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Title: Ronald P. Stenlake papers
Date (inclusive): 1960s-1980s
Collection Number: 2020C53
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.67 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Ronald P. Stenlake papers (1960s-1980s) includes papers, official documents, correspondents, reports, programs, brochures,
and pamphlets regarding education. Stenlake was a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Ethiopia from 1966-1968. He established
the Ethiopian Educational Television and was the radio advisor to the Ministry of Education.
Creator:
Stenlake, Ronald P., 1941-2008
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ronald P.Stenlake papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Ronald P. Stenlake (1941-2008) graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1963 and the University of Virginia
Law School in 1966. While in school, he was interested in radio broadcasting. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer to Ethiopia
from 1966-1968. While in Ethiopia he established the Ethiopian Educational Television and served as its producer and director.
He was also the radio advisor to the Ministry of Education. While in Ethiopia, in 1966, he experienced the bombing of a movie
theater and later wrote a report about the incident. Upon completion of his service with the Peace Corps, he spent some time
as Assistant to the President of Lafayette College.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes papers, official documents, correspondents, reports, programs, brochures, and pamphlets regarding
education.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ethiopia
Voluntarism
Volunteer workers in education
Volunteers
Education -- Ethiopia
Broadcasting
Ethiopia -- Politics and government
Ethiopian Educational Television
Ethiopia. YaTemhert ministér
Peace Corps (U.S.)