Americans Committed to World Responsibility collected records, 1960-1961.

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Americans Committed to World Responsibility collected records, 1960-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227339546

Collection is primarily printed material; includes correspondence, training manuals, conference proceedings.

2.5 linear in.

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7082998

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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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...

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Americans Committed to World Responsibility

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Americans Committed to World Responsibility; formed in 1960 at the University of Michigan in response to President John F. Kennedy's challenge to students to aid in the developing countries of the world, emphasizing the need for personal contribution and sacrifice on the part of the volunteers; he announced his vision for what would become the Peace Corps while standing on the steps of the University of Michigan Union; in response, the students, headed by Judy and Alan Guskin, formed Americans C...