Register of the David Benjamin Bolen papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: David Benjamin Bolen papers
Date (inclusive): 1944-2001
Collection Number: 2003C94
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
41 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(18.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, dispatches, memoranda, reports, clippings, and photographs, relating to American relations
with South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and East Germany.
Creator:
Bolen, David Benjamin, 1923-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Benjamin Bolen papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternative Form Available
Also available on microfilm (32 reels).
Biographical Note
| 1923 |
Born, Heflin, Louisiana |
| 1948 |
Member of United States Olympic Team, participates in London games |
| 1950 |
M.S., University of Colorado |
| 1950-1952 |
Vice Consul, U.S. Embassy, Monrovia, Liberia |
| 1952-1954 |
Economic Assistant, U.S. Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan |
| 1955-1958 |
International Economist, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1958-1959 |
Afghanistan Desk Officer, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1960 |
M.P.A., Harvard University |
| 1960-1962 |
Chief of Economic Section, U.S. Embassy, Accra, Ghana |
| 1962-1964 |
Staff Assistant, Secretary of State for African Affairs, Washington, D.C. |
| 1965-1966 |
Officer-in-Charge, Nigerian Affairs, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1967-1972 |
Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Bonn, West Germany |
| 1972-1974 |
Economic/Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| 1974-1976 |
U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland |
| 1976-1977 |
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Washington, D.C. |
| 1977-1980 |
U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, East Berlin |
| 1981-1989 |
Associate Director, International Affairs, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. |
| 1989-1994 |
International business consultant |
| 1997 |
Distinguished Business Service Award, University of Colorado, Boulder |
Scope and Content Note
Acquired in 2003, the David B. Bolen collection in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives documents the long and distinguished
career of an American diplomat whose service included ambassadorships in southern Africa and East Germany. The collection
consists primarily of official correspondence and reports relating to these and other postings in Bolen's diplomatic career;
it also includes materials pertaining to his subsequent work for the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
The collection has significant materials relating to bilateral diplomacy between the United States and the German Democratic
Republic, and to East-West relations in general during the Carter administration, including tensions arising from the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. There are reports and official correspondence concerning Bolen's conduct of negotiations
leading to a consular agreement between the U.S. and GDR, and numerous documents regarding disputes and incidents stemming
from the divided status of Berlin during the latter part of the Cold War. The collection also has extensive materials pertaining
to internal developments within the GDR, including the East German government's treatment of dissident artists and writers.
Expanding American exports to East Germany was a high priority of Bolen's ambassadorship, and economic issues figure prominently
in the collection as a whole. In particular, there are accounts of American participation in trade fairs in Leipzig. There
are also photographs and other materials relating to Bolen's meetings with East German leaders on such occasions, including
the head of state, Erich Honecker.
The Bolen collection is equally rich in documentation on political and economic affairs in southern Africa during the 1970s
and 1980s. The collection includes correspondence and reports from Bolen's tenure as United States Ambassador to Botswana,
Lesotho, and Swaziland, and extensive materials relating to South Africa from Bolen's career with E.I. du Pont de Nemours
and Co. The collection has extensive correspondence and reports on the implementation of the Sullivan principles by foreign
companies doing business in South Africa, and on opposition inside that country, and internationally, to the apartheid system.
The collection also contains a selection of speeches and remarks made by Ambassador Bolen over the course of his diplomatic
and business careers, most of which deal with African and East German issues. There are also biographical materials, including
accounts of Bolen's early prominence as an Olympic athlete. Throughout the collection are interspersed documents that record
Bolen's own thoughts on American foreign policy, as well as his views on civil rights and his experiences as a prominent African-American
official in the diplomatic service of the United States.
As far as possible, the original arrangement of the collection, as established by Ambassador Bolen, has been preserved.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diplomats -- United States
South Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- South Africa
United States -- Foreign relations -- Botswana
Botswana -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Lesotho
Lesotho -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Swaziland
Swaziland -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (East)
Germany (East) -- Foreign relations -- United States
Microfilm Reel Content Guide
Albums, .
1946-2001
Scope and Contents note
Clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches, relating to Bolen's academic, diplomatic, and business
careers, as arranged by Bolen
box 1, folder 1-2
No. 1, .
1946-1947
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's athletic career, including his participation in track and field events in Greece, Czechoslovakia,
and Poland; and clippings and correspondence pertaining to the question of racial discrimination in American universities
and in Boulder, Colorado, during the 1940s
box 1, folder 3
No. 2, .
1948
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appearances in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and in other track and field competitions
box 1, folder 4
No. 3, .
1948
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's participation in various track and field competitions
box 1, folder 5
No. 4, .
1949-1950
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's participation in international track and field competitions, and to his studies at the University
of Colorado. Includes some materials pertaining to his wife, Betty Gayden Bolen, and a copy of a certificate of David B. Bolen's
appointment as Vice Consul of the United States in Monrovia, Liberia
box 2, folder 1
No. 5-A, .
1950-1959
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic career in the U.S. State Department, including service as an international relations
officer attached to the American embassy in Karachi, Pakistan, and as Afghanistan desk officer in the U.S. State Department,
Washington, D.C.
box 2, folder 2
No. 5-B, .
1957-1963
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's graduate studies in public administration at Harvard University and to his diplomatic career,
including service as the economic officer attached to the American embassy in Accra, Ghana. Includes typescript of a speech
by Bolen on economic development, Accra, Ghana, 1961 May, and photographs of John F. Kennedy, 1963, and Shirley Temple Black,
n.d.
box 2, folder 3
No. 5-C, .
1962-1967
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's assignment to duties in the U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. Includes papers and speeches
by Bolen on economic development and minority rights issues, and correspondence regarding the coup d'état in Ghana, 1966
box 2, folder 4
No. 5-D, .
1965-1966
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's activities accompanying Assistant Secretary of State, Gov. Mennen Williams, on a diplomatic
mission to Africa, 1965. Includes clippings relating to the Vietnam War and American foreign policy
box 3, folder 1
No. 31, .
1967-1969
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's service as economic officer attached to the American embassy in Bonn, West Germany. Includes
clippings and correspondence pertaining to the George Norlin Award, given to Bolen in 1969 by the Associated Alumni of the
University of Colorado
box 3, folder 2
No. 33, .
1972
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's activities as economic officer in Bonn, West Germany. Includes one address, "U.S. Interests
and Objectives in Western Europe," and several shorter speeches, all delivered by Bolen
box 3, folder 3
No. 34, .
1972-1973
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's service as economic officer attached to the American embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Includes
some interpolated personal correspondence, 1990
box 3, folder 4
No. 35, .
1973-1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's professional activities in Yugoslavia, and concerning his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to
Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Includes correspondence and reports pertaining to a visit to Yugoslavia by George Shultz,
Secretary of the Treasury, 1973
box 4, folder 1
No. 5-E (1), .
1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's tenure as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 4, folder 2
No. 5-E (2), .
1974-1975
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence regarding Bolen's appointment as ambassador, largely from other members of the foreign service of the United
States
box 4, folder 3
Unnumbered, .
1974-1975
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence regarding Bolen's appointment as ambassador, largely from other members of the foreign service of the United
States
box 4, folder 4
No. 5-F, .
1975
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Includes clippings and correspondence
pertaining to the visit of Rev. Andrew Sullivan to Botswana in 1975, and some interpolated materials pertaining to the application
of the Sullivan principles to foreign business activities in South Africa, 1984-1990
No. 5-G, .
1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 5, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes interpolated clipping, 1979, relating to a 1976 murder case involving William Bradford Bishop, an American diplomat
posted to Botswana in the early 1970s
No. 5-H, .
1975-1976
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 5, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the awarding of an honorary degree to Ambassador Bolen from Princeton University
box 5, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Soweto riots in South Africa
No. 5-I, .
1976
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs
No. 5-J, .
1976
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
box 6, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a speech by Bolen on relations between the United States and Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, n.d.
box 6, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and photographs relating to a visit to Gaborone, Botswana by Sen. Charles M. Percy, and a visit to
Africa by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, with whom Bolen traveled as member of delegation
No. 5-K, .
1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 7, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials relating to political developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho
box 7, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of a speech by Ambassador Bolen, Maseru, Lesotho, 1974 October 7
No. 5-L (1), .
1975-1976
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 7, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech on the media delivered by Ambassador Bolen, Maseru, Lesotho, 1975 June 23
box 7, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes official correspondence relating to the American position vis-à-vis the civil war in Angola
No. 5-L (2), .
1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
box 7, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech delivered by Ambassador Bolen, Swaziland, 1974 May 17
No. 5-M, .
1973-1974
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
No. 5-N, .
1974-1975
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
No. 23, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
No. 6, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence providing
Bolen's analyses of political developments in the GDR
No. 7, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including letters of congratulations
No. 8, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence pertaining
to his meetings with Erich Honecker and other GDR officials
No. 9, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 10, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech delivered by Bolen, "US-GDR Relations in a Rapidly Changing World," University of Kentucky,
1978 February 16
box 10, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and memoranda relating to a visit to East Berlin by Assistant Secretary of State Patricia M. Derian,
1978 October
No. 10, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence summarizing
his meetings with GDR officials
No. 11, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence summarizing
his meetings with GDR officials
box 11, folder 1
No. 104, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with some interpolated correspondence
pertaining to his work for the Du Pont corporation, 1982, and minutes of a meeting of trustees, University of Delaware, 1991
box 11, folder 2
No. 12, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially concerning negotiations with
the East Germans conducted by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James E. Goodby, Washington, D.C., 1979 May 3-4
No. 13, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 11, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and photographs pertaining to a visit to the Leipzig Trade Fair by Erich Honecker
box 11, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes advance copy of a speech delivered by Leonid Brezhnev, East Berlin, 1979 October 6. In Russian, with English translation.
Also includes printed copy of a consular convention signed between the United States and East Germany, and typescript of remarks
made by Ambassador Bolen at the signing ceremony for this convention, 1979 September 4
No. 14, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 12, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of remarks delivered by Bolen concerning negotiation of a consular convention with the GDR, 1979 May 22
box 12, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some interpolated correspondence from the University of Kentucky, 1977 October 1
No. 15, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 12, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and photographs relating to a hunting party hosted by Erich Honecker, 1978 December
box 12, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Leipzig Trade Fair, 1979 March
No. 16, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 12, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen
No. 17, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence regarding
political developments in the GDR
Nos. 19/20, .
1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence detailing
meetings with East German officials
box 13, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and memoranda relating to American reaction to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and its effect
on East-West relations
box 13, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence relating to Bolen's views on the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
No. 21, .
1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to the completion of Bolen's tenure as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 13, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence pertaining to the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
box 13, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings relating to Bolen's farewell meetings with Erich Honecker and other officials of the GDR and the diplomatic
corps in East Germany
box 13, folder 7
No. 22, .
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Official correspondence and reports relating to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and to human rights
issues raised by Bolen with the government of the GDR
box 14, folder 1
No. 23, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 14, folder 2
No. 24, .
1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to consultations in Washington, D.C., 1980 January 28 - February 1, conducted as part of Bolen's service
as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
No. 25, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 14, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and photographs pertaining to Bolen's presentation of his credentials to Erich Honecker, Chairman of the
Council of State of the GDR, East Berlin, 1977 August 22
No. 26, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 14, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen
box 14, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed transcript of a town hall meeting conducted by President Jimmy Carter, West Berlin, 1978 July 15
No. 27, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including photographs and correspondence
pertaining to various social events hosted by the ambassador and his wife
No. 28, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 15, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen
box 15, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech by Oskar Fischer, Foreign Minister of the GDR, 1978 June 6, and official correspondence concerning
a Johns Hopkins University study of microwave radiation affecting American embassy personnel in Moscow, 1978 November 22
No. 29, .
1978-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including social engagements
No. 30, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 16, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs and typescript speech concerning the festival, "The American Film Week at Leipzig," 1978 May
box 16, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes news accounts pertaining to a traveling art exhibit from the GDR, "The Splendors of Dresden," 1978 June
No. 31, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including letters of congratulation
No. 36, .
1978-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence from
the U.S. State Department concerning goals for this posting
No. 37, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official instructions from
the U.S. State Department concerning American goals and objectives vis-à-vis the GDR
box 17, folder 3
No. 38, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including a discussion paper outlining
the American position in advance of a NATO meeting held on 1978 October 2-5, and a cable prepared by Bolen summarizing relations
between the U.S. and the GDR, 1980 March 31
No. 39, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to negotiations between the
U.S. and the GDR regarding a consular convention
No. 40, .
1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to negotiations between the
U.S. and the GDR regarding a consular convention
No. 41, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to the signing of a consular
convention negotiated between the U.S. and the GDR
No. 42, .
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
box 18, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes cable containing a detailed analysis of cultural developments in East Germany, including the activities of dissident
writers, 1977 July 15
box 18, folder 5
No. 43, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating
to the "Splendors of Dresden" touring exhibition of art on loan from the GDR, and a printed copy of a speech by President
Carter inaugurating this show's opening in Washington, D.C., 1978 June 1
No. 44, .
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating
to cultural exchanges between the United States and East Germany, including tours of the GDR by American musicians, and a
traveling exhibit of photographs from the US
No. 46, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating
to dissent in the GDR, and the case of the East German writer, Stefan Heym
No. 47, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on cultural and educational
exchanges between the United States and the GDR
No. 48, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially regarding the resolution
of humanitarian cases pending between the United States and the GDR. Includes official correspondence pertaining to divided
families and Americans detained in the GDR
No. 49, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence relating
to the granting of travel visas by the GDR authorities
No. 50, .
1977-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining
to the settlement of Jewish material claims made against East Germany in compensation for property losses suffered under the
Nazis
box 20, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes an interpolated letter from Angelika Timm, 1995 March 8
No. 51-A, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on the resolution of
humanitarian cases pending between the United States and the GDR. Includes official correspondence pertaining to divided families
and American citizens detained in the GDR
No. 51-B, .
1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially with regard to commercial
relations between the United States and the GDR
box 21, folder 5
No. 52, .
1978-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on negotiations conducted
with the GDR over the issues of the repatriation of cultural property and Jewish material claims made against the GDR for
losses suffered under the Nazis
box 22, folder 1
No. 53, .
1979-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining
to the defection to West Germany in 1979 of an East German driver working for the American embassy in East Berlin
box 22, folder 2
No. 54, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining
to East German coverage of neo-Nazi activities in West Germany, and to American reaction to East German positions taken during
the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva, 1978. Also contains correspondence relating to the
American investigation of war crimes committed during the Nazi era, and to the request by the United States of judicial assistance
from the GDR in this matter
No. 55, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the hijacking of a Polish airliner by an East German citizen, 1978 August 30, and his subsequent trial by American
authorities in West Berlin
No. 56, .
1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the Iranian hostage crisis and its repercussions in terms of East-West relations
No. 57, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the Iranian hostage crisis and its repercussions in terms of East-West relations
No. 58, .
1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and its effects on US-GDR relations
No. 59, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the 18th anniversary of the erection of the Berlin Wall and other issues related to the divided status of Berlin
No. 60, .
1979-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to economic and political developments within the GDR
box 24, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes assessments by Bolen and others of the degree of political liberalization in the GDR, and of the cases of the East
German dissidents, Rudolf Bahro and Stefan Heym
No. 61, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to East-West tensions arising over the disputed status of Berlin
No. 62, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to relations between East and West Germany
No. 63, .
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to economic developments in the GDR and elsewhere in Eastern Europe
No. 64, .
1977-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the promotion of trade between the United States and the GDR
box 25, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some interpolated memoranda from Bolen's period of employment with the Du Pont Company, 1985
No. 65, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to an international postal agreement concluded by the United States and the GDR
No. 66, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to access to Berlin under the terms of international agreements, and to the SALT II negotiations conducted by the
United States and the Soviet Union
No. 67, .
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to disputes between the United States and the GDR over the divided status of Berlin
No. 68, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to American access to East Berlin under the terms of an existing international agreement
No. 69, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to American access to East Berlin under the terms of an existing international agreement
No. 70, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to reported violations of the quadripartite agreement on the status of Berlin
No. 71, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to issues of arms control and disarmament
No. 72, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence
pertaining to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and its consequences in terms of relations between the United States and
the GDR
No. 73, .
1977-1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of typescripts of
speeches and other prepared remarks delivered by Bolen in his diplomatic career
box 28, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen on African affairs, Colorado University Alumni Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 1977
April 27-28
box 28, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen on East German affairs, Rotary Club, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978 February 16
No. 74, .
1976-1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for African Affairs
No. 75, .
1981-1984
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 76, .
1985
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 77, .
1985
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 78, .
1985-1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 79, .
1985
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 80, .
1985-1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 81, .
1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 82, .
1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 83, .
1987-1990
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
box 32, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of a speech by Bolen, "International Business against Apartheid: Toward Optimum Resource Deployment,"
International Conference on South Africa in Transition: The Process and Prospects of Creating a Nonracial, Democratic Nation
of South Africa, Baruch College Center for Management, New York, 1987 September 29-October 2
No. 84, .
1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
box 32, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of remarks by Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Conference on South Africa for American Religious
Leaders, Washington, D.C., 1986 June 2
No. 85, .
1989-1990
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the application of the Sullivan principles
to companies doing business in that country
No. 86, .
1982-1990
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the application of the Sullivan principles
to companies doing business in that country
box 33, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some correspondence relating to the observance of the MacBride principles by companies doing business in Northern
Ireland, including Du Pont
No. 87, .
1990-1992
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 88, .
1984-1990
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 89, .
1985-1986
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan
principles by companies doing business in that country
No. 90, .
1980-1985
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of speeches and reports by Bolen
on the subjects of international business, African affairs, and East-West relations
box 34, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen, "Perceptions of the United States as Observed in Warsaw Pact and African Countries,"
World Affairs Council, Wilmington, Delaware, 1981 June 29
box 34, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of a speech by Bolen, "Change, Challenge and Opportunity in the World of Work," National Alliance of
Business 14th Annual College/Industry Relations Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, 1982 January 25
No. 91, .
1993
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence and clippings relating to political developments in South Africa and Germany, with some clippings pertaining
to the Mid-East conflict and to American foreign policy in general
No. 92, .
1993
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, and lifting of economic sanctions against that country in the wake of the dismantling of its apartheid
system
box 35, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes some clippings relating to economic and political conditions in Germany following reunification
No. 94, .
1994
Scope and Contents note
Clippings relating to political developments in South Africa and Germany, and to East-West relations in general
No. 95, .
1990
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, the implementation of the Sullivan principles by Du Pont, and visits to the United States by Nelson
Mandela and F. W. de Klerk
No. 96, .
1991
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., and consisting primarily of clippings and correspondence
pertaining to South Africa and American policy toward that country. Includes some clippings and correspondence regarding economic
conditions in Germany following reunification
No. 97, .
1960-1963
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's academic studies and diplomatic career, consisting of research papers and public speeches written
by Bolen, most of which concern economic conditions in Africa
box 36, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of research paper, "Psycho-Sociological Analysis of the Race Problem and Its Impact on U.S. Foreign Relations
in Sub-Sahara Africa," U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, 1960 September 22
box 36, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of speech, "Problems and Prospects for Economic Development in Africa," Fourth Annual Institute on African
Life and History, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1963 July 12
Unnumbered album, .
1985
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's participation in the activities of the World Affairs Council of Wilmington, Delaware, and to
his work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports on American foreign policy
issues
box 36, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence relating to a visit to Wilmington by the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Zhang Wenjin
box 36, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence relating to a visit to Wilmington by the former British prime minister, Edward Heath
No. 98, .
1961-1977
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's academic studies and diplomatic career, consisting of articles, research papers, and public
speeches written by Bolen, most of which concern economic conditions in Africa
box 37, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of article, "Economic Development in Africa,"
Foreign Service Journal, 1964 May
box 37, folder 2
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of research paper, "Genesis of Socio-Political Disequilibria in Africa and Its Implication for U.S. Policy,"
National War College, Washington, D.C., 1967 May 19
No. 99-A, .
1977-1996
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business careers, consisting of correspondence and public speeches written by
Bolen, most of which pertain to American foreign policy and business practices vis-à-vis Germany and Africa
box 37, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed copy of speech, "International Business in a Multi-Cultural World," Conference on Cross-Cultural Awareness
and the Business Community, Goldey Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware, 1983 October 22
box 37, folder 4
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of speech, "German Unification: Defense or Détente," German Unification Day, American/German Chamber of
Commerce, Denver, Colorado, 1996 October 3
No. 99-B, .
1971-1997
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business career, consisting of correspondence and public speeches written by
Bolen, most of which pertain to issues of German reunification and economic conditions in Africa
box 37, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of speech, "U.S. Interests and Objectives in Western Europe," Bates College, Luxembourg, 1971 April 21
box 37, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of speech, "German Unification and the Future of Europe," Colorado Consular Corps luncheon, Denver, Colorado,
1997 February 25
No. 100, .
1977-1998
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of official correspondence
and reports on bilateral relations between the United States and East Germany
box 38, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes transcript of a speech by President Bill Clinton commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Schauspielhaus,
Berlin, 1998 May 13
box 38, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes transcript of a speech by Chancellor Helmut Kohl commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Tempelhof
Airport, Berlin, 1998 May 14
No. 101, .
1977-1999
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of clippings and
official correspondence pertaining to bilateral relations between the United States and East Germany, the divided status of
Berlin, and East-West relations in general
box 38, folder 3
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Including clippings and correspondence regarding the flight of East German citizens to West Germany
No. 102, .
1977-1978
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of photographs
and official correspondence pertaining to American exhibits at trade fairs in Leipzig in 1977 and 1978
box 38, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen greeting Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, at the Leipzig
Fall Fair, 1977
box 38, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen greeting Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, at the Leipzig
Fall Fair, 1978
No. 103, .
1978-1996
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, and to his work concerning East Germany
for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. Consists of clippings, official correspondence, and reports, largely pertaining to economic
and political developments in East Germany
box 39, folder 1
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Berlin Wall, and to the official view of the GDR government on this
issue
box 39, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Contains typescript of a speech by Hermann Axen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the People's Chamber of the
German Democratic Republic, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., 1988 May 5
box 39, folder 3
No. 104, .
1977-1998
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of official correspondence
pertaining to cultural exchanges between the United States and the GDR, and to the signing of a consular convention between
these two countries. Includes typescript of remarks given by Bolen concerning the sending to Germany of a sculpture about
the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, Denver, Colorado, 1998 June 6
box 39, folder 4
No. 105, .
1985-1996
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business
in that country. Includes typescript of statement by Rev. Leon Sullivan urging complete withdrawal of foreign companies from
South Africa, 1987 June 3
No. 106, .
1977-1992
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business
in that country
box 39, folder 5
Part one.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of speech by Bolen, "North-South Dialogue: Reality of Interdependence," University of Iowa, 1977 June
10
box 39, folder 6
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes one memorandum concerning Du Pont's operations in Northern Ireland, 1990 April 10
No. 107-A, .
1987
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports
pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business
in that country
box 40, folder 2
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescript of a speech by Secretary of State George P. Shultz, "The Democratic Future of South Africa," Business
Council for International Understanding, New York, New York, 1987 September 29
box 40, folder 3
No. 107-B, .
1977-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of photographs and
post cards. Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen, Betty Bolen, and Warren Christopher
No. 108, .
1955-1980
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business career, consisting primarily of official correspondence and reports
pertaining to postings in Pakistan, Africa, Yugoslavia, and the German Democratic Republic
box 40, folder 5
Part two.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a memorandum written by G. Mennen Williams to President John F. Kennedy on the subject of civil rights, 1963 June
14
box 40, folder 6
No. 109, .
1947-2001
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's induction into the University of Colorado's Hall of Fame, 2000 August 10, and to his being recognized
as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Colorado, 2001 April 20. Consists
of clippings, correspondence, diplomas, and a list of awards, as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an overview of his athletic,
diplomatic, and business careers
box 40, folder 7
Unnumbered, .
1947-2001
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's receiving of the Distinguished Business Service Award by the University of Colorado, 1997, and
to his being recognized as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Colorado,
2001 April 20. Consists of clippings, correspondence, diplomas, and list of awards, as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an
overview of his athletic, diplomatic, and business careers
box 40, folder 8
Unnumbered, .
1947-2001
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's being recognized as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the
University of Colorado, 2001 April 20. Consists of clippings, correspondence, curriculum vitae, diplomas, and list of awards,
as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an overview of his athletic, diplomatic, and business careers
Speeches, (unnumbered).
1963-1997
Scope and Contents note
Public addresses and remarks delivered by Ambassador Bolen on subjects of American foreign policy and international business
affairs, especially in relation to the German Democratic Republic and South Africa
box 41, folder 1
"Problems and Prospects for Economic Development in Africa," Fourth Annual Institute on African Life and History, Hampton
Institute, Hampton, Virginia, .
1963 July 12
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 2
"U.S. Interests and Objectives in Western Europe," Bates College, Luxembourg, .
1971 April 21
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 3
"United States Relations with Africa South of the Sahara," Colorado Association for International Education Symposium on Africa
South of the Sahara, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, .
1976 November 12
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 4
"The Third World - New Dimensions," Colorado University Alumni Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, .
1977 April 27-28
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 5
Address on African affairs, Fourth Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund, Port Louis, Mauritius, .
1977 May
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 6
"North-South Dialogue: Reality of Interdependence," University of Iowa, .
1977 June 10
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 7
"U.S.-GDR Relations in a Rapidly Changing World," University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, .
1978 February 16
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 8
"U.S.-GDR Relations," Rotary Club, Lexington, Kentucky," .
1978 February 16
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 9
Remarks on the occasion of the signing of the U.S.-GDR Consular Convention, .
1979 September 4
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 10
Address on East-West relations, .
1980s
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 11
"Implications of Internal/External Environment for Strategic Planning," course lecture, .
1980s
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 12
"U.S.-GDR Perspectives in East-West Relations," .
1980 June 18
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 13
"U.S. Relations with Eastern Europe in a Changing World," DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, .
1980 August 27
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 14
"Change, Challenge and Opportunity in the World of Work," 14th Annual College/Industry Relations Conference, Norfolk, Virginia,
.
1982 January 25
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 15
"Managing Cultural Conflict in an Interdependent World," First Annual Charter Dinner, Delaware Chapter, People to People International,
.
1985 September 11
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 16
"International Business Against Apartheid: Toward Optimum Resource Development," International Conference on South Africa:
The Process and Prospects of Creating a Nonracial, Democratic Nation of South Africa, Baruch College, New York, .
1987 September 29-October 2
Scope and Contents note
Printed copy
box 41, folder 17
"German Unification: Defense or Détente," keynote address, American/German Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Colorado, .
1996 October 3
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 18
"U.S. Foreign Service: The German Case," Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, .
1996 November 26
Scope and Contents note
Typescript
box 41, folder 19
Unnumbered, .
1978-2003
Scope and Contents note
Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business careers, consisting primarily of correspondence and clippings. Includes
printed copy of an article on Ambassador Bolen from the
Sunday Camera, Boulder, Colorado, 2002 February 14, and an inventory of the collection prepared by Bolen
Oversize Materials, .
1950-1994
Scope and Contents note
Certificates, clippings, and photographs, arranged alphabetically by physical form and thereunder chronologically
Certificates of appointment received by David S. Bolen
1950-1977
box 42, folder 1
Vice Consul of the United States at Monrovia, Liberia
1950 April 6
box 42, folder 2
Foreign Service Officer, Class Five
1955 June 15
box 42, folder 3
Secretary in the Diplomatic Service
1955 June 15
box 42, folder 4
Vice Consul of Career
1955 June 15
box 42, folder 5
Foreign Service Officer, Class Five
1957 January 29
box 42, folder 7
Foreign Service Officer, Class Four
1960 March 18
box 42, folder 8
Foreign Service Officer, Class Three
1965 May 26
box 42, folder 9
Consular Officer
1970 February 17
box 42, folder 10
United States Ambassador to Botswana
1974 February 28
box 42, folder 11
United States Ambassador to Lesotho
1974 February 28
box 42, folder 12
United States Ambassador to Swaziland
1974 February 28
box 42, folder 13
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
1976 August 12
box 42, folder 14
United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic
1977 July 29
box 42, folder 15
Clippings, .
1979-1994
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies of articles about Erich Honecker from the American and East German press
box 42, folder 16
Photographs, .
1989
Scope and Contents note
One print depicting a scene at the Berlin Wall immediately prior to its demolition, and a color photocopy reproducing a series
of photographs depicting the demolition of the Berlin Wall
Incremental Materials, .
1979
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, arranged chronologically
box 42, folder 17
Unclassified cables sent to the State Department by Ambassador Bolen concerning his meetings with Herman Axen and Günter Mittag,
members of the East German politburo
1979 January 22
