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Jalālābād (Afghanistan)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Sometimes spelled Jalalabad or Jellalabad

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Shirley A. Collins Papers

 Collection — Box MISC-13, Folder: APAC-0003
Identifier: APAC-0003
Content Description The letters of Shirley A. Collins to her parents and other family members in the United States detail her life and activities while a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan. The forty-four letters begin with her travel to the U.S. embassy in Kabul in October 1967 and end with her impending departure from Afghanistan in June 1969. Collins was a teacher in Jalalabad in the province of Nangarhar during her time in Afghanistan. Her letters to her family in the U.S. include accounts of her daily...
Dates: 1967-1969