William Gordon Ross Papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 09-9.40

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

These are the papers of W. Gordon Ross. The materials include correspondence, photographs, biographical information, manuscripts, copies of publications, and addresses and speeches he gave during his time at Berea College.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1990

Creator

Ross, William Gordon -- 1900- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.

Extent

3.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

William Ross Gordon began teaching at Berea in 1931 as a teacher in the Foundation-Junior High School. In 1932 he was promoted to the college department where he spent the next 36 years teaching philosophy and religion. Born in 1900 in South Carolina, Ross served in the United States Army from 1918 until 1922. He later secured his bachelor's degree from Drury College and in 1930 received his Bachelor of Divinity from the Union Seminary in New York. His Ph.D. in philosophy was granted by Columbia University in 1942.