{"id":4313,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll029\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","slug":"coll029","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll029\/","title":{"rendered":"John Price Bell papers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJohn Price Bell papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nBell, John Addison Price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1900-1990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n3 boxes (3.5 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection of materials relating to John Price Bell, and his father, journalist Edward Price Bell. Items include clippings, pamphlets, books, correspondence, photographs, and supplemental materials. Of particular interest is John Price Bell’s correspondence with members of the U.S. Senate during Richard Nixon’s impeachment hearings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJohn Price Bell papers, Collection 29, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

John Price Bell (d. 1995) was a public relations executive and consultant, the son of the journalist Edward Price Bell, and husband of Gloria Oden, a notable poet and UMBC English professor. Edward Price Bell (1869-1943) was a respected journalist who worked for the Chicago Record and the Chicago Daily News, promoting international understanding and cooperation. He was the first journalist nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, for his work leading to the London Naval Conference and Treaty in 1930.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

MSS 1995-11, MSS 1996-22; Collected and donated by Gloria Oden, former UMBC English professor.<\/p>\n

Related Collections<\/h2>\n

Inventory of the Edward Price Bell Papers, 1886-1951, bulk 1900-1942 at the Newberry Library<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Bell, John Addison Price<\/p>\n

Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

United States. Congress<\/p>\n

Bell, Elizabeth<\/p>\n

Oden, Gloria<\/p>\n

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 — Impeachment<\/p>\n

Bell, John Addison Price — Archives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4313","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}