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The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, founded in 1969 as the Center for Afro-American Studies (CAAS), was renamed after Nobel Prize winner, scholar, activist, and UCLA alumnus Ralph J. Bunche in 2003, in commemoration of the centenary of his birth. Its mission is to develop and strengthen African American Studies through five primary organizational branches: research, academic programs, library, special projects, and publications. The Bunche Center Library supports the mission of the center by developing collections that expand knowledge of African American history and culture and investigates problems that affect people of African descent.
The collection has over 8,000 monographs, serials, archival and audio visual materials on African, African American, and Caribbean history and culture.The book collection is supplemented with subscriptions to academic journals, popular magazines, and African American newspapers.
The audio/visual collection consists of audiocassette tapes, VHS tapes, DVD’s, and other analog media. Its content includes classic movies, documentaries, campus events, and music. The archives collection includes vertical files, personal papers, and organizational records.