Title: UW-Milwaukee Peace Corps Training Center Records
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1970

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Peace Corps Training Center

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 66

Quantity: 9.4 cubic ft. (10 boxes and 1 oversize scrapbook)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the center's director and directors of the various projects. The center was a federally designated educational institution for Peace Corps training programs. Particular projects, conducted between 1962 and 1967, were open to students of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as well as other universities for academic credit, fellowships and assistantships. The collection contains records of the following projects: Brazil 6 (1963); Brazil 12 (1964); Brazil Rural Community Action (1964); Columbia and Panama (1963); Ecuador 6 (1963); Ghana (1967); India 4 (1963); India 5A (1963); India 8 (1964); Kenya I (1964); Malawi (1967); Peru (1962-63); Peru 12 (1963-64). The federal government assigned numbers to projects to distinguish between grants issued to universities participating in the Peace Corps.

Project records typically contain a bibliography of materials for trainees; bulletins of general information for trainees; correspondence from various project and training directors to university staff and volunteers regarding training, functions and progress of programs; instructions for trainees; news releases; a project reports; training program rosters; program syllabi and schedules of events; and information on volunteer support, graduation, medical concerns, technical training, and travel.

The Brazil general files include six audio reel tapes of instructional material and interviews of Peace Corps volunteers and staff. Also included are general files relating to the projects and Peace Corps activities in other countries, general correspondence files dating from 1960 to 1968 and statements of Peace Corps policy. Material predating 1963 regards the establishment of the first training projects at UWM. Contains press releases, an evaluation study, reports, staff conferences, Service organization documents, copies of the Service journal, a publication prepared by staff and trainees at UWM for individual programs and a proclamation from Milwaukee Mayor Henry W. Maier. Also contains restricted files on students (UWM and non-UWM) who served in the Peace Corps.

Language: English

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In 1963, the federal government contracted with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to establish a training center for volunteers to staff as many as six projects a year. In September 1964, UWM and the Peace Corps launched an expanded cooperative program that included research, overseas project development, supervision by faculty specialists and the development of undergraduate and graduate programs to prepare American for overseas service. The contract was extended through until 1968. UWM was designated as one of three year-round Peace Corps Training Centers in the United States. The UWM Peace Corps Training Center initially had an office at the downtown campus with some subjects taught on the Kenwood campus. The headquarters later moved to the Kenwood campus. The Center closed in 1970. The Peace Corps Training Center was sometimes called the Peace Corps Center.

Directors of the Center

1963-1965, 1966-1970	Donald R. Shea
1965-1966	James E. Blackwell

Project Directors

• Brazil 6: Russell D. Robinson
• Brazil 12: Robert W. Shortreed
• Columbia and Panama: William J. Brandt
• Ecuador 6: R. Robb Taylor
• Ghana: Thomas M. Kates
• India 4: Ravi L. Kapil
• India 5A: Canute Vander Meer
• India 8: Alan R. Osborne
• Kenya I, RCA: Ravi L. Kapil
• Malawi: Thomas M. Katus
• Peru: Belden Paulson
• Peru 12: Robert W. Shortreed

The files are organized alphabetically. Files for individual projects are listed under the project name. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, staff memos, and reports.

An inventory of the volunteer files in boxes 7-10 is available in the Archives' case files.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• UW-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science Records. UWM Archival Collection 1.

• UW-Milwaukee Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Records. UWM Archival Collection 12.

• UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. UWM Archival Collection 6.

• UW-Milwaukee School of Education Records. UWM Archival Collection 5.

Access Restrictions

The volunteer records in boxes 7-10 are restricted as stipulated in UWM's Office of Student Life manual, Policies Concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), sections vii-viii. The volunteers included UWM students and persons from outside the UWM campus.

There are no access restrictions on the rest of the collection, which is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

An unknown individual transferred the collection to the Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

Bill Jackson processed the collection at the Archives in February-March 1994.

Box   1 Folder   1	Academic Credit for Peace Corps Training, 1963-1965
Box   1 Folder   2	Advisory Committee, 1965-1967
Box   1 Folder   3	American Society for Public Administration Panel, 1966
Box   1 Folder   4	Annual Reports, 1961-1968
	Brazil 6
Box   1 Folder   5	Bibliography
Box   1 Folder   6	Brazil-Ecuador Bulletins
Box   1 Folder   7	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   8	Dining Club
Box   1 Folder   9	Division of Volunteer Support
Box   1 Folder   10	Field Trips
Box   1 Folder   11	Graduation
Box   1 Folder   12	Instruction
Box   1 Folder   13	Registration
Box   1 Folder   14	Report and Syllabus
Box   1 Folder   15	Roster
Box   1 Folder   16	Schedule
	Brazil 12
Box   1 Folder   17	Bulletins
Box   6 Audio   1	Carta De Uma Desconhecida: Dias Gomes Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 7½ ips)
Box   1 Folder   18	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   19	Division of Volunteer Support
Box   1 Folder   20	Graduation
Box   1 Folder   21	Instruction
Box   1 Folder   22	Language
Box   1 Folder   23	Meals
Box   1 Folder   24	Medical
Box   1 Folder   25	Reports
Box   1 Folder   26	Rosters
Box   1 Folder   27	Schedule
Box   1 Folder   28	Syllabus
Box   1 Folder   29	Technical
Box   1 Folder   30	Travel
	Brazil
	General Files
Box   1 Folder   31	Alagoas-Ceara: Rural Community Development
Box   6 Audio   2	Alagoas, Volunteers in Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.)
Box   6 Audio   3	Industry and Agriculture in Latin America Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.)
Box   6 Audio   4	Brazil: History Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.)
Box   6 Audio   5-6	Brazil: History and Politics Physical Description: Audio reels (¼ in.)
Box   1 Folder   32-33	Librarians
Box   1 Folder   34	Projects
Box   1 Folder   35-36	Public Health
Box   1 Folder   37	Rural Community Development
Box   1 Folder   38	Rural Development
Box   1 Folder   39	Urban Community Action and Health Program
Box   1 Folder   40	Urban Planning-Secretaries
	Rural Community Action
Box   1 Folder   41	Bibliography
Box   1 Folder   42	Bulletins
Box   1 Folder   43	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   44	Division of Volunteer Service
Box   1 Folder   45	Graduation
Box   2 Folder   1	Instruction
Box   2 Folder   2	Medical
Box   2 Folder   3	Report
Box   2 Folder   4	Roster
Box   2 Folder   5	Schedules
Box   2 Folder   6	Special Events
Box   2 Folder   7	Syllabus
Box   2 Folder   8	Technical
Box   2 Folder   9	Travel
	Columbia and Panama
Box   2 Folder   10	Bibliography
Box   2 Folder   11	Bulletins
Box   2 Folder   12	Coordinator's Meetings
Box   2 Folder   13	Correspondence
Box   2 Folder   14	Graduation
Box   2 Folder   15	Instruction
Box   2 Folder   16	News Releases
Box   2 Folder   17	Proposal
Box   2 Folder   18	Reports
Box   2 Folder   19	Roster
Box   2 Folder   20	Schedule
Box   2 Folder   21	Staff
Box   2 Folder   22	Syllabus
Box   2 Folder   23	Technical
Box   2 Folder   24	Travel
Box   2 Folder   25-38	Correspondence, 1960-1966
Box   3 Folder   1-4	Correspondence, 1967-1968
Box   3 Folder   5	Director's and Committee Chairmen's Meeting, 1964
	Ecuador 6
Box   3 Folder   6	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   7	Graduation
Box   3 Folder   8	Instruction
Box   3 Folder   9	Medical
Box   3 Folder   10	Miscellaneous
Box   3 Folder   11	Planning
Box   3 Folder   12	Proposal
Box   3 Folder   13	Roster
Box   3 Folder   14	Schedule
Box   3 Folder   15	Syllabus
Box   3 Folder   16	Technical
Box   3 Folder   17	Travel
Box   3 Folder   18	Estes Park Conference, 1964
Box   3 Folder   19	Evaluation Study, 1965
Box   3 Folder   20	Expansion Proposed, 1963
Box   3 Folder   21	Ghana, Rural Economic Development, 1967
Box   3 Folder   22	Hawaii-Wisconsin Project, 1964
	India 4
Box   3 Folder   23	Arrival Notices
Box   3 Folder   24	Bulletins
Box   3 Folder   25	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   26	Evaluation
Box   3 Folder   27	Graduation
Box   3 Folder   28	Instruction
Box   3 Folder   29	Mathematics and Science
Box   3 Folder   30	Medical-Instruction
Box   3 Folder   31	News Releases
Box   3 Folder   32	Proposal
Box   3 Folder   33	Reports
Box   3 Folder   34	Rosters
Box   3 Folder   35	Schedule
Box   3 Folder   36	Staff Memos
Box   3 Folder   37	Syllabus
Box   3 Folder   38	Travel
	India 5A
Box   3 Folder   39	Bulletins
Box   3 Folder   40	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   41	Graduation
Box   3 Folder   42	Instruction
Box   3 Folder   43	News Releases
Box   3 Folder   44	Proposal
Box   3 Folder   45	Reports
Box   3 Folder   46	Roster
Box   3 Folder   47	Schedule
Box   3 Folder   48	Syllabus
	India 8
Box   4 Folder   1	Bibliography
Box   4 Folder   2	Bulletins
Box   4 Folder   3	Correspondence
Box   4 Folder   4	Graduation
Box   4 Folder   5	Instruction
Box   4 Folder   6	Language
Box   4 Folder   7	Meals
Box   4 Folder   8	Report
Box   4 Folder   9	Rosters
Box   4 Folder   10	Schedules
Box   4 Folder   11	Syllabus
Box   4 Folder   12	India 40: A Study in Peace Corps Programming, 1966?
	India
Box   4 Folder   16	Advanced Training Program-Poultry Development
Box   4 Folder   13	Consumer Cooperatives
Box   4 Folder   17	Rural Manpower and Tubewell Program
Box   4 Folder   14	Rural Public Health
Box   4 Folder   20	Rural Public Health
Box   4 Folder   21	Rural Public Works
Box   4 Folder   15	Science Workshops
Box   4 Folder   18	Vehicle Maintenance
Box   4 Folder   19	Vehicle Maintenance-Reports
Box   4 Folder   22	International Affairs Center, 1964
Box   4 Folder   23	Kenya I, 1964
	Kenya
Box   4 Folder   24-25	Advanced Training Program-RCA Agriculture
Box   4 Folder   26	Agriculture
Box   4 Folder   27	Land Development
Box   4 Folder   28	Land Settlement
Box   4 Folder   29	Rural Community Action
	Malawi
Box   4 Folder   30	Agricultural and Rural Development
Box   4 Folder   31	Educational Program
Box   4 Folder   32	Mayor Maier's Proclamation, 1964
Box   4 Folder   33	Milwaukee-Downer Resources, 1963-1964
Box   4 Folder   34	Peace Corps Policy, Research and Advisory Committee, 1966
	Peru
Box   4 Folder   35	Coordinating Committee
Box   4 Folder   36	Cornejo-Chavez Visit
Box   4 Folder   37-38	Correspondence
Box   4 Folder   39	Final Report
Box   4 Folder   40	General Trainee Information
Box   4 Folder   41	Graduation
Box   5 Folder   1	Instruction
Box   5 Folder   2	News Releases, Pictures
Box   5 Folder   3	Proposal
Box   5 Folder   4	Questionnaire for Trainees
Box   5 Folder   5	Research Project
Box   5 Folder   6	Roster
Box   5 Folder   7	Schedule
Box   5 Folder   8	Selection
Box   5 Folder   9	Special Events
Box   5 Folder   10	Staff
Box   5 Folder   11	Syllabus
Box   5 Folder   12	Travel-Clothing
	Peru 12
Box   5 Folder   13	Area Staff
Box   5 Folder   14	Bibliography
Box   5 Folder   15	Bulletins
Box   5 Folder   16-17	Correspondence
Box   5 Folder   21	Evaluations of Lectures
Box   5 Folder   22	Faculty Reception
Box   5 Folder   23	Graduation
Box   5 Folder   24	Instruction
Box   5 Folder   20	Medical
Box   5 Folder   25	Photos and News Release
Box   5 Folder   26	Proposal
Box   5 Folder   27	Report
Box   5 Folder   28	Roster
Box   5 Folder   29	Schedule
Box   5 Folder   19	Selection
Box   5 Folder   18	Special Events
Box   5 Folder   30	Syllabus
Box   5 Folder   31	Technical
Box   5 Folder   53	Preparation of Peace Corps Volunteers for Overseas Service: Challenge and Response, by Donald R. Shea, 1966
Box   5 Folder   32	Press Releases, 1962-1967
Box   5 Folder   33	Puerto Rico University, 1965-1968
Box   5 Folder   34	Reports, 1969-1970
Box   5 Folder   35	Research on Personality Changes, 1967
Box   5 Folder   36	Scrapbook
Oversize   1	Scrapbook
Box   5 Folder   37-41	Service (Journal), 1967
Box   5 Folder   42	Service Organization Documents, Membership Lists, 1962-1968
Box   5 Folder   43-44	Speaking Engagements, 1964
Box   5 Folder   45	Staff Conferences, 1963
Box   5 Folder   46	Staff Organization, 1965
Box   5 Folder   47	Steering Committee, Minutes, 1963
Box   5 Folder   48	Swedish Visitors, International Studies and Programs (Swedish Peace Corps), 1964
Box   5 Folder   49	Technical Training Report, 1964
Box   5 Folder   50	Television Relations, 1964
Box   5 Folder   51	Wingspread Conference, 1964
Box   5 Folder   52	Wisconsin Implementation, 1963-1965