Box 10
Container
Contains 3 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
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
Professional Career, circa 1960s-2007
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes photographs related to Cornell Bell's time as Director of the Business Opportunity Program at Purdue. Subjects include Cornell, Business Opportunity Program students and events, career fairs, and speaking engagements.
Dates:
circa 1960s-2007