Nancy Bell Oral History

Object number2022.001.0067

Date09/15/2022

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Nancy Bell

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: 38 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Nancy Bell. An art teacher in Illinois, Bell joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and was assigned to Liberia. One year later she was forced out of the Peace Corps after marrying a Lebanese businessman. Bell continued to live on and off in west Africa for nearly thirty years. Interview conducted via Zoom on September 15, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to Nancy Bell, I have had the pleasure of interviewing six other Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964. Oral histories with Dr. Angene and Jack Wilson (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/73290); George Vance (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/73415) and George Hess (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/73410) may be found in the Museum's online collections database. - Stephen Fagin, Curator