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- Title
- One of the First Peace Corps Volunteers Dies on the 60th Anniversary Year of the Peace Corps : William Dennis Grubb : 1941-2021
- Date
- 2021-11-22
- Creator
- [Person responsible unknown]
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Mr. W. Dennis Grubb peacefully entered into eternal rest on October 25, 2021 at home in Washington, D.C., SW after a courageous, multi-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a rare form of Parkinson’s. He was 80. The Peace Corps, global development, education, and the church have propelled his lifelong service to help others in nations on five continents. An Eagle Scout, Mr. Grubb joined the-then new Peace Corps at the age of 19 as one of its first and youngest volunteers, and served in Colombia One (1961-1963). He worked in Zipacon, a village 8,700 feet high in the Andes, a place with no running water or sewers, little electricity and few paved roads. Illiteracy, malnutrition, dysentery and tuberculosis were rampant. To address them, Mr. Grubb, Mr. Thomas Whalen, a fellow Volunteer, and the Colombian counterpart (referred to as promotor) assigned to their team by the Office of Community Development in Bogota, formed a liaison between Zipacon and government officials and secured assistance to build the first cooperative food store, a small medical center, three schools, roads, and a water supply pipeline. When the government offered a day of free chest X-rays and vaccinations, he and fellow Volunteers plastered the village with announcements, producing a record turnout upon the doctors arrival. He worked with Colombians of all levels, from rural farmers to national officials, to achieve his overall goal, which was to convince the community that they could control their lives. Mr. Grubb later said that his idealistic view of a peaceful and humane world was formed by his experience in Colombia.
- Subject
- Obituaries; Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Colombia; Volunteers -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_FOC_Grubb_0003
- Type
- obituaries
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Friends of Colombia celebrates 60th anniversary of Peace Corps Colombia
- Date
- 2021-06-25
- Description
- June 25, 2021 marked the 60th anniversary of the first Peace Corps group to begin their pre-service training, our very own Colombia I. To celebrate this anniversary, FOC will hosted a panel discussion exploring the history of Peace Corps, Peace Corps Colombia's plans for the future, and how the pandemic and national protests have impacted nuestra querida Colombia. Featured speakers include: Tom Mullins - Member of the first Peace Corps Colombia Alana DeJoseph - Film Director, A Towering Task Matthew Carlson - Country Director, Peace Corps Colombia Daniel Avila-Camacho - Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Colombia in the US
- Subject
- Americans -- Foreign countries; Volunteers
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_FOC_0001
- Type
- streaming video
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2984
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Hawks of the Sun: A Filmscript Autobiographical Story About a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chile (1966-68) Facing the Challenges of Culture and Adaptation
- Date
- 2020
- Creator
- Karem, Kenneth
- Description
- This filmscript describes many events in the two-year Peace Corps service of volunteer Kenny Karem in Chile, working in agriculture, education and forestry. It focuses on his relationships with Chilean friends, co-workers, Mapuche Indians and campesino farmers. It details actual events, cultural happenings, fiestas, cross-cultural snafus, the challenges of adapting to a foreign culture and the tremendous impact politics in Chile had on a volunteer’s service. Two of the scenes, “Coca Cola is Everything and Something More” and “Day of the Dead” were previously published in magazines.
- Subject
- Volunteers -- Chile -- Motion picture plays
- Country
- Chile
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Karem_0001
- Type
- screenplays
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3162
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Peace Corps Colombia IV: An Innovative Physical Education and Sports Development Program
- Date
- 2016-08-15
- Creator
- Carrasco, Andrew A.
- Subject
- Physical education and training -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Type
- Dissertations
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2248
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Connie Michael McCann obituary, El Campo Leader-News
- Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- El Campo Leader-News
- Subject
- Obituaries; Volunteers
- Country
- Peru
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_McCann_0007
- Type
- obituaries
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2995
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Kajapati
- Date
- 2004-01
- Creator
- Adler, Brian; Elliott, Cynthia
- Description
- Cal and Amanda Ruleman show Brian, Cynthia, and friends the local flora and fauna around Kajapati,. The group goes on a canoe trip. Also featured is the Peace Corps initiative to raise chickens in the community.
- Subject
- Kajapati; Suriname
- Country
- Suriname
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101415
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Powakka/Marchall Kreek
- Date
- 2003-09
- Creator
- Adler, Brian; Elliott, Cynthia
- Description
- Visit to fellow Peace Corps Volunteers in Powakka, an Amerindian Village, in Suriname for a birthday party with music, food, and dancing. The video includes the journey to and from Powakka. Also featured is the Adler’s community, Marchall Kreek. After a tour of their home, Brian Adler visits the local school and clinic which were the main Peace Corps projects in the village. He also takes a walk through the Maroon community down to the local soccer field.
- Subject
- Suriname; Marchall Kreek; Powakka
- Country
- Suriname
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101416
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Alfonso Cano (1948-2011), a former anthropology professor and now number three in the FARC rebel command, speaks with Tim McGirk, a Time magazine reporter at the FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas, more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was the commander of the militant group and succeeded founder Manuel Marulanda in March 2008.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Alfonso Cano; Tim McGirk
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0017_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Two FARC soldiers converse at FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The Los Pozos compound is the seat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, government. The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0018_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A coca farmer looks over the condition of the coca plants on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0005_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0003_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Alfonso Cano (1948-2011), a former anthropology professor and now number three in the FARC rebel command, speaks with a reporter at the FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000.The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Alfonso Cano
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0019_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A FARC officer speaks with fellow rebel soldiers at FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The Los Pozos compound is the seat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, government. The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0020_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- The Road Inside FARC Territory
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Revolutionary slogans supporting the FARC rebels line a road in the Cagyuan River Valley 30km from FARC headquarters and seat of government in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0021_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0004_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside FARC Country In Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-25
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0002_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- President Andres Pastrana Of Colombia
- Date
- 2000-08-23
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- President Andres Pastrana of Colombia takes part in an interview in his office in Bogota, Colombia, August 23, 2000.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Andres Pastrana
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0001_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Bogota Colombia's Stately Capital
- Date
- 2000-08-22
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A street vendor shows off his wares in Plaza Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, August 22, 2000.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0015_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
- Date
- 2000-08-21
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A Federal Police officer takes a break while patrolling a FARC-controlled, barrio, or slum, of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 21, 2000. Barrancabermeja has the highest murder rate of any town in the Western Hemisphere, averaging three murders a day. The FARC and ELN rebels, as well as right-wing paramilitaries, fight for control of the area.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0006_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
- Date
- 2000-08-21
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- A Federal Police officer patrols a FARC-controlled barrio, or slum, of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 21, 2000. Barrancabermeja has the highest murder rate of any town in the Western Hemisphere, averaging three murders a day. The FARC and ELN rebels, as well as right-wing paramilitaries, fight for control of the area.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0013_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg