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- Title
- Either Or Otter Corps Convocation Photos, 1973-Present, Slideshow from "Portland Convocation - A Moment in Time Reunion - July 26-29, 2012 - Special Thanks to Jim Poplack, Jim Hicks, Fritz Laurenovics"
- Date
- 2012
- Creator
- Dizon, Ron
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Slide slow created by returned Peace Corps Volunteer Ron Dizon, who served in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1973. This slide show displays personal photographs of Peace Corps volunteers taken after their service concluded in 1973, including photographs of post-service reunions at Yosemite National Park and in Las Vegas, Nevada, among others. It was presented during the volunteers' 2012 Moment in Time Reunion in Portland, Oregon.
- Subject
- Volunteers -- Afghanistan -- Anecdotes
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Dizon_0101
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Elie Wiesel Commencement Address, 95th Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 1992
- Date
- 1992-05-10
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_056_access_Wiesel
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:63819
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Eliza
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Grandas, Ludy
- Description
- Eliza is a short documentary that tells the powerful story of a Salvadoran woman who migrated to the United States more than a decade ago and is now a volunteer and truck driver in DC. Her new life has been interesting, but great joy came along when she could drive a big truck once more. film is by Ludy Grandas and was presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival at American University on April 28, 2023.
- Subject
- film festival, film, Eliza, Ludy Grandas
- Country
- United States
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Exhibition Photographs - Afghanistan 2012 slideshow from "Portland Convocation - A Moment in Time Reunion - July 26-29, 2012 – Special Thanks to Jim Poplack, Jim Hicks, Fritz Laurenovics"
- Date
- 2012
- Creator
- Dizon, Ron
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Slide slow created by returned Peace Corps Volunteer Ron Dizon, who served in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1973. This slide show displays personal photographs of Peace Corps volunteers from the Either Or Otter Corps, which was sent to Afghanistan in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken after the volunteers completed their Peace Corps service in 1973. Many of the photographs show the volunteers spending time together at the 2012 Moment in Time Reunion in Portland, Oregon.
- Subject
- Volunteers -- Afghanistan -- Anecdotes
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Dizon_0102
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Feminist futures
- Subtitle
- Finding the joy
- Date
- 2000-03-20
- Creator
- bell hooks
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- "bell hooks, social critic, feminist scholar, activist, poet, memoirist and teacher, explores the topic of love and how it has been perceived in relation to feminism. A question and answer session follows the lecture. [...] The Millennial Feminist Legal Theory Lecture with bell hooks presented by The American University Women's & Gender Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences and the Gender, Work & Family Project of Washington College of Law. [...] Lecture recorded March 27, 2000, at the Washington College of Law, Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom, Room 603."
- Subject
- Feminist ethics; Feminism; Love
- Subject -- Personal Name
- hooks, bell, 1952-
- Local Identifier
- au_feministfutures
- Type
- Lectures
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:85587
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Film for Action: Construyamos una escuela
- Date
- 1966/1968
- Creator
- Greven, John; Witt, Cliff
- Publisher
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Description
- "Construyamos una escuela" is part of the Film for Action documentary set in the village of Pesca. It shows the indigenous people living in the Andes mountains, building a school with PCV Gary Walker and PCV Architect Jim Carlisle. This film was also used to illustrate how inhabitants had to look for and be persistent with getting aid for projects from the government.
- Subject
- Rural development -- Colombia; Community development -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_film_for_action_4
- Type
- documentaries (motion picture genre)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1720
- Rights statement
- Copyright held by filmmakers. Film should be cited as follows: John Greven and Cliff Witt, Film for Action, Friends of Colombia Archive, American University
- Title
- Film for Action: Piedras como esta
- Date
- 1966/1968
- Creator
- Greven, John; Witt, Cliff
- Publisher
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Description
- "Piedras como esta" is part of the Film for Action documentary set in the village of Granadillo. It depicts the indigenous people building foot paths and bridges over a river in the southern Colombian mountains, led by PCV and civil engineer Gary Bryant. This project allowed the inhabitants to be able to take their produce to the nearby markets.
- Subject
- Rural development -- Colombia; Community development -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_film_for_action_3
- Type
- documentaries (motion picture genre)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1719
- Rights statement
- Copyright held by filmmakers. Film should be cited as follows: John Greven and Cliff Witt, Film for Action, Friends of Colombia Archive, American University
- Title
- Film for Action: Tendremos mas que puentes
- Date
- 1966/1968
- Creator
- Greven, John; Witt, Cliff
- Publisher
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Description
- "Tendremos mas que puentes" is part of the Film for Action documentary set in the village of Tumaco. It depicts a pacific coast culture working on their project to build foot bridges over the tidal flats.
- Subject
- Rural development -- Colombia; Community development -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_film_for_action_1
- Type
- documentaries (motion picture genre)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1717
- Rights statement
- Copyright held by filmmakers. Film should be cited as follows: John Greven and Cliff Witt, Film for Action, Friends of Colombia Archive, American University
- Title
- Film for Action: Un canto a mi tierra
- Date
- 1966/1968
- Creator
- Greven, John; Witt, Cliff
- Publisher
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- Description
- "Un canto a mi tierra" is part of the Film for Action documentary set in the village of Arbeláez. It shows the mestizo people and PCVs Jim and Kathy Hardcastle with their school vegetable garden demonstration project, used to teach better practices of land use and nutrition.
- Subject
- Rural development -- Colombia; Community development -- Colombia
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_film_for_action_2
- Type
- documentaries (motion picture genre)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1718
- Rights statement
- Copyright held by filmmakers. Film should be cited as follows: John Greven and Cliff Witt, Film for Action, Friends of Colombia Archive, American University
- Title
- Florence Griffith Joyner Commencement Address, 99th Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 1994
- Date
- 1994-05-08
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Griffith Joyner, Florence Delorez, 1959-1998
- DOI
- M_CG_021_access_Griffith_Joyner
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:64907
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- The Foreigners
- Date
- [date of publication unknown]
- Creator
- McGrew, Skeets; Harris, Mark
- Publisher
- King Screen Productions
- Description
- Follows a group of American Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia in their daily work, and in their reflections on their role.; Credits: Producer and writer, Mark Harris. Director, Skeets McGrew.
- Subject
- Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Colombia; Economic history; Colombia -- Economic conditions; Colombia -- Social conditions
- Country
- Colombia
- Local Identifier
- Media_Collection_16093
- Type
- documentary film
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3192
- Rights statement
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For information about permissible uses as well as terms and conditions please refer to 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
- Gary Cohn Commencement Address, 123rd Commencement, Kogod School of Business, Spring 2009
- Date
- 2009-05-09
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cohn, Gary
- Local Identifier
- M_CG_081_access_Cohn
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:55205
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- A global education
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Luis E. Hestres
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- "The American University experience as told by students and faculty in their own words. Brief comments cover the classroom, social life, student body composition, and the opportunities available to students living in the nation's capital."
- Subject
- Education, Higher; College choice; Universities and colleges -- United States
- Local Identifier
- au_globaleducation
- Type
- Promotional films
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:85586
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Goldie Hawn Commencement Address, 115th Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 2002
- Date
- 2002-05-12
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Hawn, Goldie
- DOI
- M_CG_062_access_Hawn
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:65185
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Hard Choices
- Date
- April 28, 2023
- Creator
- Stokes, Benjamin
- Description
- film Hard Choices by Benjamin Stokes, presented at the Humanities Truck Film Festival at American University on April 28, 2023.
- Subject
- film festival, film, Benjamin Stokes, Hard Choices
- Country
- United States
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Henry G. Cisneros Commencement Address, 98th Commencement, American University, Winter 1994
- Date
- 1994-01-30
- Publisher
- American University
- Subject
- Baccalaureate addresses; Commencement ceremonies; Education, Higher
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cisneros, Henry G.
- DOI
- M_CG_012.2_access_Cisneros
- Type
- Video recordings
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:64906
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this video is available from the American University Library -- University Archives.
- Title
- Hike to the Falls
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Description
- In this video, Phil Fretz describes his time working as a Peace Corps Volunteer at a vocational school in Kenema, Sierra Leone, and the cultural lessons he learned from his students and fellow volunteers. He tells a story of a hike in the woods that he took in the Kono District of Sierra Leone while traveling one weekend.
- Subject
- Autobiography; Peace Corps -- Sierra Leone; Storytelling
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0001
- Type
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Historic Footage
- Date
- 1941
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Footage of American University campus ca. 1941. Footage includes buildings on campus, students arriving on campus for orientation, a Varsity Football game, an Alumni Varsity Basketball game, students skiing in winter, May Day celebration, Choral club spring concert, a Varsity Tennis match, a performance of Play Much Ado About Nothing, Alumni Day, and Graduation. Also featured are campus administrators including Dean of Women Mary Louise Brown and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts George B. Woods.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- Students
- Local Identifier
- Historic Footage
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:85704
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Homecoming 1998: making AU
- Subtitle
- The people behind the place
- Date
- 1998-02-18
- Creator
- Kerwin, C. M. (Cornelius M.); Goodman, Louis W.; Morris, Valerie; Berendzen, Richard; Arnold, George; Said, Abdul Aziz
- Publisher
- American University
- Description
- A recording of the "Making AU" panel discussion from American University’s 1998 homecoming. Recorded on February 18th, 1998.
- Subject
- Education, Higher -- United States -- History
- Local Identifier
- au_homecoming1998
- Type
- Lectures
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:94838
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.