Alma Bunch papers, 1980-1985.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Bunch, Richard Alan, 1945-

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Bunch family.

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Bunch, Alma, 1891-1986.

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Chicago woman. Alma Louise Bunch, an only child, was born November 5th, 1891 to parents Richard Haney Bunch and Harriette Greenman Bunch. She was raised in both La Grange, IL and Hyde Park. She attended LaSell Seminary for Young Women in Auburndale, Massachusetts and graduated in 1913. There she participated in the LaSell Glee Club as both the business manager and a choir member. She never married and had no children, but maintained care for her father until his death. A...