Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence and memorabilia from John Spencer’s time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mysore, India from 1966 to 1968, mostly in the form of his letters home to his family in Vestal, New York. Spencer was assigned to the project designated India 26, which focused on the development of poultry programs in Mysore state. Specifically, the India 26 volunteers were charged with promoting extension work, egg marketing, and feed development. Spencer's work was concentrated...

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Correspondence sent during Spencer's Peace Corps training period in Hilo, Hawaii. Sixteen letters and two postcards, primarily from Spencer to his parents.

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Correspondence sent during Spencer's Peace Corps posting in Jamkhandi, Mysore, India. Seventy-two letters and one postcard, primarily from Spencer to his parents.

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Correspondence sent during Spencer's travel back to the United States via New Delhi, Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; Sydney, Australia; and Auckland, New Zealand. Six letters, primarily from Spencer to his parents.

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Thirty-five letters received by Spencer from fellow Peace Corps volunteers and others he met while in India.

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Eighteen letters and one inscribed photograph received by Spencer from fellow Peace Corps volunteers and others he met while in India.

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Contents: Kannada language training workbook, containing “A List of Common Signs,” various language lessons and training exercises, as well as quizzes; also contains a three-page section about poultry management and a section of poultry-related vocabulary terms.

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Contents: Stapled publication Poultry Development in Mysore State (December 1967); two copies, one in English and one in Kannada. John Spencer’s work is highlighted on page 13.

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Contents: news clipping “On Peace Corps Job in India” (July 1966); congratulatory telegram from Senator Jacob Javits (June 21, 1966); certificate of appreciation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn; first day postal covers (two copies of the February 11, 1972 Peace Corps stamp); The Peace Corps Reader (September 1967).

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Contents: photographic print of one of Sindhur’s portraits of John Spencer; February 2001 issue of Bhavana featuring the second Sindhur portrait of John Spencer on the front cover; undated letter from Sindhur to John Spencer.