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Abstract
Papers of Carol J. Bell, who graduated from West Virginia University's Medical Technology Program in 1968, consisting mainly
of items from Bell's graduation including photographs, a tassel, and pins.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carol J. Bell, Memorabilia of West Virginia University Medical Technology
Program, A&M 4447, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Carol J. Bell was a student in the West Virginia University Medical Technology Program and graduated in May 1968 with a Bachelor
of Science from the School of Medicine. Her first medical technologist position was at University Hospital of Morgantown;
a few years later she went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. In 1976, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where
she worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For many years she was the liaison between CDC and hundreds
of newborn screening clinical laboratories around the world. She retired in 2012 with 42 years of public service. Since her
retirement, Bell has turned her interest to family history and genealogy. She has self-published two genealogy books and
is a member of several history, genealogy, and preservation organizations.
Papers of Carol J. Bell, who graduated from West Virginia University's Medical Technology Program in 1968. There are mainly
items from Bell's graduation from the Medical Technology program, including an invitation to the convocation, photographs
of Bell, her classmates, and family, and a graduation tassel. Also contains a research paper written by Bell, two metal pins,
and Bell's certificate from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists with certification stamps from 1968 through 2012.
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