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- Peace Corps Volunteer Questionnaire, 1964 - President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, by 1964 the program received over 45,000 applications--a record not surpassed in following years. People interested in contributing to the Peace Corps that year could apply using this U.S. government questionnaire.
- September 18, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Peace Corps Volunteer Questionnaire, 1964
President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, by 1964 the program received over 45,000 applications--a record not surpassed in following years. People interested in contributing to the Peace Corps that year could apply using this U.S. government questionnaire.
- History Outside the Box: Voices from the Past - Henry Ford sought a way to teach about everyday life. He did so by not only collecting the objects but by setting out to collect memories. This was done by instructing museum assistants H.M Cordell and J.A. Humberstone to create a questionnaire.
- May 17, 2024
- Collections - article
History Outside the Box: Voices from the Past
Henry Ford sought a way to teach about everyday life. He did so by not only collecting the objects but by setting out to collect memories. This was done by instructing museum assistants H.M Cordell and J.A. Humberstone to create a questionnaire.
- U.S. Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Negro Welfare, Industrial Questionnaire, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Negro Welfare, Industrial Questionnaire, circa 1930
- The Peace Corps - President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, by the end of the year, many Peace Corps volunteers had been trained and placed in overseas assignments. Here, a group leaves for the Philippines to serve as teachers' aides in country villages.
- October 23, 2013
- Collections - Set
The Peace Corps
President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, by the end of the year, many Peace Corps volunteers had been trained and placed in overseas assignments. Here, a group leaves for the Philippines to serve as teachers' aides in country villages.