A Guide to the Papers of the Reverend Benjamin Bunn, 1980-1990 Bunn, Reverend Benjamin, Papers, 1980-1990 10962

A Guide to the Papers of the Reverend Benjamin Bunn, 1980-1990

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10962

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10962

Title

Papers of the Reverend Benjamin Bunn 1980-1990

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of about twenty items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Benjamin F. Bunn, Papers, 1980-1990, Accession #10962, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These papers were given to the Library by Mrs. Imogene Bunn on June 18, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

This collection of about twenty items, 1980-1990, all pertain to the religious and civic career of the Rev. Benjamin Bunn (1906-1989) pastor of First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, Virginia, for thirty- six years, and organizer of The Charlottesville Inter-Racial Commission, The Church Council on Human Relations, and the Charlottesville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Individual items include: programs for the 36th Anniversary of the Rev. Bunn's ministry at First Baptist Church (1980) and a resolution concerning his retirement (1981), the Virginia Union University Alumni Association Banquet, Benjamin F. Bunn Chapter (1989), and funeral service for the Rev. Bunn (1989); newsclippings concerning the Rev. Bunn as a recipient of the Roy Wilkins Award and obituaries in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune ; an eulogy for the Rev. Bunn by Richard I. McKinney (1989); an interview with Mrs. Imogene Bunn conducted by Michael Plunkett (1990); and letters from Mayor Francis L. Buck (1985), Allix B. James, Chancellor of Virginia Union University (1989), and two letters concerning the film The Road to Brown (1990).