Edwin R. Bayley Papers. 1961 - 1963. Subject Files

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Edwin R. Bayley Papers. 1961 - 1963. Subject Files

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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...

Bayley, Edwin R. (Edwin Robert), 1918-2002

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Edwin Robert Bayley was born August 24, 1918, in Chicago, IL. He attended public schools in Madison, Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin. He received a B.A. (cum laude) from Lawrence College (now Lawrence University) in 1940. He attended the Yale University graduate school (1940-1941), working toward a Ph.D. in English. In 1942, Bayley was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, with active duty as a Navy armed guard officer on merchant ships. He was discharged a lieutenant in 1946. Afte...