Box 02
Container
Contains 9 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
Publications, 1970s-2008
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 7
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of published works, primarily magazines, possessed by Dr. Cornell Bell. Publication titles include Krannert Magazine, Krannert Portfolio, the Indiana University Chemistry Alumni Journal, and Ebony magazine, among others. Cornell Bell and the Business Opportunity Program are often, but not always, subjects of one or more articles within the publications.
Dates:
1970s-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
Correspondence, 1959 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 4
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of correspondence between Cornell Bell and his friends, family, and colleagues. It includes business letters and emails related to Cornell's high school teaching career and the Business Opportunity Program at Purdue; letters and greeting cards from friends and family; birth announcements; and change of address notices.
Dates:
1959 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1990s-2000s
Newspaper Clippings, 1941 - 2008
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 6
Scope and Contents
This series contains newspaper clipping collected by Dr. Cornell Bell. Subjects primarily deal with the passing of friends and family, the achievements of former students, and the achievements of Cornell and the Business Opportunity Program.
Dates:
1941 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Greeting Cards, 1968 - 2009
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 4, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is comprised of correspondence between Cornell Bell and his friends, family, and colleagues. It includes business letters and emails related to Cornell's high school teaching career and the Business Opportunity Program at Purdue; letters and greeting cards from friends and family; birth announcements; and change of address notices.
Dates:
1968 - 2009
Birth Announcements, 1965 - 2008
File — Box: 02, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 4, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is comprised of correspondence between Cornell Bell and his friends, family, and colleagues. It includes business letters and emails related to Cornell's high school teaching career and the Business Opportunity Program at Purdue; letters and greeting cards from friends and family; birth announcements; and change of address notices.
Dates:
1965 - 2008
Photographs, circa 1800s-2007
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs and photographic negatives created by or sent to Dr. Cornell Bell. Subjects of the photographs include Cornell and Mildred Bell, members of the Bell family, Business Opportunity Program staff and students, and personal vacations, among others.
A small number of additional photographs can also be found within the correspondence series, where they have been stored with the letters they were initially sent with.
A small number of additional photographs can also be found within the correspondence series, where they have been stored with the letters they were initially sent with.
Dates:
circa 1800s-2007; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Personal Photographs, circa 1800s-2007
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes photographs related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Subjects include Cornell and Mildred Bell, Cornell's friends and family, the families and lives of former Business Opportunity Program students, and Cornell's travels.
Subjects of interest include Cornell receiving the Special Boilermaker Award, Cornell at various stages of his life, high school reunions with former students of Cornell's, and Cornell's 20 years of service Appreciation Banquet.
Subjects of interest include Cornell receiving the Special Boilermaker Award, Cornell at various stages of his life, high school reunions with former students of Cornell's, and Cornell's 20 years of service Appreciation Banquet.
Dates:
circa 1800s-2007; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s