The Peace Corps was established by executive order in 1961 within the Department of State. In 1971, it became part of another agency, ACTION. In 1981, it was established as an independent executive branch agency.
Mission: To promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:
Government Documents holds a partial collection of Peace Corps publications. Many of them are manuals to teach volunteers how to manage projects. We also have these titles:
We have numerous Congressional hearings and reports about Peace Corps and its budget and activities. Search for these using ProQuest Congressional (UHM login required).
Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.