Susan Stapleton papers, 1964-1965.

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Susan Stapleton papers, 1964-1965.

Letters (January, 1964 - May, 1965) and clippings describing Stapleton's Peace Corps service in El Progresso and Santa Rosa, Guatemala, including the country's people, housing, food, schools, and politics. Her letter of February 26, 1965 describes the ordering of martial law.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8341093

Minnesota Historical Society 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...

Stapleton, Susan Rebecca

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