A Fortune Made, a Fortune Spent

By Kyle Kellams

Published April 3, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT

This week's selection of archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History allows us to learn more about Melvyn Bell. An Arkansas businessman, Bell spread his money across the state.

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