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Title: Jean Helen Meadowcroft papers
Date (inclusive): 1966-2001
Collection Number: 85027
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Spanish
Physical Description:
28 manuscript boxes
(11.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Jean Helen Meadowcroft collection contains significant materials relating to educational assistance programs in Bolivia,
Peru, Guatemala, Lesotho, and Nepal. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia in 1966-1968, Meadowcroft joined
the United States Agency for International Development and worked on a number of agency programs designed to improve education
in poorer countries. The bulk of the collection relates to programs in Bolivia, Lesotho, and Nepal. The collection largely
consists of reports, correspondence, memoranda, and instructional materials. There are also some sound recordings and videorecordings
in the collection.
Creator:
Meadowcroft, Jean Helen
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1985.
[Identification of item], Jean Helen Meadowcroft papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia in 1966-1968, Meadowcroft joined the United States Agency for International
Development and worked on a number of agency programs designed to improve education in poorer countries.
Meadowcroft was involved in Bolivia in efforts to implement bilingual instruction, using indigenous languages such as Quecha,
in addition to Spanish, as part of the curriculum. In Lesotho, Meadowcroft participated in programs relating to primary education,
and she also was active in the promotion of science education in Africa generally. In Nepal, Meadowcroft helped to run programs
designed to improve literacy in the country, as well as ones specifically aimed at educating Nepalese women. During her
time with U.S. AID, Meadowcroft also specialized in the field of radio education, and worked on a number of distance learning
projects in various countries.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jean Helen Meadowcroft collection contains significant materials relating to educational assistance programs in Bolivia,
Peru, Guatemala, Lesotho, and Nepal. The bulk of the collection relates to programs in Bolivia, Lesotho, and Nepal. The
collection largely consists of reports, correspondence, memoranda, and instructional materials. There are also some sound
recordings and videorecordings in the collection.
The collection contains a considerable amount of educational materials related to the programs Meadowcroft participated in,
including textbooks, teachers' guides, and handbooks. There are also a large number of reports evaluating various U.S. AID
programs, as well as other reports detailing social and economic conditions in the countries where these programs were implemented.
Additionally, there are sound recordings and videorecordings relating to some of the projects that Meadowcroft participated
in or advised as a U.S. AID official.
The collection is arranged into 11 series: Bolivian education file; Peruvian education file; Guatemalan education file; Printed
matter; Meetings file; African education file; Nepalese education file; Radio education and distance learning file; Slides;
Sound recordings; Videorecordings
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education -- Nepal
Educational assistance, American
Education -- Bolivia
Education -- Peru
Education -- Guatemala
Rural development -- Bolivia
Education -- Lesotho
United States. Agency for International Development