Bunche (Ralph J.) papers, 1927-1971
Loyalty Board Hearings, 1933-1954
- Dates:
- 1933-1954
- Scope and content:
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In 1953, under Executive Order 10422, Bunche was charged with fourteen allegations of disloyalty by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. More commonly known as the Loyalty Board Hearings, Bunche answered the fourteen interrogatory charges with an annotated reply (over 100 pages), which included thirty-seven exhibits of original correspondence and supporting documentation. The series contains Bunche's replies to the allegations, original exhibits compiled by Bunche, documents detailing stages of the investigation, rebuttal data, letters of clearance, and newspaper clippings about the event.
Materials were maintained in original order, with exhibits in order by allegation number.
- Physical description:
- 4 boxes
Contents
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- Family requested that series 21, subseries 1: Personal Correspondence between Ralph J. Bunche and Ruth H. Bunche (boxes 476-480) were closed until the deaths of both Joan H. Bunche and Ralph Bunche Jr. As of April 2021, the family would like to review the materials in these boxes before lifting the restriction.
- Parent terms of access:
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Series 21, subseries 1: Personal Correspondence between Ralph J. Bunche and Ruth H. Bunche (boxes 476-480) is closed.
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- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988