ARC-ID-976172 new US-DNA U.S. National Archives and Records Administration English USNARA-LDRG U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Lifecycle Data Requirements Guide (for creating the authorized form of the name). AACR2R Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Revised. created 2001/11/03 human Lina Bountouri National Archives Guide, Section 490.1 corporateBody Department of State. Peace Corps. 03/03/1961 07/01/1971 USNARA-LDRG ACTION. Peace Corps. 07/01/1971 1982 USNARA-LDRG Peace Corps. 1982- USNARA-LDRG Peace Corps (U.S.) AACR2R 1961- Agricultural assistance Community development Education Environmental protection Nation assistance

The Peace Corps was established as an operating agency in the Department of State by Department of State Delegation of Authority 85-11, effective March 3, 1961, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 10924, March 1, 1961. It was recognized legislatively by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), approved September 22, 1961. The Peace Corps was reassigned to the newly established ACTION by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1971, effective July 1, 1971. It was made autonomous within ACTION by E.O. 12137, May 16, 1979, and was made an independent agency by Title VI of the International Security and Development Corporation Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1540), February 21, 1982.The Peace Corps administered and coordinated Federal international volunteer and related domestic volunteer programs including the areas of agricultural assistance, community development, education, environmental protection, and nation assistance.

corporateBody Department of State. 03/03/1961 07/01/1971 corporateBody ACTION. 07/01/1971 1982 Photographs of Arts and Culture in Ghana 558686 ca. 1970 (approximate date of the recordkeeping system) Photographs of Peace Corps Training in Hilo, Hawaii 558689 1963 (date of the recordkeeping system) Remarks to Peace Corps Trainees 193889 1962/09/08 (creation date of the file)