Archives

Interview Map

See where Returned Peace Corps Volunteers served. Our interactive map plots more than 2,100 oral history interviews from both archives below by country of service, across 125 countries and six decades. Click a country to list its interviews and open them in the archive.

World map colored by number of Peace Corps oral history interviews per country of service

The University of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

The Peace Corps Oral History Project has formed a partnership with the University of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History to conduct audiovisual oral history interviews virtually. The Nunn Center currently hosts three collections featuring Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who have served since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961, Peace Corps Volunteers who have been evacuated from their country of service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and host country nationals who have served as Counterparts or Staff working alongside Peace Corps Volunteers.

Read a step-by-step guide on how to access your interview.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

The JFK Presidential Library accepts oral history interviews of Volunteers who began their service between 1961 and 1963 during the years of President Kennedy’s administration. Interviews are produced according to oral history standards and archived as part of the Library’s Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection.

Departures: Peace Corps Pandemic Stories

Virtual Exhibit & Gallery Installation — Created by S. Olivia Donaldson, RPCV Benin

This multimedia exhibit invites audiences to engage with the voices and stories of Peace Corps Volunteers and staff who were impacted by the global suspension of Peace Corps programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.