Finding Aid for the Rosemary Biles collection about Ralph J. Bunche, 1948-2003
Processed by Joanna Black, with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, October 2009; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline
Cubé.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Rosemary Biles collection about Ralph J. Bunche
Date (inclusive): 1948-2003
Collection number: 1853
Creator:
Rosemary Biles
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Clippings and ephemera related to the career of Ralph J. Bunche.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rosemary Biles, 2009.
Processing Note
Processed by Joanna Black, with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, October 2009.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rosemary Biles collection about Ralph J. Bunche (Collection 1853). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Rosemary Biles served as a nurse to Ralph J. Bunche, Undersecretary General of the United Nations, during his final illness
in 1971. She remained friendly with his family after Bunche's death.
Scope and Content
The Rosemary Biles Collection about Ralph J. Bunche consists primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings, publications,
ephemera and photographs of and relating to the career and death of Bunche. Included are clippings about Bunche's retirement
from the United Nations, ephemera from the opening of Ralph J. Bunche Memorial Park, official United Nations photographs of
Bunche, and first day covers of commemorative stamps. The bulk of the material is dated 1971.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Biles, Rosemary.
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971--Archives.
Statesmen--United States--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Clippings and ephemera.
Related Material
Remembering Ralph Bunche [oral history transcript] / Charles H. Matthews, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1973. Available at
the UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Note
The Rosemary Biles Collection consists primarily of newspaper and magazine clippings, biographical and professional documents,
publications, and photographs of and relating to the career and death of Ralph Bunche, including Bunche's retirement from
the United Nations, the development and opening of Ralph J. Bunche Memorial Park project, official United Nations photographs
of Bunche, magazine and newspaper clippings, and first issues and copies of the Ralph Bunche US postal stamp.
Box 1, Folder 1
Letters and invitations received
Scope and Content Note
Letters and invitations sent to Rosemary Biles from Sir Brian Urquhart, Ruth
Bunche and others.
Box 1, Folder 2
Clippings, biographical information re: Bunche
Scope and Content Note
Clippings, copies from encyclopedias, typescript and reprint of "My Most
Unforgettable Character" by Ralph J. Bunche from
Reader's Digest.
Box 1, Folder 3
Photographs of Ralph Bunche
1948-1968
Scope and Content Note
Photographs issued by the United Nations showing Ralph Bunche at work.
Includes photographs taken with Dag Hammarskjold, Richard Nixon and others.
Box 1, Folder 4
Clippings re: Bunche's retirement
1971
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper clippings announcing Bunche's retirement from the United Nations.
Box 1, Folder 5
Statement and program
Scope and Content Note
United Nations Press Section statement on the death of Ralph Bunche, and a
program from Bunche's funeral.
Box 1, Folder 6
Clippings re: Bunche's death
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper and magazine clippings of news of Bunche's death and obituaries.
Box 1, Folder 7
Clippings and ephemera re: Bunche memorials
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper clippings, form letters and ephemera relating to memorial funds
and events, especially the opening of Peace Form One, a monument to Bunche at the United
Nations.
Box 1, Folder 8
Ralph Bunche Institute of the United Nations programs
1986
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Ralph Bunche: The Man and His Times" conference programs.
Box 1, Folder 9
Postage stamps
Scope and Content Note
Includes first day covers and an uncut sheet of commemorative stamps in a
folder embossed with Rosemary Biles's name.
Box 1, Folder 10
Anniversary and centenary ephemera and postage stamps
Scope and Content Note
United Nations press release on the 25th anniversary of Bunche's death
(1991), and ephemera related to the centenary celebration of his birth (2003), including first day
covers and commemorative stamps.
Box 1, Folder 11
Clippings and ephemera re: Bunche family
1972, 1988
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper clippings about the marriage of Ralph Bunche, Jr. and a program
from Ruth Bunche's memorial service.
Box 1, Folder 12
Clippings re: others
1955, 1982, 2003 and undated
Scope and Content Note
Newspapers clippings including obituaries.