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Preferred Citation

James N. Bell, Jr. scrapbook, 1922-1926. MS 0481. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

James Nichol Bell, Jr. was born in 1904 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1926. During World War II he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Navy. After the War he was a banker. Bell died in 1977.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1922-1926) compiled by Cadet James N. Bell, VMI Class of 1926. The scrapbook includes photographs of cadet life, classmates, and buildings, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia Military Institute—Athletics
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1926
• Virginia Military Institute—Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Social life and customs