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87-M149--88-M18

Bunch, Charlotte, 1944- . Papers, 1950-1988 (87-M149--88-M18): A Finding Aid

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

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Radcliffe College
October 1989

Descriptive Summary

Call No.: 87-M149--88-M18
Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Creator: CHARLOTTE BUNCH, 1944-
Title: Addenda, 1950-1988
Quantity: 2 cartons, 1+1/2 file boxes, 1 folio folder, 2 folio+ folders, 1 banner
Abstract: Addenda to the papers of Charlotte Bunch, lesbian feminist activist and writer.

Processing Information:

Preliminary inventory: October 1989

By: Anne Engelhart

Acquisition Information:

Accession numbers: 87-M149, 88-M18

These addenda were given to the Schlesinger Library by CB in September 1987 and February 1988.

Access. Records of the National Organization for Women (#61-62) are restricted under the terms of NOW's legal agreement with the library. Responses (containing names and addresses) to the lesbian rights telephone lobby (#87) are closed until January 1, 2000, and letters to CB (#28-31) are closed until January 1, 2010, except with the written permission of CB.

BIOGRAPHY

For biographical information, see the finding aid for Charlotte Bunch papers, 85-M30--85-M66.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

These addenda document CB's high school and college activities; her work with the Methodist Student Movement and other Christian organizations, the anti-Vietnam War and women's liberation movements, the New York City Commission on the Status of Women, the American Friends Service Committee, the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, and various gay and lesbian organizations, including the National Gay Task Force; and her interest in women and publishing. Except for some early photographs (1950-1965?) and correspondence with family and friends (1963-1986), there are few personal papers. Much of her organizational work is documented by programs, minutes, reports, newsletters, and memoranda. The anti-war, women's liberation, and early radical lesbian years are represented mainly by statements, flyers, news releases, and other ephemera.

Folder headings are those of CB; information in brackets has been added by the processor.

There is related material at the Schlesinger Library; see Charlotte Bunch papers, 1950-1988 (85-M30--85-M66).

Preliminary list of added entries.

The following catalog entries represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. An entry for each appears in the Harvard On Line Library Information System (HOLLIS) and other automated bibliographic databases.

Alpert, Jane

Church Women United

Clark, Joan

Methodist Student Movement

National Congress of Neighborhood Women

National Student Christian Federation

New York (N.Y.). Commission on the Status of Women

Children's literature--United States

Duke University--Students

Feminism and literature--United States

Feminist poetry--United States

Gays--New York (N.Y.)--Legal status, laws, etc.

High school students--New Mexico

Noble, Elaine

Swinton, Patricia Elizabeth

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements

Women--Health and hygiene--United States

Women college teachers--United States

Women, Methodist--United States

CONTAINER LIST

Carton 1: Folders 2-35

Carton 2: Folders 36-73

Box 3: Folders 74-86

Box 4: Folders 87-95

INVENTORY

1. [Photographs, 1950-1965?]
FILED IN PHOTOGRAPH DRAWER.

2. [Letters of congratulation, certificates, membership cards, 1952-1964]

3. [Programs, brochures re: school and extracurricular activities, 1955-1962]

4v. [Artesia High School yearbook, 1962.]
see also #8f+.

5. [Re: New Mexico Girls State, 1961]

6. [Duke grade transcripts, programs, certificates, 1963-1966]

7. [College activism, 1963-1965]

8f+. [High school newspaper, 1961-1962; clippings re: college activism, 1964-1965]

9. [Outline, reviews of and notes re: CB's honors paper in history, 1966]

10. [Correspondence, brochures, etc., re: CB's work at Methodist Deaconess Home, Philadelphia, summer 1963]

11. [Photographs from #10].
FILED IN PHOTOGRAPH DRAWER.

12. [Schedule, notes re: Japan YWCA Hokkaido camp, July-Aug. 1964]

13-16: Methodist Student Movement.
See also #83.
- 13. [National Conference, Atlanta, June 1964]
- 14. [Correspondence, minutes, Aug. 1964 - June 1966]
- 15-16: Regional activities
  - 15. [Correspondence, clippings, etc., 1964-1965]
  - 16. [Newsletters, programs, etc., 1964-1965]

17. National Student Christian Federation and related activities [notes, conference material, 1963-1965]

18. WLM [Women's liberation movement]--Campus ministry/UCM [United Christian Movement, correspondence, newsletters, 1968-1973, n.d.]

19. Church Women United--Task Force on Women [correspondence, notes, etc., 1966-1970, n.d.]

20-27: [CB to parents]
- 20. [1963-1965]
- 21. [1968-1969]
- 22. [1970-1971]
- 23. [1972-1973]
- 24. [1974-1976]
- 25. [1977-1978]
- 26. [1979-1981]
- 27. [1982-1986, n.d.; includes public-city re: CB appearances, 1987-1988]

28-31: [To CB from friends].
Access Restrictions: CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2010, EXCEPT WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION OF CB.
- 28. [1962-1963]
- 29. [1964]
- 30. [1965]
- 31. [1966, n.d.]

32-35: [Re: anti-Vietnam War, peace movements]
- 32. WLM and male movement (SDS, peace, etc.) [newsletters, statements, etc., 1968-1969]
- 33. MOBE [New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam] and women [statements, etc., 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 34. IndoChina Women's Conference [reports, correspondence, 1970-1971]
- 35. Women and imperialism [statements, notes, 1970, n.d.]

36-58: WLM [Women's liberation movement.]
See also #18, 32.
- 36. Bibliographies, literature lists [1969-1970, n.d.]
- 37. Children/day care [proposals, newsletters, 1969-1971, n.d.]
- 38. Children's literature [stories, booklists, 1969-1971, n.d.]
- 39. [Cleveland WLM material by CB, 1969]
- 40. Ecology [notes, statements, 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 41. Health--Abortion [statements, manuals, etc., 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 42. Health--Birth control pill [statements, clippings, etc., 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 43f+. [Clippings from #42]
- 44. High school [essays, 1970, n.d.]
- 45. History--U.S. women's suffrage/Ancient anthropology [essays, etc., 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 46. Poetry [1982, n.d.; includes stickers.]
- 47. Professions [papers, announcements, etc., mostly re: women in academe, 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 48. Quotes, typical shit/Beauty [statements, comic books, etc., 1968-1969, n.d.]
- 49. Self-defense and skills [statements, flyers, 1971, n.d.]
- 50. Swinton [Patricia E.]--Alpert [Jane], etc. [statements, etc., re: trial, 1975-1976, n.d.]
- 51. University [papers, 1969-1971]
- 52. Women's studies [correspondence, papers, 1970-1976, n.d.]
- 53. Workplace organizing [reports, papers, etc., 1972-1975, n.d.]
- 54-58: D.C. WLM
  - 54. Early/Daughters of Lilith [notes, statements, 1969-1971]
  - 55. FBI [correspondence, FBI reports, etc., 1969, 1977, n.d.]
  - 56. D.C. Feminist Credit Union [proposals, etc., 1973-1974, n.d.]
  - 57. D.C. government [correspondence, etc., re: appointment of women, 1975-1979, n.d.]
  - 58. WITCH and Hexes [flyers, etc., n.d.]

59-77: Women's organizations]
See also #78-79.
- 59. Redstockings [statements, 1969-1970, n.d.]
- 60m. Feminism Lives [banner].
  FILED WITH MEMORABILIA.
- 61-62: National Organization for Women.
  Access Restrictions: RESTRICTED: RESEARCHERS MUST OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM NOW.
  - 61. International [Feminist] Conference [Cambridge, Mass.; includes correspondence, speech, list of participants, 1973-1981, n.d.]
  - 62. National conference [correspondence, etc., 1978-1982]
- 63. FEN [Feminist Economic Network; includes newsletters, statements, 1975, n.d.]
- 64-68: New York City Commission on the Status of Women [correspondence, reports, minutes, etc.]
  - 64. [1975-1984]
  - 65. [1985-1988, n.d.]
  - 66-68: CSW [Commission on the Status of Women]--UN Decade Committee
    - 66. [1983-1984]
    - 67. [1985]
    - 68. From New York City to Nairobi [conference sponsored by NYCCSW, May 18, 1985; includes program, speech by CB.]
- 69. AFSC [American Friends Service Committee]--National Women's Program [memoranda, minutes, reports, etc., 1980-1985, n.d]
- 70-77: NCNW [National Congress of Neighborhood Women; includes reports, papers, notes, agendas, minutes.]
  - 70. [1981]
  - 71. [1982]
  - 72f. [Poster re: National Leadership Training Forum, 1982; statement re: gay liberation, 1970.]
  - 73. [Jan.-May 1983]
  - 74. [June 1983 - Jan. 1984]
  - 75. [July-Nov. 1984]
  - 76. [1985, n.d.]
  - 77. Community Development and Female Poverty proposal [1984?]

78-89: [Re: gay and lesbian issues]
- 78-79: Early radical lesbian papers, mostly from NYC [essays, etc.]
  - 78. [1968-1975]
  - 79. [n.d.]
    See also #72f.
- 80. FBI--Grand jury harassment [notes, statements, 1975-1982, n.d.]
- 81. Elaine Noble--1978 campaign [notes, etc.]
- 82. Stonewall Democratic Club [Los Angeles, Ca.; includes correspondence, programs, 1979-1980]
- 83. Joan Clark case [re: lesbian employed by United Methodist Board of Global Ministries; includes correspondence, news releases, etc., 1979, n.d.]
- 84. NYC affidavit [CB's testimony in case brought by Salvation Army contesting executive order that contractors with NYC not discriminate on basis of sexual orientation in employment decisions, 1984]
- 85-89: National Gay Task Force
  - 85. [Women's program] proposal [1980-1982, n.d.]
  - 86. Women's Caucus [budget, minutes, etc., 1981-1984, n.d.]
  - 87. [Lesbian rights] telephone lobby responses [1981].
    Access Restrictions: CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2000.
  - 88-89: Board meeting [correspondence, reports, clippings, notes]
    - 88. [May-Sept. 1982]
    - 89. [Oct. 1982, n.d.; includes two audiotapes.]

90-95: [Re: women and media]
- 90. [Networks--Proposals, reports, catalogs re: women's centers, women's press and radio networks, 1969, 1981, n.d.]
- 91. The Feminists [literature lists, essays, 1973, n.d.]
- 92. Diana Press [correspondence, notes, 1975-1977]
- 93-94: Women in Print Conference
  - 93. [Omaha, Neb.; includes correspondence, etc., 1976.]
  - 94. Second National Conference [Washington, D.C., 1981]
- 95. [WNYC] Cable--CB and BP [Betty Powell; includes outline for discussion, 1981.]

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