Bell (Robert W., Jr.) Natchez Trace Parkway collection [manuscript]
Online resources: Collection description Summary: This collection documents the career of Robert W. Bell, Jr., who served as surveyor and chief negotiator of the Right-of-Way Division of the Mississippi Highway Department. The collection contains the correspondence of Bell and others who were actively involved in acquiring the right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway from 1936 to 1984. The correspondence documents the right-of-way-acquisition phase and early construction of the parkway. Among the personal correspondence of Bell are congratulatory letters, invitations, and one postcard from his son, Robert T. Bell. Among the business correspondence are letters discussing the retention of mineral rights by landowners who sold rights-of-way to the Mississippi Highway Commission. There is also a 1958 letter regarding the approval of private-access-road construction across parkway boundaries.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 1 | Box 1 | Available | B93328 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 10 | Box 10 | Available | B93337 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 2 | Box 2 | Available | B93329 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 3 | Box 3 | Available | B93330 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 4 | Box 4 | Available | B93331 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 5 | Box 5 | Available | B93332 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 6 | Box 6 | Available | B93333 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 7 | Box 7 | Available | B93334 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 8 | Box 8 | Available | B93335 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/1844.000/S/Box 9 | Box 9 | Available | B93336 |
This collection documents the career of Robert W. Bell, Jr., who served as surveyor and chief negotiator of the Right-of-Way Division of the Mississippi Highway Department. The collection contains the correspondence of Bell and others who were actively involved in acquiring the right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway from 1936 to 1984. The correspondence documents the right-of-way-acquisition phase and early construction of the parkway. Among the personal correspondence of Bell are congratulatory letters, invitations, and one postcard from his son, Robert T. Bell. Among the business correspondence are letters discussing the retention of mineral rights by landowners who sold rights-of-way to the Mississippi Highway Commission. There is also a 1958 letter regarding the approval of private-access-road construction across parkway boundaries.
Cite as: Z/1844.000: Bell (Robert W., Jr.) Natchez Trace Parkway Collection.