Elizabeth Paull Bunje Papers
Helen Anderson
Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College
1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 607-3941
Email: denison@scrippscollege.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Elizabeth Paull Bunje Papers
Dates: 1926-1991
Collection number: D.Mss.0978
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet
(2 document boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Repository:
Scripps College. Ella Strong Denison Library. Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The Elizabeth Paull Bunje Papers
include correspondence, notes, schedules, maps, photographs, course catalogs, financial
records, newspaper clippings, poetry, class reunion memorabilia, a diploma, and other
materials documenting Bunje's experience during and after her time at Scripps College from
1927-1931.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Languages of Material: Languages represented in
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Please contact Ella Strong Denison Library staff for all requests for permission to
reproduce or to publish.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Elizabeth Paull Bunje Papers (D.Mss.0978). Ella Strong Denison
Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Processed by Ishta Nabaka Summer 2021; Finding aid written by Helen Anderson September
2021.
Biography / Administrative History
Elizabeth Paull Bunje was born June 20th, 1909 in Buffalo, New York. She attended Scripps
College in Claremont, California as a member of the first graduating class from 1927-1931.
She later married Ralph B. Bunje, and the two had four children. She remained involved with
Scripps College through reunion events and correspondence with friends. Bunje died at age 94
on March 26th, 2004 in San Mateo, California.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Elizabeth Paull Bunje (1909-2004) Papers include correspondence, notes, schedules,
maps, photographs, course catalogs, financial records, newspaper clippings, poetry, class
reunion memorabilia, a diploma, and other materials documenting Bunje's experience during
and after her time at Scripps College from 1927-1931. As a member of the first class to
graduate Scripps College, Bunje's papers capture the history and culture of Scripps and the
Claremont Colleges as a whole at the time. The Scripps campus was physically distinct -
apparent in the maps from the period - and culturally, evident in students' dress and
celebrations in Bunje's photographs. Bunje continued to save correspondence, pictures, and
reunion memorabilia after graduation, allowing the collection to span from 1926 until she
attended her final reunion in 1991. Her correspondence from her years after college include
letters to and from Ada Watkins Hatch, her close friend at Scripps. Ada was also involved in
reunion organizing after graduation. The papers provide insight into early Scripps
graduates' lives during and after college. The collection also contains a book of poems,
"Summer Melodies," a gift from Ellen Browning Scripps for Christmas 1931.
Organization and Arrangement
Box 1 is organized alphabetically by topic. Box 2 contains photographs and negatives.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Beach
California, Southern -- History
Claremont Colleges
Class reunions
College applications
College campuses
Dance
Finance
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Scripps College
Scripps College -- Faculty -- Archives
Scheduling
Student newspapers and periodicals
Universities and colleges--Curricula--Catalogs
Women college students
Genre and Form of Materials
Correspondence
Doodles
Letters
Negatives (Photographs)
Personnel records
Photograph albums
Photographs
Poetry
Scrapbooks
Songs
Box 1, Folder 1
Book Dusk Jacket With Doodles and Notes
undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Claremont Colleges Map, Directory, and Plan
1929 and undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Class of 1931 60th Reunion Histories
1991
Box 1, Folder 5
Diploma of Graduation
1931
Box 1, Folder 6
Finances
1927 and undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Manuscripts and Typed Documents
1926-1927 and undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Newspaper Clippings
1927-1929
Box 1, Folder 9
40th, 50th, and 60th Reunion Files For The Scripps College Class of
1931
1971, 1981, 1991
Box 1, Folder 10
Scripps College Formal Documents
1926-1929
Box 1, Folder 11
Summer Melodies Poems
1931
Note
Gift from Ellen Browning Scripps for Christmas 1931.
Box 1, Folder 12
Class of 1931 50th Reunion Class Album
1981 April 25
Box 2, Folder 1
Envelope Containing Photographs With Negatives
1928-1931
Box 2, Folder 2
Photograph Negatives
1928-1931
Box 2, Folder 3
Scrapbook Photographs
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Copies of Campus Photographs
1931
Drawer 1, Folder 1
Panoramic Print of Members of the Scripps College Class of 1931
undated
