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- Title
- Abdul Playing Football, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- View of Abdul, a student at the Kenema Technical Institute, dribbling a soccer ball on the school's athletic field. Peace Corps Volunteer Phil Fretz served as a teacher at the Institute.
- Subject
- Athletic fields -- Kenema (Sierra Leone); Dribbling (Soccer)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0067
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Ali and His Goat, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a man named Ali, the cook of Peace Corps Volunteer Phil Fretz's neighbor, standing next to his goat in Kenema, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- Sierra Leoneans -- Social life and customs
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0007
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Baoma Station, Baoma, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of the Baoma passenger rail station in Baoma, Sierra Leone. The photograph shows a sign reading "Baoma"; nearby, several individuals walk along a tree-lined path.
- Subject
- Railroad stations -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0049
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Bundu Mask (Sierra Leone)
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Image of a Bundu Mask, which depicts the face of a woman. The mask is carved from wood and stained black.
- Subject
- Art, Sierra Leonean; Sculpture -- Sierra Leone; Busts -- Sierra Leone; Sculpture, African
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0009
- Type
- woodcarvings (visual works)
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Christmas at a Volunteer's House, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a Christmas tree at a Peace Corps volunteer's house in Kenema, Sierra Leone. In the lower left corner, a man kneels and arranges gifts under the tree. The tree is decorated with ribbons and illuminated ornaments.
- Subject
- Christmas -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0017
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- City Market in Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Exterior view of the City Market in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A white car is parked outside.
- Subject
- Fairs -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0020
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Classroom Block, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Exterior view of the classroom building at the Kenema Technical Institute in Kenema, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- School buildings -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0065
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Classroom Close-Up, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Exterior view of the classroom building at the Kenema Technical Institute in Kenema, Sierra Leone. A row of bushes lines the sidewalk next to the building, and a man leans against a window.
- Subject
- School buildings -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0066
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- The Cotton Tree in Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Exterior view of the Cotton Tree hotel in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- Red silk cottontree -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0019
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Dance Festival Celebrators, Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a group of people playing music, dancing, and laughing in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- Sierra Leoneans -- Social life and customs; Sierra Leone -- Music
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0015
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Drummers at Dance Festival, Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a group of men playing drums in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- Sierra Leoneans -- Social life and customs; Sierra Leone -- Music
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0014
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Ferry from the Airport to Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a passenger boat traveling across the Sierra Leone River from the Freetown Airport to the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Subject
- Ferries -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0022
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Field at the Kenema Technical Institute, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a small, enclosed field at the Kenema Technical Institute. The field is adjacent to two buildings, and staff and students can be seen walking along the outskirts. A tall post emanates from the ground near the middle of the field.
- Subject
- School buildings -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0069
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Football Field and Dining Hall, Kenema Technical Institute, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a football field and the exterior of a dining hall at the Kenema Technical Institute. In the center of the photograph, a man wearing a white shirt stands on the edge of the road near the field. Palm and khaya trees surround the campus's white buildings; a forest can be seen in the background.
- Subject
- Athletic fields -- Kenema (Sierra Leone); Dining rooms -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0061
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Front Page of TIK Newsletter, March 1968
- Date
- 1968-03
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Front page of the Technical Institute of Kenema's newsletter. A circular graphic shows a hand holding a wrench. The words "TECHNICAL TIME" are inscribed beneath the wrench, and the artist's signature is written beneath the graphic on the right.
- Subject
- Newsletters -- Sierra Leone; Drawings; Graphics
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0003
- Type
- newsletters
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- text
- Title
- Group of Students at the Kenema Technical Institute, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Group photograph of several students at the Kenema Technical Institute. Peace Corps Volunteer Phil Fretz taught English at the Institute.
- Subject
- Students -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0054
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Hike to the Falls
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Description
- In this video, Phil Fretz describes his time working as a Peace Corps Volunteer at a vocational school in Kenema, Sierra Leone, and the cultural lessons he learned from his students and fellow volunteers. He tells a story of a hike in the woods that he took in the Kono District of Sierra Leone while traveling one weekend.
- Subject
- Autobiography; Peace Corps -- Sierra Leone; Storytelling
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0001
- Type
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- House and Garden behind Kenema Technical Institute, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- View of a garden at the Kenema Technical Institute. In the foreground, a woman wearing a headscarf and patterned clothing tends to the land. Houses in the town of Kenema can be seen in the background.
- Subject
- School buildings -- Kenema (Sierra Leone)
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0073
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- House on Combema Road, near the Kenema Technical Institute, Kenema, Sierra Leone, c. 1967-1969
- Date
- 1967-1969
- Creator
- Fretz, Phil
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Description
- Photograph of a tan, brick house on Combena Road near the Kenema Technical Institute.
- Subject
- Brick houses -- Sierra Leone
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Fretz_0025
- Type
- photographs
- Collection
- Phil Fretz collection
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- How These Diaries Came To Be
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Hitter, Jim
- Description
- Peace Corps Volunteer Jim Hitter explains the story behind the two diaries at the Rest House in Kambia, Sierra Leone. Hitter traces the history of the life of these journals and how they returned to the United States after the program in Sierra Leone disbanded.
- Subject
- Volunteers
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Hitter_0001
- Type
- essays
- Collection
- Jim Hitter collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2851
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- text