth during the 1960s. There are also imagesof Peace Corps activities and travels in South America. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia SmithCollection if you would like one sent to you.]

1 box; (.25 linear ft.)

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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...

Maas, Nancy

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Nancy Christine Neaher Maas was born in New York City, the daughter of the Honorable Edward R Neaher, US District Judge, Eastern District, and Catherine King Neaher, an attorney for the US Social Security Appeals Division. Along with her two sisters and one brother, Maas grew up in Garden City on Long Island. She attended Smith College, graduating in 1963 after which she earned a MAT at Harvard University in 1964. It was then she joined the Peace Corps, faithfully writing home about the country ...