Print, Photographic

Black and white photograph of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, United Nations Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs, posed beside Emma Belle Sweet, his former teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico, whom he, as Golden Key Citizen of the Year, has chosen to honor has his most influential teacher. The photo is dated February 25, 1962. A caption is typewritten on the verso:

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U.N. Under-Secretary Ralph Bunche and his Former Teacher
UN 73831 - United Nations, N.Y., 15 February 1962.
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, United Nations Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs, and Miss Emma Belle Sweet, his former teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico, photographed at a reception held earlier today at United Nations Headquarters under the auspices of the Golden Key Council.
The occasion for the meeting was the announcement of the Golden Key award for outstanding teaching ability which the 82-year-old Miss Sweet will receive from Dr. Bunche at the convention of the American Association of School Administrators in Atlantic City on Saturday, 17 February. Dr. Bunche is the Golden Key Citizen of the Year who, in the words of the award citation, "has contributed significantly to the national welfare." As the Golden Key Citizen, Dr. Bunche is entitled to choose the teacher "who influenced him decisively at a formative stage in his life." Miss Sweet is his choice to receive the award, which carries a golden key and $1,000 in cash.