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KPV (Kit Porter Van Meter) Collection

This website was started as a way to share digitized photos, audio tapes and memorabilia with the people of NMI. Some photos, tapes, printed materials, art, music and items were collected from Kit's time as a Peace Corps Volunteer living on Rota (1967 - 1969).  Others when Kit was hired by the NMI/CNMI to establish Chamorro & Carolinian multilingual/multicultural programs, then to coordinate training and higher education and subsequently to establish Northern Marianas College becoming its first president (1976 - 1983). After 1983, Kit continued to collect mainly books and documents about the Pacific. Below you will find the collection of these materials organized in various sections, and if you need some help navigating the site or want more information about it, visit 'Tools for the Reader' -- and if that doesn't help, contact us. 

View the Collection

The KPV Collection inventories available here

Information for the User

Tools for the Reader provides historical information, timeline, information about contributors and supporters, the listing of site updates, and Kit's "finds" during the process.

Highlights and Stories

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​Highlights from the collection & stories by Kit

NMI and Micronesia Transition

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​Stories, pictures, & documents pertaining to the transition

Chamorro
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​Sample materials from the collection pertaining to Chamorro culture and language

Carolinian
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​Sample materials from the collection pertaining to Carolinian culture and language

Higher Education and
Northern Marianas College

Stories, pictures, audio, and more about higher education and Northern Marianas College.

Relationships with
Universities and Title VII

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Information and stories about relationships with various Universities, organizations, and Title VII programs 

Recent Trips
to NMI

Kit visiting the NMI in 2019
This project was made possible by support from the Northern Marianas Humanities Council, a non-profit, private corporation funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project (Sharing KPV Collection with Northern Mariana Islands) do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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