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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...