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Box Communal Collections 63

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell A. Bell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18
Scope and Contents The Cornell A. Bell papers document the personal and professional life of Dr. Cornell Bell from his childhood through his retirement from Purdue and eventual passing in 2009. Materials include: Cornell’s personal papers, such as records from his elementary, high school, and college days, funeral programs for friends and colleagues, and contact information; material owned by members of Cornell’s family, including his wife Dr. Mildred Bell’s doctoral dissertation, his uncle Henry Sanders’s copy...
Dates: circa 1800s-2010; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s

Artifacts, circa 1960s-2000s

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 11
Scope and Contents This series is comprised of physical objects collected by Cornell. Objects found in the collection include Cornell's graduation cap and gown, a Rose Bowl pin, a signed football from the 1987 Purdue vs. Ohio State football game, and a University of Chicago cup.

For awards given to Cornell see the Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas series.
Dates: circa 1960s-2000s