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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Contents: Creative Drawings Book of Vijay Sindhur (2013) and Paintings and Drawings of Vijay Sindhur on the Celebration of 60th Birth Anniversary (1999), featuring an ink portrait of John Spencer on the front flyleaf with inscription from Sindhur dated May 9, 2011.

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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: 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.