Eddie Smith diary extracts, 1963-1964

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Eddie Smith diary extracts, 1963-1964

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Relates to the Peace Corps and social conditions in Ghana. Edited by George Jenkins. Revised version published under the title Where Now Black Man?

2 manuscript boxes.; (0.8 linear feet)

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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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...

Jenkins, George

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Biography George Clarke Jenkins was born in Baltimore, MD, Nov. 19, ca. 1908-11 (sources vary); studied architecture, Univ. of PA, 1929-31; interior and industrial designer (1934-35); asst. to stage designer Jo Mielziner (1937-41); first Broadway play as stage designer for "Early To Bed" (1943); first film as art director for "Best Years of Our Lives," (1946); art director in charge of experimental color programming at CBS (1953-54); taught m...

Smith, Eddie

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Biographical/Historical Note United States Peace Corps worker in Ghana, 1963-1964. From the guide to the Eddie Smith diary extracts, 1963-1964, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...