Box Communal Collections 79

Scope and Contents This series contains the numerous awards, certificates, and diplomas given to Cornell in recognition of his work. Items present include Cornell's Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees; Cornell's high school diploma; certificates from fraternities; plaques, clocks, and other items given to Cornell by his former high school and Business Opportunity Program students; and various awards granted by organizations, government bodies, and universities in recognition of Cornell's work as an...

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This sub-series contains plaques, awards, and other physical artifacts which recognized the impact Cornell Bell had on his students, Purdue, and the wider community.

Notable items include the 1987 Special Boilermaker Award, the 1994 Harold T. Amrine Visionary Award, and the 1996 Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains plaques, awards, and other physical artifacts which recognized the impact Cornell Bell had on his students, Purdue, and the wider community.

Notable items include the 1987 Special Boilermaker Award, the 1994 Harold T. Amrine Visionary Award, and the 1996 Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

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...