Box 1

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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Two DVDs of photographs document visits in 1995 and 2012 between Spencer and the Ram Tikotekar family in India and the United States.

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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: Comb-bound publication “Maharashtra and Orissa Nutrition/Poultry Program; Mysore Poultry Development Program" (University of Hawaii Peace Corps Project, March 18-June 17, 1966). Contains photos and short biographies of program participants and staff, with John Spencer’s on page 9 of the Mysore section.

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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.