Holley Mack Bell II and Clara Bond Bell Papers
1940s-2013
Manuscript Collection #1287- Creator(s)
- Bell, Clara Bond; Bell, Holley Mack
- Physical description
- 45.5 Cubic Feet, 47 boxes, consisting of newspapers, correspondence, publications, photographs, clippings, pamphlets, notes, and brochures
- Preferred Citation
- Holley Mack Bell II and Clara Bond Bell Papers (#1287), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
This collection contains materials (1940s-2013) related to the interests and activities of Holley Mack Bell II and Clara Bond Bell of Windsor and Eden House in Bertie County, N.C. Mr. Bell served in World War II, worked on several newspapers including the Charlotte News, Bertie Ledger-Advance, and the Greensboro Daily News; and was employed by the U.S. Information Agency as a press attaché at several American embassies in South America. Mrs. Bell worked as a social worker, in Public Welfare, and also with social service organizations while they lived in various South American countries. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bell were active in historic preservation, especially with the Historic Hope Foundation, Friends of Hope Committee, Preservation North Carolina, the Museum of the Albemarle, and the Historic Albemarle Tour (HAT), and were active in the Episcopal Church. Included are Bertie Ledger-Advance newspapers, correspondence, publications, photographs, clippings, pamphlets, notes, and brochures.
Administrative information
Custodial History
September 7, 2021, (unprocessed addition 1), 39 cubic feet; Papers include Mr. Bell's columns for the Bertie Ledger-Advance, his correspondence and work with historical organizations in North Carolina and the Bertie County Democratic Party, and his files documenting his years in the foreign service as a press attaché for the U.S. Information Agency in several American embassies in South America. Gift of Holley "Mack" Bell III, Clara Bell "C.B." Guess, and Elisabeth T. "Lisa" Bell-Loncella, children of Holley Mack Bell II and Clara Bond Bell.
Source of acquisition
Holley "Mack" Bell III
Clara Bell "C.B." Guess
Elisabeth T. "Lisa" Bell-Loncella
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
Key terms
Personal Names
Bell, Clara BondBell, Holley Mack
Topical
Journalists--North CarolinaPress secretaries--United States
Social workers--North Carolina