Ross, Donald R., United States Representative (Oklahoma)
Person
General
Alternative Name: Donald R. Ross, Representative Don Ross; Former Oklahoma State Representative from 1982-2002 who led efforts to understand the Tulsa Race Massacre and co-sponsored legislation to establish the Tulsa Race Riot Commission. Alumnus of Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK). Interviewed in collection.
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books, 1937 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box: 8
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents
Sub-series is comprised of 4 folders with 30 photographs. Dates range from 1937 to approximately 2010. The photographs consist of loose scrapbook pages of photographs mixed with newspaper clippings, and other manuscript items. Notable subjects included in these photographs are Elizabeth Chappelle, Representative Don Ross, and Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Robert Fairchild, Wess Young, Sr., Thelma Thurman Knight, Otis Granville Clark.
Dates:
1937 - 2010
Representative Don Ross at an "Operation Outreach 'At Risk'" retreat, at Our Lady of the Osages, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 7, 1991
Item — Box: 6
Identifier: 4327.10575
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Rep. Don Ross, Dist. 73, wows the audience at an Operation Out-reach "AT-Risk" retreat, Our Lady of the Osages, Tulsa, Nov. 7, 1991" on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak PAPER" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks Don Ross was a State Representative who served the North Tulsa Black Community. He and former Senator Maxine Horner help build the Historical Greenwood Cultural Center on Greenwood. ...
Dates:
November 7, 1991
Representative Don Ross, Eddie Faye Gates, Evelyn Lawson, principle of Monroe Middle School in Tulsa, and Millard House, the Assistant Superintendant of Tulsa Public Schools at the 1990 National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Convention, in the Loews Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas; Copy 2 of 2, November 19, 1990
Item — Box: 13
Identifier: 4327.11075
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "NABSE Convention (across street from Stouffer's Hotel) Loew's Anatole Hotel Dallas 11-19-1990 11-16-1990-11- L. TO R. State Rep. Don Ross, Dem., Tulsa Dist. 73, Eddie Faye Gates, Soc. St. Curic. Coord., TPS., Okla. House of Rep. At Risk Comm., Evelyn Lawson, Prin., Monroe M.S, Millard House, Assist. Supt., TPS." on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on verso
Dates:
November 19, 1990
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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Photographs
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Conventions & Awards Ceremonies
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Conventions & Awards Ceremonies: Folder 2 - National Alliance of Black School Educators Convention, Loew's Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas & Tulsa Area Alliance of Black School Educators Meeting about National Alliance of Black School Educators Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
Representative Don Ross, of Tulsa, Eddie Faye Gates, Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator of Tulsa Public Schools and Oklahoma House of Representatives "At Risk" Commissioner, Evelyn Lawson, principle of Monroe Middle School in Tulsa, and Millard House, the Assistant Superintendant of Tulsa Public Schools at the 1990 National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Convention, in the Loews Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas; Copy 1 of 2, November 19, 1990
Item — Box: 6
Identifier: 4327.11074
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "NABSE Convention Loew's Anatole Hotel Dallas 11-19-1990 L. TO R. State Rep. Don Ross, Dem., Tulsa, Dist. 73, Eddie Faye Gates, Soc. St. Curric Coord., TPS, Okla. House of Rep. AT Risk Comm., Evelyn Lawson, Prin ["cipal" inscribed by hand in black ink] Monroe M.S., Millard House, Assist. Supt., TPS." on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "November" encircling 1990 on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on...
Dates:
November 19, 1990
Representative Don Ross standing behind four unidentified women seated at a table, 1900 - 2010
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: 4327.10607
Curatorial Remarks
Tulsans gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol for a luncheon acknowledging the teenage pages from across the state. Also in attendance was Booker T. Washington High School when the basketball team won state title. Wayman Tisdale, as a student at BTW was also attendance. Tisdale would later have a successful colligate sports career, but later would have a successful career in both National Basketball Association, and music as well.People: Wayman Tisdale, Augusta Mann, State...
Dates:
1900 - 2010
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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Photographs
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Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
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Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
: Folder 4
Representative Lois Marie DeBerry, Assemblywoman Gwen Moore, Representative Abraham "Abe" Lincoln Giles, Hartford Mayor, Carrie Saxon Perry, Dr. John Arrondondo, Representative David P. Richardson, Senator Maxine Horner, Senator Regis F. Groff, and Representative Don Ross, at the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Planning Conference Program, at the Tulsa Press Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 6, 1987
Item — Box: 13
Identifier: 4327.10733
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Nov. 6, 1987 Planning Conference" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "L. T. T. Lois Debarry, Pres. Pro Tem, Tenn. House of Rep., Gwen Moore, Assemblywoman, Calif.; Abe Giles, Rep. Conn.; Carrie Perry, Mayor of Hartford, Dr. John Arrondonde, Rep. David Richardson, Sen. Maxine Horner, Sen. Regis Groff, Colo.; & Rep. Don Ross." in top center on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "2[marked over with blue ink, "2"]" in right center on...
Dates:
November 6, 1987
Senator Maxine Horner, Attallah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcom X, and Representative Don Ross, at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 9, 1989
Item — Box: 7
Identifier: 4327.10812
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Sen. Maxine Horner Attallah Shabazz (Malcolm X's daughter) Rep. Don Ross Greenwood Center Nov. 9, 1989" in left center on verso; Printed in black ink, "AGFA [logo] QUALITY PAPER MADE IN GERMANY" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks People: Oklahoma Senator Maxine Horner, Attallah Shabazz (daughter of Malcolm X), Oklahoma Representative Don Ross
Places: Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 N Greenwood Avenue...
Dates:
November 9, 1989
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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Photographs
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Greenwood Cultural Center Events/Tulsa Juneteenth/Tulsa Jazz Festival
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Greenwood Cultural Center Events/Tulsa Juneteenth/Tulsa Jazz Festival: Folder 1 - Malcom X's daughter, Attallah Shabazz, visits Greenwood Cultural Center - November 9, 1989
The National Black Legislative Caucus 1987 Planning Youth Conference, Tulsa Press Club; Copy 1 of 5, November 6, 1987
Item — Box: 3
Identifier: 4327.10976
Scope and Contents
Printed in black ink, "020310321001 17/25> Mom Don Ross_adj+ 2> 07/02/2007" in center on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Tulsa, OK" on label in upper left corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Black Legislative Caucus Planning Meeting Tulsa, OK 1987" in upper center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks...
Dates:
November 6, 1987
The National Black Legislative Caucus 1987 Planning Youth Conference, Tulsa Press Club; Copy 2 of 5, November 6, 1987
Item — Box: 3
Identifier: 4327.10977
Scope and Contents
Printed in black ink, "1" on label in upper left corner on recto; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Tulsa, OK" on label in upper left corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "#1" in top left, bottom left, and bottom right corner on verso
Dates:
November 6, 1987
Unidentified individuals with Representative Don Ross at the Don Ross photo exhibit at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 15, 1991
Item — Box: 7
Identifier: 4327.10826
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Don Ross photo exhibit Greenwood Cultural Center Dec. 15, 1991" in top center on verso; Printed in black ink, "KODAK PAPER" repeating on verso
Dates:
December 15, 1991
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
/
Photographs
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Greenwood Cultural Center Events/Tulsa Juneteenth/Tulsa Jazz Festival
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Greenwood Cultural Center Events/Tulsa Juneteenth/Tulsa Jazz Festival: Folder 3 - Greenwood Cultural Center Events - 1990 to 1991
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