WASHINGTON (AP) - The Peace Corps is donating objects from volunteers to the political history collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

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The items being donated Wednesday include brochures, posters and correspondence from volunteers that have served around the world over the past 50 years. The collection includes a congratulatory letter from the White House signed by President John F. Kennedy, who created the Peace Corps.

The museum also will receive a sign that hung at the original Peace Corps office in Ghana, the first country to host Peace Corps volunteers.

The Peace Corps is celebrating its 50th anniversary.