D.C. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, beginning as she prepares to leave for Turkey in 1957, and continuing to her retirement in 1963. The correspondence documents living conditions, current projects and the frustration of bureaucratic paperwork. One folder contains the monthly reports Mary Border filed during her tour with Point Four Program in Pakistan, 1953-1954. 4 document boxes. An addition to the Mary Border Collection was transferred from the College of Human Ecology and contains a number of photographs documenting her stays in Pakistan, Turkey, Liberia and Libya.
Most photographs contain identifying information on the back.
Reports and narratives describe her work overseas, the people and cultures she encountered, and the joys and frustrations of foreign service. 1 record box. Information presented for research or promotional purposes and may be reproduced without permission provided proper credit is given.