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Box 01

 Container

Contains 39 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

Personal Papers, 1930s-2008

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1
Scope and Contents This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: 1930s-2008

Professional Career, 1956 - 2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3
Scope and Contents This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: 1956 - 2006

Family Records, 1952 - 2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series contains records owned by or related to members of Cornell Bell's family. Family members whose material are present in the collection include Cornell's wife, Mildred Bell; his father, Adrian Bell; and his aunt and uncle, Katie and Henry Sanders. Material present includes but is not limited to Mildred Bell's doctoral dissertation; legal documents related to closing the estates of Adrian Bell and Katie Sanders; and material from the funerals of Mildred Bell, Katie Sanders,...
Dates: 1952 - 2002

Purdue University Commencement and Honorary Degree Recipients Programs, May 2007

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 11
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: May 2007

High School Senior Yearbook, 1941

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: 1941

Funeral Programs, 1972 - 2008

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: 1972 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1990s-2008

Eighth through Tenth Grade Notebooks and Assignments, 1937 - 1939

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: 1937 - 1939

Book of Contacts, undated

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: undated

2008 Presidential Election, November 4, 2008

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: November 4, 2008

Contact Information, undated

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 14
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: undated

High School Reunions, 1988 - 2005

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: 1988 - 2005

Confectionery Friends Association 15th Reunion Banquet, August 21, 1999

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: August 21, 1999

Sydney Olympics, September 2000

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 1, File 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains items related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Items include funeral programs for friends; contact information for friends and family members; notebooks, assignments, and yearbooks from Cornell's time in elementary and high school; high school reunion materials related to Cornell's 1941 graduating class; and material collected from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, among others.This series only contains items related specifically to Cornell. For material related to the...
Dates: September 2000

High School Career, 1956 - 1969

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: 1956 - 1969

Retirement from School City of Gary, 1976

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 28
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 6
Scope and Contents Includes teaching certificates and college transcripts returned to Cornell upon his retirement from the school.
Dates: 1976

Graduate Management Admission Council Directory, 1994 - 1995

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 38
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: 1994 - 1995

Krannert and Business Opportunity Program Brochures, circa 1970s-2000s

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 26
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: circa 1970s-2000s

Resumes, 1970s-1980s

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 25
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents Includes a resume for Cornell Bell, and four Business Opportunity Program students.
Dates: 1970s-1980s

Business Opportunity Program Grant Reports and Proposals, July - August 1985

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: July - August 1985

Name Cards, circa 1990s-2000s

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 37
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 14
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: circa 1990s-2000s

Business Opportunity Program Reports, 1968 - 1978

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: 1968 - 1978

Cornell Bell Speeches, circa 1990-2000

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 36
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: circa 1990-2000

Twenty Years of Excellence Celebration, September 29 - October 1, 1989

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 35
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material related to Cornell's professional career, including his work as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal, and his time as the Director of the Business Opportunity Programs (BOP). Material includes but is not limited to Cornell's teaching license and retirement from the School City of Gary (Indiana); various iterations of Cornell's BOP business card; resumes for Cornell and BOP students; grant requests and business reports for the BOP; and Cornell's 20 Years...
Dates: September 29 - October 1, 1989

Krannert and Business Opportunity Program Records, 1975 - 2006

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 3, File 5
Scope and Contents Materials present include but are not limited to a list of Management Grudate Students for 1991-1992; Krannert and Business Opportunity Program budget and awards from the 2000s; and the 2006 Krannert Diversity Report.
Dates: 1975 - 2006