James Ford Bell papers 1917-1960

University of Minnesota. Museum of Natural History

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Museum originally formed from collections held by the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey. In 1890, the Survey was divided in three branches: geological, zoological, and botanical. The Zoological Survey closed in 1903. Collection of specimens resumed in 1915 when Thomas Sadler Roberts was appointed curator. The Zoological Museum was housed in the University of Minnesota Zoology Building until 1940 when the Museum of Natural History (now the Bell Museum of Natural History) was constru...

James Ford Bell Library

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Bell Museum of Natural History

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The Bell Museum of Natural History had its roots in the formation of the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey organized in 1872. A museum was mentioned in the original plans but no formal action was taken until 1875 when Newton Horace Winchell, Survey Director, brought up the subject in his annual report. As a result, quarters were allotted to the Museum collection in Old Main where the material remained until 1889, when the collection was moved to the newly built Pillsbu...

Bell, James Ford, 1879-1961

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American business executive; chairman, Milling Division, United States Food Administration, 1917-1918. From the description of James Ford Bell papers, 1917-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868948 Biography American business executive; chairman, Milling Division, U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1918. From the guide to the James Ford Bell Papers, 1917-1930, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...