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Box 04

 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

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

Henry Sanders's Bible, May 10, 1974

 Item — Box: 04, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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: May 10, 1974