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Collection Access
Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
Edith T. Ross Collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Edith T. Ross Collection
- Identifier
- BMRC.UIC.ROSS
- Repository
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Special Collections and University Archives Department at the Richard J. Daley Library
- Language
- English
- Size
- 0.25 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1894-1974
- Creator
- Ross, Edith T.
Biographical note
Edith Ross was an English teacher at Chicago's DuSable High School during the 1960s. She attended Western Illinois State College, and received her M.A. in 1951. A religious woman, Edith Ross was involved in her church, the Sixth Grace United Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
Scope and Contents note
The Edith T. Ross Collection contains flyers relating to Ida B. Wells, religious materials, and materials relating to Edith Ross' education and her activities as a teacher.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2009 November 25 by Lisa Calahan and Lauren Kalal.