Ralph Bunche FBI file

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unitid

{"value"=>"20947", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 594", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b18320400", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1940-1963", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/1963"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Ralph Bunche FBI file"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.83 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late-1940s mediation in Israel. He was also involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations, and in 1963, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. Bunche served as chair of the Department of Political Science at Howard University (1928-1950); as a member of the Board of Overseers of his alma mater, Harvard University (1960-1965); as a member of the board of the Institute of International Education; and as a trustee of Oberlin College, Lincoln University, and New Lincoln School.</p> <p>Born in 1904 to working class parents in Detroit, Ralph Bunche graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1927, and Harvard Graduate School in 1928. Bunche taught in the Department of Political Science at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and worked with the Carnegie Corporation and the Department of State before joining the Permanent Secretariat of the United Nations in 1948. Investigations of Bunche's activities were conducted under the Hatch Act in 1940-1942, and the Loyalty Act in 1953-1954. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was associated with various organizations on the Attorney General's list of subversive organizations, among them the National Negro Congress (which he co-founded). In 1941, he was designated for custodial detention in the event of a national emergency by the FBI. He was cleared by the International Organizations Employees Loyalty Board in 1954.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>This collection consists of photocopies of FBI documents related to Ralph Bunche, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The files include the text of his Nobel Peace Prize address, a transcription of his statements to the FBI, and summaries of interviews with former colleagues at Howard University.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Marika Sherwood, 1996.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Andre Elizee</span>, <span class=\"date\">1996</span>.</p><p>Finding aid edited and adapted to digital form by <span class=\"name\">Kay Menick</span> in <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Ralph Bunche letters, Sc MG 461, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.</p> <p>Ralph Bunche papers, Sc MG 290, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.</p> <p>Ralph Bunche papers: additions, Sc MG 439, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.</p>"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 April 5"}

date_start

1940

keydate

1940

date_end

1963

date_inclusive_start

1940

date_inclusive_end

1963

extent_statement

0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Ralph Bunche FBI file, Sc MG 594, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" This collection consists of photocopies of FBI documents related to Ralph Bunche, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The files include the text of his Nobel Peace Prize address, a transcription of his statements to the FBI, and summaries of interviews with former colleagues at Howard University.", "generated"=>true}

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