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.
Update February, 2020
We're trying some new things to make more engaging content with images and audio.
See our newest Youtube slideshow about Valentines Day Dances (1968/69)
We're trying some new things to make more engaging content with images and audio.
See our newest Youtube slideshow about Valentines Day Dances (1968/69)
View the Collection
The KPV Collection inventories available here. There is almost 2500 documents that have been digitized and can be viewed here!
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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.
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Highlights and Stories
Highlights from the collection & stories by Kit. More stories are always being developed.
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NMI and Micronesia Transition
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Stories, pictures, & documents pertaining to the transition |
Chamorro
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Carolinian
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Higher Education and
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Relationships with
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Recent Trips
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