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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Lamar Henderson collection
Date (bulk): 1986-1990
Collection Number: 2009C51
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English and Amharic
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Pamphlets, serial issues, bulletins, newsletters, clippings, other printed matter, circulated material, correspondence, and
notes relating to drought and famine in Ethiopia, relief and development assistance to Ethiopia, and political conditions
and civil war in Ethiopia.
source:
Henderson, Lamar
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2009.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lamar Henderson collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Henderson, after earning a BA in sociology, went to Ethiopia from 1968 through 1971 as a Peace Corps volunteer, where he participated
in design and building projects for the engineering section of the Ministry of National Community Development and Social Affairs.
He designed and built several public works projects which fostered his interest in design.
After Henderson returned to the United States, he attended design school at the California Institute of the Arts, where he
received an MFA in design. Henderson then earned his master's degree in architecture from the Graduate School of Architecture
and Urban Planning at UCLA. He taught for ten years in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University
of America.
Inspired by his Peace Corps experience, Henderson remained involved in Ethiopian support and relief groups once he returned
to the United States. He was an active member in the Ethiopian Project Research and Assistance Group (EthioPRAG), a group
concerned with raising awareness about famine in Ethiopia and supporting scholarly research of possible solutions. He was
also a member of the Bay Area Chapter of Friends of Ethiopia, where he actively tried to recruit and connect with other people
who had lived in Ethiopia.
Scope and Content of Collection
Pamphlets, serial issues, bulletins, newsletters, clippings, other printed matter, circulated material, correspondence, and
notes relating to drought and famine in Ethiopia, relief and development assistance to Ethiopia, and political conditions
and civil war in Ethiopia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
International relief
Droughts -- Ethiopia
Famines -- Ethiopia
Ethiopia -- History -- 1974-
Henderson, Lamar