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Nancy Bell Oral History
Videotaped 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.
Nancy Bell Oral History
09/15/2022
Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
Duration: 38 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2022.001.0067
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
Nancy Bell Oral History
Videotaped 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.
Nancy Bell Oral History
09/15/2022
Interviews
Oral histories
Volunteers
Shriver, R. Sargent
Peace Corps
Peace Corps Volunteer
Liberia
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Peace Corps (OHC)
Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
Duration: 38 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2022.001.0067
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