George Vance Oral History

Object number2022.001.0065

Date09/08/2022

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject George Vance

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

DimensionsDuration: 51 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with George Vance. As a schoolteacher in Ohio, Vance joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and was part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa. After returning to the U.S. in 1964, he became active with poverty programs in Los Angeles. Interview conducted via Zoom on September 8, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-two minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In 2022, I had the great honor of interviewing a number of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who were part of the first group assigned to Liberia in West Africa sixty years earlier in 1962. In addition to Mr. Vance, I had the pleasure of recording oral histories with Nancy Bell, George Hess, Geraldine Kennedy, Larry Walker and Dr. Angene and Jack Wilson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator