G. W. C. Ross Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains biographical material, correspondence, and writings of G.W.C. Ross dating from 1926 to 1961.
Dates
- created: 1926-1961
Creator
- Ross, Guy Whittier Chadbourn (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Guy Whittier Chadbourn Ross was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, on Oct 12, 1880. He attended the University of Chicago (receiving his BA in 1901) and Harvard Law School (receiving his LLB in 1904). He continued his studies at the University of Minnesota in Political Science earning his MA in 1935 and his Ph.D. in 1942. Ross practiced law in Duluth and Minneapolis before becoming a Professor of Law in the College of St. Thomas Law School in 1926. When the Law School closed in 1933, he became a member of the Political Science Department where he remained teaching until his retirement in 1951. Ross received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the College of St. Thomas in 1957. He died on March 28, 1965.
Extent
1.28 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
The materials came to the University Archives in 1994 as a donation from his daughter.
Subject
- Ross, Guy Whittier Chadbourn, 1880-1965 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Faculty (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu