Register of the David Benjamin Bolen Papers

Box 1

Albums, 1946-2001.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches, relating to Bolen's academic, diplomatic, and business careers, as arranged by Bolen

Box/Folder 1 : 1-2

No. 1, 1946-1947.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's athletic career, including his participation in track and field events in Greece, Czechoslovakia, and Poland; and clippings and correspondence pertaining to the question of racial discrimination in American universities and in Boulder, Colorado, during the 1940s

Box/Folder 1 : 3

No. 2, 1948.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appearances in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and in other track and field competitions

Box/Folder 1 : 4

No. 3, 1948.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's participation in various track and field competitions

Box/Folder 1 : 5

No. 4, 1949-1950.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's participation in international track and field competitions, and to his studies at the University of Colorado. Includes some materials pertaining to his wife, Betty Gayden Bolen, and a copy of a certificate of David B. Bolen's appointment as Vice Consul of the United States in Monrovia, Liberia

Box/Folder 2 : 1

No. 5-A, 1950-1959.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic career in the U.S. State Department, including service as an international relations officer attached to the American embassy in Karachi, Pakistan, and as Afghanistan desk officer in the U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.

Box/Folder 2 : 2

No. 5-B, 1957-1963.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's graduate studies in public administration at Harvard University and to his diplomatic career, including service as the economic officer attached to the American embassy in Accra, Ghana. Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen on economic development, Accra, Ghana, 1961 May, and photographs of John F. Kennedy, 1963, and Shirley Temple Black, n.d.

Box/Folder 2 : 3

No. 5-C, 1962-1967.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's assignment to duties in the U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. Includes papers and speeches by Bolen on economic development and minority rights issues, and correspondence regarding the coup d'état in Ghana, 1966

Box/Folder 2 : 4

No. 5-D, 1965-1966.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's activities accompanying Assistant Secretary of State, Gov. Mennen Williams, on a diplomatic mission to Africa, 1965. Includes clippings relating to the Vietnam War and American foreign policy

Box/Folder 3 : 1

No. 31, 1967-1969.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's service as economic officer attached to the American embassy in Bonn, West Germany. Includes clippings and correspondence pertaining to the George Norlin Award, given to Bolen in 1969 by the Associated Alumni of the University of Colorado

Box/Folder 3 : 2

No. 33, 1972.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's activities as economic officer in Bonn, West Germany. Includes one address, "U.S. Interests and Objectives in Western Europe," and several shorter speeches, all delivered by Bolen

Box/Folder 3 : 3

No. 34, 1972-1973.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's service as economic officer attached to the American embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Includes some interpolated personal correspondence, 1990

Box/Folder 3 : 4

No. 35, 1973-1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's professional activities in Yugoslavia, and concerning his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Includes correspondence and reports pertaining to a visit to Yugoslavia by George Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury, 1973

Box/Folder 4 : 1

No. 5-E (1), 1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's tenure as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 4 : 2

No. 5-E (2), 1974-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence regarding Bolen's appointment as ambassador, largely from other members of the foreign service of the United States

Box/Folder 4 : 3

Unnumbered, 1974-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence regarding Bolen's appointment as ambassador, largely from other members of the foreign service of the United States

Box/Folder 4 : 4

No. 5-F, 1975.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Includes clippings and correspondence pertaining to the visit of Rev. Andrew Sullivan to Botswana in 1975, and some interpolated materials pertaining to the application of the Sullivan principles to foreign business activities in South Africa, 1984-1990

Box 5

No. 5-G, 1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 5 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes interpolated clipping, 1979, relating to a 1976 murder case involving William Bradford Bishop, an American diplomat posted to Botswana in the early 1970s

Box/Folder 5 : 2

Part two

No. 5-H, 1975-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 5 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the awarding of an honorary degree to Ambassador Bolen from Princeton University

Box/Folder 5 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Soweto riots in South Africa

No. 5-I, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs

Box/Folder 6 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 6 : 2

Part two

No. 5-J, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Box/Folder 6 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes a speech by Bolen on relations between the United States and Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, n.d.

Box/Folder 6 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence and photographs relating to a visit to Gaborone, Botswana by Sen. Charles M. Percy, and a visit to Africa by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, with whom Bolen traveled as member of delegation

Box 7

No. 5-K, 1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 7 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials relating to political developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Box/Folder 7 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of a speech by Ambassador Bolen, Maseru, Lesotho, 1974 October 7

No. 5-L (1), 1975-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 7 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech on the media delivered by Ambassador Bolen, Maseru, Lesotho, 1975 June 23

Box/Folder 7 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes official correspondence relating to the American position vis-à-vis the civil war in Angola

No. 5-L (2), 1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 7 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 7 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech delivered by Ambassador Bolen, Swaziland, 1974 May 17

Box 8

No. 5-M, 1973-1974.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 8 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 8 : 2

Part two

No. 5-N, 1974-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Box/Folder 8 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 8 : 4

Part two

No. 23, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 8 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 8 : 6

Part two

No. 6, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence providing Bolen's analyses of political developments in the GDR

Box/Folder 9 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 9 : 2

Part two

No. 7, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including letters of congratulations

Box/Folder 9 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 9 : 4

Part two

No. 8, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence pertaining to his meetings with Erich Honecker and other GDR officials

Box/Folder 9 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 9 : 6

Part two

Box 10

No. 9, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 10 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech delivered by Bolen, "US-GDR Relations in a Rapidly Changing World," University of Kentucky, 1978 February 16

Box/Folder 10 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence and memoranda relating to a visit to East Berlin by Assistant Secretary of State Patricia M. Derian, 1978 October

No. 10, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence summarizing his meetings with GDR officials

Box/Folder 10 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 10 : 4

Part two

No. 11, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence summarizing his meetings with GDR officials

Box/Folder 10 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 10 : 6

Part two

Box/Folder 11 : 1

No. 104, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with some interpolated correspondence pertaining to his work for the Du Pont corporation, 1982, and minutes of a meeting of trustees, University of Delaware, 1991

Box/Folder 11 : 2

No. 12, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially concerning negotiations with the East Germans conducted by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James E. Goodby, Washington, D.C., 1979 May 3-4

No. 13, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 11 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and photographs pertaining to a visit to the Leipzig Trade Fair by Erich Honecker

Box/Folder 11 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes advance copy of a speech delivered by Leonid Brezhnev, East Berlin, 1979 October 6. In Russian, with English translation. Also includes printed copy of a consular convention signed between the United States and East Germany, and typescript of remarks made by Ambassador Bolen at the signing ceremony for this convention, 1979 September 4

Box 12

No. 14, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 12 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of remarks delivered by Bolen concerning negotiation of a consular convention with the GDR, 1979 May 22

Box/Folder 12 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some interpolated correspondence from the University of Kentucky, 1977 October 1

No. 15, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 12 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence and photographs relating to a hunting party hosted by Erich Honecker, 1978 December

Box/Folder 12 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Leipzig Trade Fair, 1979 March

No. 16, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 12 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 12 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen

Box 13

No. 17, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence regarding political developments in the GDR

Box/Folder 13 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 13 : 2

Part two

Nos. 19/20, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence detailing meetings with East German officials

Box/Folder 13 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence and memoranda relating to American reaction to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and its effect on East-West relations

Box/Folder 13 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence relating to Bolen's views on the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics

No. 21, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to the completion of Bolen's tenure as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 13 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence pertaining to the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Box/Folder 13 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings relating to Bolen's farewell meetings with Erich Honecker and other officials of the GDR and the diplomatic corps in East Germany

Box/Folder 13 : 7

No. 22, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Official correspondence and reports relating to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and to human rights issues raised by Bolen with the government of the GDR

Box/Folder 14 : 1

No. 23, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 14 : 2

No. 24, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to consultations in Washington, D.C., 1980 January 28 - February 1, conducted as part of Bolen's service as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

No. 25, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 14 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and photographs pertaining to Bolen's presentation of his credentials to Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, East Berlin, 1977 August 22

Box/Folder 14 : 4

Part two

No. 26, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 14 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen

Box/Folder 14 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed transcript of a town hall meeting conducted by President Jimmy Carter, West Berlin, 1978 July 15

Box 15

No. 27, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including photographs and correspondence pertaining to various social events hosted by the ambassador and his wife

Box/Folder 15 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 15 : 2

Part two

No. 28, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 15 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some correspondence addressed to Betty Bolen

Box/Folder 15 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech by Oskar Fischer, Foreign Minister of the GDR, 1978 June 6, and official correspondence concerning a Johns Hopkins University study of microwave radiation affecting American embassy personnel in Moscow, 1978 November 22

No. 29, 1978-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including social engagements

Box/Folder 15 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 15 : 6

Part two

Box 16

No. 30, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 16 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs and typescript speech concerning the festival, "The American Film Week at Leipzig," 1978 May

Box/Folder 16 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes news accounts pertaining to a traveling art exhibit from the GDR, "The Splendors of Dresden," 1978 June

No. 31, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's appointment as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including letters of congratulation

Box/Folder 16 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 16 : 4

Part two

No. 36, 1978-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence from the U.S. State Department concerning goals for this posting

Box/Folder 16 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 16 : 6

Part two

Box 17

No. 37, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official instructions from the U.S. State Department concerning American goals and objectives vis-à-vis the GDR

Box/Folder 17 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 17 : 2

Part two

Box/Folder 17 : 3

No. 38, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including a discussion paper outlining the American position in advance of a NATO meeting held on 1978 October 2-5, and a cable prepared by Bolen summarizing relations between the U.S. and the GDR, 1980 March 31

No. 39, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to negotiations between the U.S. and the GDR regarding a consular convention

Box/Folder 17 : 4

Part one

Box/Folder 17 : 5

Part two

No. 40, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to negotiations between the U.S. and the GDR regarding a consular convention

Box/Folder 17 : 6

Part one

Box/Folder 17 : 7

Part two

No. 41, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, primarily to the signing of a consular convention negotiated between the U.S. and the GDR

Box/Folder 18 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 18 : 2

Part two

No. 42, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 18 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes cable containing a detailed analysis of cultural developments in East Germany, including the activities of dissident writers, 1977 July 15

Box/Folder 18 : 4

Part two

Box/Folder 18 : 5

No. 43, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating to the "Splendors of Dresden" touring exhibition of art on loan from the GDR, and a printed copy of a speech by President Carter inaugurating this show's opening in Washington, D.C., 1978 June 1

Box 19

No. 44, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating to cultural exchanges between the United States and East Germany, including tours of the GDR by American musicians, and a traveling exhibit of photographs from the US

Box/Folder 19 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 19 : 2

Part two

No. 46, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence relating to dissent in the GDR, and the case of the East German writer, Stefan Heym

Box/Folder 19 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 19 : 4

Part two

No. 47, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on cultural and educational exchanges between the United States and the GDR

Box/Folder 19 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 19 : 6

Part two

Box 20

No. 48, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially regarding the resolution of humanitarian cases pending between the United States and the GDR. Includes official correspondence pertaining to divided families and Americans detained in the GDR

Box/Folder 20 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 20 : 2

Part two

No. 49, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, including official correspondence relating to the granting of travel visas by the GDR authorities

Box/Folder 20 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 20 : 4

Part two

No. 50, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining to the settlement of Jewish material claims made against East Germany in compensation for property losses suffered under the Nazis

Box/Folder 20 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes an interpolated letter from Angelika Timm, 1995 March 8

Box/Folder 20 : 6

Part two

Box 21

No. 51-A, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on the resolution of humanitarian cases pending between the United States and the GDR. Includes official correspondence pertaining to divided families and American citizens detained in the GDR

Box/Folder 21 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 21 : 2

Part two

No. 51-B, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, especially with regard to commercial relations between the United States and the GDR

Box/Folder 21 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 21 : 4

Part two

Box/Folder 21 : 5

No. 52, 1978-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, with an emphasis on negotiations conducted with the GDR over the issues of the repatriation of cultural property and Jewish material claims made against the GDR for losses suffered under the Nazis

Box/Folder 22 : 1

No. 53, 1979-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining to the defection to West Germany in 1979 of an East German driver working for the American embassy in East Berlin

Box/Folder 22 : 2

No. 54, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. Includes official correspondence pertaining to East German coverage of neo-Nazi activities in West Germany, and to American reaction to East German positions taken during the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva, 1978. Also contains correspondence relating to the American investigation of war crimes committed during the Nazi era, and to the request by the United States of judicial assistance from the GDR in this matter

No. 55, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the hijacking of a Polish airliner by an East German citizen, 1978 August 30, and his subsequent trial by American authorities in West Berlin

Box/Folder 22 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 22 : 4

Part two

No. 56, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the Iranian hostage crisis and its repercussions in terms of East-West relations

Box/Folder 22 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 22 : 6

Part two

Box 23

No. 57, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the Iranian hostage crisis and its repercussions in terms of East-West relations

Box/Folder 23 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 23 : 2

Part two

No. 58, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and its effects on US-GDR relations

Box/Folder 23 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 23 : 4

Part two

No. 59, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the 18th anniversary of the erection of the Berlin Wall and other issues related to the divided status of Berlin

Box/Folder 23 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 23 : 6

Part two

Box 24

No. 60, 1979-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to economic and political developments within the GDR

Box/Folder 24 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes assessments by Bolen and others of the degree of political liberalization in the GDR, and of the cases of the East German dissidents, Rudolf Bahro and Stefan Heym

Box/Folder 24 : 2

Part two

No. 61, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to East-West tensions arising over the disputed status of Berlin

Box/Folder 24 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 24 : 4

Part two

No. 62, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to relations between East and West Germany

Box/Folder 24 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 24 : 6

Part two

Box 25

No. 63, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to economic developments in the GDR and elsewhere in Eastern Europe

Box/Folder 25 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 25 : 2

Part two

No. 64, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the promotion of trade between the United States and the GDR

Box/Folder 25 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some interpolated memoranda from Bolen's period of employment with the Du Pont Company, 1985

Box/Folder 25 : 4

Part two

No. 65, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to an international postal agreement concluded by the United States and the GDR

Box/Folder 25 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 25 : 6

Part two

Box 26

No. 66, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to access to Berlin under the terms of international agreements, and to the SALT II negotiations conducted by the United States and the Soviet Union

Box/Folder 26 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 26 : 2

Part two

No. 67, 1978-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to disputes between the United States and the GDR over the divided status of Berlin

Box/Folder 26 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 26 : 4

Part two

No. 68, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to American access to East Berlin under the terms of an existing international agreement

Box/Folder 26 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 26 : 6

Part two

Box 27

No. 69, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to American access to East Berlin under the terms of an existing international agreement

Box/Folder 27 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 27 : 2

Part two

No. 70, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to reported violations of the quadripartite agreement on the status of Berlin

Box/Folder 27 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 27 : 4

Part two

No. 71, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to issues of arms control and disarmament

Box/Folder 27 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 27 : 6

Part two

Box 28

No. 72, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of official correspondence pertaining to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and its consequences in terms of relations between the United States and the GDR

Box/Folder 28 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 28 : 2

Part two

No. 73, 1977-1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of typescripts of speeches and other prepared remarks delivered by Bolen in his diplomatic career

Box/Folder 28 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen on African affairs, Colorado University Alumni Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 1977 April 27-28

Box/Folder 28 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen on East German affairs, Rotary Club, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978 February 16

No. 74, 1976-1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Box/Folder 28 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 28 : 6

Part two

No. 75, 1981-1984.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 29 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 29 : 2

Part two

Box/Folder 29 : 3

Part three

No. 76, 1985.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 29 : 4

Part one

Box/Folder 29 : 5

Part two

Box 30

No. 77, 1985.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 30 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 30 : 2

Part two

No. 78, 1985-1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 30 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 30 : 4

Part two

No. 79, 1985.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 30 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 30 : 6

Part two

Box 31

No. 80, 1985-1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 31 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 31 : 2

Part two

No. 81, 1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 31 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 31 : 4

Part two

No. 82, 1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 31 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 31 : 6

Part two

Box 32

No. 83, 1987-1990.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 32 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of a speech by Bolen, "International Business against Apartheid: Toward Optimum Resource Deployment," International Conference on South Africa in Transition: The Process and Prospects of Creating a Nonracial, Democratic Nation of South Africa, Baruch College Center for Management, New York, 1987 September 29-October 2

Box/Folder 32 : 2

Part two

No. 84, 1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 32 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of remarks by Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Conference on South Africa for American Religious Leaders, Washington, D.C., 1986 June 2

Box/Folder 32 : 4

Part two

No. 85, 1989-1990.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the application of the Sullivan principles to companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 32 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 32 : 6

Part two

Box 33

No. 86, 1982-1990.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the application of the Sullivan principles to companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 33 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 33 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some correspondence relating to the observance of the MacBride principles by companies doing business in Northern Ireland, including Du Pont

No. 87, 1990-1992.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 33 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 33 : 4

Part two

No. 88, 1984-1990.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 33 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 33 : 6

Part two

Box 34

No. 89, 1985-1986.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, domestic and foreign opposition to its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 34 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 34 : 2

Part two

No. 90, 1980-1985.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of speeches and reports by Bolen on the subjects of international business, African affairs, and East-West relations

Box/Folder 34 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech by Bolen, "Perceptions of the United States as Observed in Warsaw Pact and African Countries," World Affairs Council, Wilmington, Delaware, 1981 June 29

Box/Folder 34 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of a speech by Bolen, "Change, Challenge and Opportunity in the World of Work," National Alliance of Business 14th Annual College/Industry Relations Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, 1982 January 25

No. 91, 1993.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence and clippings relating to political developments in South Africa and Germany, with some clippings pertaining to the Mid-East conflict and to American foreign policy in general

Box/Folder 34 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 34 : 6

Part two

Box 35

No. 92, 1993.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, and lifting of economic sanctions against that country in the wake of the dismantling of its apartheid system

Box/Folder 35 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some clippings relating to economic and political conditions in Germany following reunification

Box/Folder 35 : 2

Part two

No. 94, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings relating to political developments in South Africa and Germany, and to East-West relations in general

Box/Folder 35 : 3

Part one

Box/Folder 35 : 4

Part two

No. 95, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, the implementation of the Sullivan principles by Du Pont, and visits to the United States by Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk

Box/Folder 35 : 5

Part one

Box/Folder 35 : 6

Part two

Box 36

No. 96, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., and consisting primarily of clippings and correspondence pertaining to South Africa and American policy toward that country. Includes some clippings and correspondence regarding economic conditions in Germany following reunification

Box/Folder 36 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 36 : 2

Part two

No. 97, 1960-1963.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's academic studies and diplomatic career, consisting of research papers and public speeches written by Bolen, most of which concern economic conditions in Africa

Box/Folder 36 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of research paper, "Psycho-Sociological Analysis of the Race Problem and Its Impact on U.S. Foreign Relations in Sub-Sahara Africa," U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, 1960 September 22

Box/Folder 36 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of speech, "Problems and Prospects for Economic Development in Africa," Fourth Annual Institute on African Life and History, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1963 July 12

Unnumbered album, 1985.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's participation in the activities of the World Affairs Council of Wilmington, Delaware, and to his work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports on American foreign policy issues

Box/Folder 36 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence relating to a visit to Wilmington by the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Zhang Wenjin

Box/Folder 36 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence relating to a visit to Wilmington by the former British prime minister, Edward Heath

Box 37

No. 98, 1961-1977.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's academic studies and diplomatic career, consisting of articles, research papers, and public speeches written by Bolen, most of which concern economic conditions in Africa

Box/Folder 37 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of article, "Economic Development in Africa," Foreign Service Journal, 1964 May

Box/Folder 37 : 2

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of research paper, "Genesis of Socio-Political Disequilibria in Africa and Its Implication for U.S. Policy," National War College, Washington, D.C., 1967 May 19

No. 99-A, 1977-1996.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business careers, consisting of correspondence and public speeches written by Bolen, most of which pertain to American foreign policy and business practices vis-à-vis Germany and Africa

Box/Folder 37 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes printed copy of speech, "International Business in a Multi-Cultural World," Conference on Cross-Cultural Awareness and the Business Community, Goldey Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware, 1983 October 22

Box/Folder 37 : 4

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of speech, "German Unification: Defense or Détente," German Unification Day, American/German Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Colorado, 1996 October 3

No. 99-B, 1971-1997.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business career, consisting of correspondence and public speeches written by Bolen, most of which pertain to issues of German reunification and economic conditions in Africa

Box/Folder 37 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of speech, "U.S. Interests and Objectives in Western Europe," Bates College, Luxembourg, 1971 April 21

Box/Folder 37 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of speech, "German Unification and the Future of Europe," Colorado Consular Corps luncheon, Denver, Colorado, 1997 February 25

Box 38

No. 100, 1977-1998.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of official correspondence and reports on bilateral relations between the United States and East Germany

Box/Folder 38 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes transcript of a speech by President Bill Clinton commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Schauspielhaus, Berlin, 1998 May 13

Box/Folder 38 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes transcript of a speech by Chancellor Helmut Kohl commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, 1998 May 14

No. 101, 1977-1999.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of clippings and official correspondence pertaining to bilateral relations between the United States and East Germany, the divided status of Berlin, and East-West relations in general

Box/Folder 38 : 3

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Including clippings and correspondence regarding the flight of East German citizens to West Germany

Box/Folder 38 : 4

Part two

No. 102, 1977-1978.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of photographs and official correspondence pertaining to American exhibits at trade fairs in Leipzig in 1977 and 1978

Box/Folder 38 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen greeting Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, at the Leipzig Fall Fair, 1977

Box/Folder 38 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen greeting Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, at the Leipzig Fall Fair, 1978

No. 103, 1978-1996.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, and to his work concerning East Germany for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. Consists of clippings, official correspondence, and reports, largely pertaining to economic and political developments in East Germany

Box/Folder 39 : 1

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings and correspondence relating to the Berlin Wall, and to the official view of the GDR government on this issue

Box/Folder 39 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Contains typescript of a speech by Hermann Axen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the People's Chamber of the German Democratic Republic, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., 1988 May 5

Box/Folder 39 : 3

No. 104, 1977-1998.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting primarily of official correspondence pertaining to cultural exchanges between the United States and the GDR, and to the signing of a consular convention between these two countries. Includes typescript of remarks given by Bolen concerning the sending to Germany of a sculpture about the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, Denver, Colorado, 1998 June 6

Box/Folder 39 : 4

No. 105, 1985-1996.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country. Includes typescript of statement by Rev. Leon Sullivan urging complete withdrawal of foreign companies from South Africa, 1987 June 3

No. 106, 1977-1992.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 39 : 5

Part one.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of speech by Bolen, "North-South Dialogue: Reality of Interdependence," University of Iowa, 1977 June 10

Box/Folder 39 : 6

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes one memorandum concerning Du Pont's operations in Northern Ireland, 1990 April 10

Box 40

No. 107-A, 1987.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's work for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., consisting primarily of correspondence and reports pertaining to South Africa, its apartheid system, and the implementation of the Sullivan principles by companies doing business in that country

Box/Folder 40 : 1

Part one

Box/Folder 40 : 2

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript of a speech by Secretary of State George P. Shultz, "The Democratic Future of South Africa," Business Council for International Understanding, New York, New York, 1987 September 29

Box/Folder 40 : 3

No. 107-B, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's duties as Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, consisting largely of photographs and post cards. Includes photographs of Ambassador Bolen, Betty Bolen, and Warren Christopher

No. 108, 1955-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business career, consisting primarily of official correspondence and reports pertaining to postings in Pakistan, Africa, Yugoslavia, and the German Democratic Republic

Box/Folder 40 : 4

Part one

Box/Folder 40 : 5

Part two.

Scope and Content Note

Includes a memorandum written by G. Mennen Williams to President John F. Kennedy on the subject of civil rights, 1963 June 14

Box/Folder 40 : 6

No. 109, 1947-2001.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's induction into the University of Colorado's Hall of Fame, 2000 August 10, and to his being recognized as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Colorado, 2001 April 20. Consists of clippings, correspondence, diplomas, and a list of awards, as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an overview of his athletic, diplomatic, and business careers

Box/Folder 40 : 7

Unnumbered, 1947-2001.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's receiving of the Distinguished Business Service Award by the University of Colorado, 1997, and to his being recognized as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Colorado, 2001 April 20. Consists of clippings, correspondence, diplomas, and list of awards, as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an overview of his athletic, diplomatic, and business careers

Box/Folder 40 : 8

Unnumbered, 1947-2001.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's being recognized as a distinguished alumnus during the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Colorado, 2001 April 20. Consists of clippings, correspondence, curriculum vitae, diplomas, and list of awards, as arranged by Ambassador Bolen in an overview of his athletic, diplomatic, and business careers

Box 41

Speeches, 1963-1997 (unnumbered).

Scope and Content Note

Public addresses and remarks delivered by Ambassador Bolen on subjects of American foreign policy and international business affairs, especially in relation to the German Democratic Republic and South Africa

Box/Folder 41 : 1

"Problems and Prospects for Economic Development in Africa," Fourth Annual Institute on African Life and History, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1963 July 12.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 2

"U.S. Interests and Objectives in Western Europe," Bates College, Luxembourg, 1971 April 21.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 3

"United States Relations with Africa South of the Sahara," Colorado Association for International Education Symposium on Africa South of the Sahara, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1976 November 12.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 4

"The Third World - New Dimensions," Colorado University Alumni Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, 1977 April 27-28.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 5

Address on African affairs, Fourth Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1977 May.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 6

"North-South Dialogue: Reality of Interdependence," University of Iowa, 1977 June 10.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 7

"U.S.-GDR Relations in a Rapidly Changing World," University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978 February 16.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 8

"U.S.-GDR Relations," Rotary Club, Lexington, Kentucky," 1978 February 16.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 9

Remarks on the occasion of the signing of the U.S.-GDR Consular Convention, 1979 September 4.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 10

Address on East-West relations, 1980s.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 11

"Implications of Internal/External Environment for Strategic Planning," course lecture, 1980s.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 12

"U.S.-GDR Perspectives in East-West Relations," 1980 June 18.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 13

"U.S. Relations with Eastern Europe in a Changing World," DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 1980 August 27.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 14

"Change, Challenge and Opportunity in the World of Work," 14th Annual College/Industry Relations Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, 1982 January 25.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 15

"Managing Cultural Conflict in an Interdependent World," First Annual Charter Dinner, Delaware Chapter, People to People International, 1985 September 11.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 16

"International Business Against Apartheid: Toward Optimum Resource Development," International Conference on South Africa: The Process and Prospects of Creating a Nonracial, Democratic Nation of South Africa, Baruch College, New York, 1987 September 29-October 2.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

Box/Folder 41 : 17

"German Unification: Defense or Détente," keynote address, American/German Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Colorado, 1996 October 3.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 18

"U.S. Foreign Service: The German Case," Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, 1996 November 26.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

Box/Folder 41 : 19

Unnumbered, 1978-2003.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to Bolen's diplomatic and business careers, consisting primarily of correspondence and clippings. Includes printed copy of an article on Ambassador Bolen from the Sunday Camera, Boulder, Colorado, 2002 February 14, and an inventory of the collection prepared by Bolen

Box 42

Oversize Materials, 1950-1994.

Scope and Content Note

Certificates, clippings, and photographs, arranged alphabetically by physical form and thereunder chronologically

Certificates of appointment received by David S. Bolen, 1950-1977

Box/Folder 42 : 1

Vice Consul of the United States at Monrovia, Liberia, 1950 April 6

Box/Folder 42 : 2

Foreign Service Officer, Class Five, 1955 June 15

Box/Folder 42 : 3

Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, 1955 June 15

Box/Folder 42 : 4

Vice Consul of Career, 1955 June 15

Box/Folder 42 : 5

Foreign Service Officer, Class Five, 1957 January 29

Box/Folder 42 : 6

Consul, 1957 January 29

Box/Folder 42 : 7

Foreign Service Officer, Class Four, 1960 March 18

Box/Folder 42 : 8

Foreign Service Officer, Class Three, 1965 May 26

Box/Folder 42 : 9

Consular Officer, 1970 February 17

Box/Folder 42 : 10

United States Ambassador to Botswana, 1974 February 28

Box/Folder 42 : 11

United States Ambassador to Lesotho, 1974 February 28

Box/Folder 42 : 12

United States Ambassador to Swaziland, 1974 February 28

Box/Folder 42 : 13

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 1976 August 12

Box/Folder 42 : 14

United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, 1977 July 29

Box/Folder 42 : 15

Clippings, 1979-1994.

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies of articles about Erich Honecker from the American and East German press

Box/Folder 42 : 16

Photographs, 1989.

Scope and Content Note

One print depicting a scene at the Berlin Wall immediately prior to its demolition, and a color photocopy reproducing a series of photographs depicting the demolition of the Berlin Wall

box 42

Incremental Materials, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, arranged chronologically

Box/Folder 42 : 17

Unclassified cables sent to the State Department by Ambassador Bolen concerning his meetings with Herman Axen and Günter Mittag, members of the East German politburo, 1979 January 22

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