Ralph Bunche letters, 1959-1963.

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Ralph Bunche letters, 1959-1963.

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The Ralph Bunche Letters contain correspondence between Bunche and Conyers Read, a friend and organizer of the British Empire division in the Research and Analysis branch of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Read hired Bunche in 1941 as a principal social scientist analyst in charge of Africa and other colonial areas. The 1959 letters relate to an attack made on Bunche by Nathan Pusey, then president of Harvard University and Archibald Roosevelt (a grandson of Theodore Roosevelt). Apparently Bunche had been nominated to a position of "overseer" of Harvard and Pusey and Roosevelt were campaigning against him. The offending letter had been sent to Read, as a Harvard alumnus, who in turn wrote letters in defense of Bunche to both men and sent Bunche copies. A letter Read wrote to Pusey is included in the collection. Two additional letters, 1961 and 1963, concern invitations extended to Bunche by Polly Middleton, Read's stepdaughter.

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Read, Conyers, 1881-1959

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Roosevelt, Archibald, 1918-1990

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Intelligence officer with U.S. Army (1942-1946) and Central Intelligence Agency (1947-1974). From the description of Papers, 1838-1988 (bulk 1942-1947). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28424337 Intelligence officer , diplomat, and consultant. Full name: Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr. From the description of Archibald Roosevelt papers, 1838-2002 (bulk 1942-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983400 Biographical Note ...

Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971

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Ralph Bunche was Secretary of United Nations. From the description of Letter (typewritten) to Abraham Stavsky, 1967, February 28. (Regent University). WorldCat record id: 49291995 Ralph Johnson Bunche b 1904; educated at University of California, Los Angeles (AB), Harvard University (AM, PhD); Chairman, Dept of Political Science, Howard University, Washington DC, 1928-1950; Director, Trusteeship Department, Unted Nations, 1946-1954; acting UN Mediator on Palestine, 1948-1949...

Pusey, Nathan M. (Nathan Marsh), 1907-2001

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Nathan Marsh Pusey (1907-2001) was the twenty-fourth president of Harvard University from 1953 to 1971. He was also president of Lawrence College (1944-1953), president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (1971-1975), and president of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (1978-1983). Pusey's tenure as president was defined by new building construction, greater fundraising, and struggles with student protestors. From the description of Papers of Nathan Marsh Pusey, 1...