Milo Ross Papers

Collection — Container: MS.62

Identifier: MS-62

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains documents on foundations at George Fox University. The original manuscripts of Quaker Hours are also all present in this collection. Records are also of the Northwest Yearly Meeting. There are also documents on the founding of international programs. Also, some documents are related to Western States Chiropractic College. There are manuscripts of Ross' sermons, speeches, talks, and books. Some first hand accounts of Milo Ross and his life are also in this collection. Most records are from and about Oregon, but there are also several documents involving Ross' travels and George Fox College's involvement in California, Kansas, and Indiana as well as Western Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Vietnam and the Great Lakes region of Africa. Correspondences are from and to Milo Ross, Alice, Ross, David LeShana, Mark Hatfield, as well as Presidents from various Christian colleges. Much of the documentation in this collection is focused on Ross' presidency and Milo Ross as a person. Accreditation of George Fox College occurred during Ross' presidency and there are documents related to this in this collection. Quaker Hours also form a big part of this collection. This collection is essential for research on the academic affairs of George Fox College during Ross' presidency. Another research area this collection is essential in is the Quaker education George Fox College gave its students. Any research involving Quaker Hours would also benefit greatly from this collection.

Dates

Creation: 1968-1978

Creator

Ross, Milo (Person)

Language of Materials

This collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of the collection may be restricted under Administrative Records Privacy Policy, see archivist for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

George Fox University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of George Fox University is retained by George Fox University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

3.5 Cubic Feet (Three archives boxes, 2 record boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains information regarding Milo C. Ross, former president of George Fox College. It contains corespondence, meeting minutes, budgets, writings by Ross, speeches and sermons by Rilo, as well as biographies and writings about Milo Ross.