Contents and Arrangement
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Collection Overview
- Title:
- Peter D. Bell Papers
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcj098zr02m
- Dates:
- 1964-2014
- Size:
- 14 boxes, 52 GB
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd)
- Boxes 1-14
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Peter D. Bell was a humantitarian and specialist in Latin American relations who served as president of the NGO CARE USA from 1995-2006. He was also a founder of the Inter-American Dialogue, as well as deputy undersecreatary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter administration. The Peter D. Bell Papers consist of professional correspondence, memoranda, reports, and chronological files from his career with particular focus on Bell's tenure at the Ford Foundation and time spent in Brazil and Chile.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The Peter D. Bell Papers consist of professional correspondence, memoranda, reports, video, photographs, emails, and chronological files from his career with particular focus on Bell's tenure at the Ford Foundation and time spent in Brazil and Chile. Additionally, there is a substantial amount of material from Bell's time at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, as well as materials related to his work with the Inter-American Foundation. To a lesser extent, there are materials related to Bell's time as president of CARE USA, especially among the digital files.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Bell, Peter D.
Peter D. Bell was a humantitarian and specialist in Latin American relations who served as president of the NGO CARE USA from 1995-2006. He was also a founder of the Inter-American Dialogue, a think tank focused on international affairs in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as deputy undersecreatary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter administration.
Bell was born in 1940 and raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts. As a high school student, Bell spent time in Japan on a scholarship with the American Field Service. After graduating from Yale University in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in history, in 1964 Bell completed a master's degree in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
After graduate school, Bell served in a number of positions at the Ford Foundation from 1964-1977, primarily focused on Latin America. Bell served as deputy undersecreatary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Carter from 1977-1979, and from 1980-1983 he served as president of the Inter-American Foundation. In 1982, Bell was a cofounder of the Inter-American Dialogue.
From 1995-2006, Bell was president of CARE USA, a nonprofit aid organization.
Bell married Karen Ann Neva in 1970, with whom he raised two children. Bell died in 2014.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The collection was donated by Karen Neva Bell in 2024. The accession number associated with this donation is ML-2024-013.
- Appraisal
A small number of optical media were discarded because they were damaged and unusable. Otherwise no materials were separated from the collection during 2025 processing.
- Processing Information
The collection was processed by Will Clements in 2025. Materials were rehoused into acid free folders but otherwise no physical arrangement was done at this time.
The born-digital materials in this collection have been processed according to Princeton University Library's Born-Digital Processing Workflows. For more information on the workflow, please read our full Born-Digital Processing Information Note.
Most file-level scope and content notes were adapted by Will Clements from information provided by the donor.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. The Trustees of Princeton University hold the copyright for materials in this collection that were created by Peter D. Bell. When copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from Mudd Library. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Peter D. Bell Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcj098zr02m
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd)
- Boxes 1-14
