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

Staff Only

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.

People: Don Ross Places: Unknown Purpose: Speaker

Community Elder Tags: State Representative, activist, Parent, entrepreneur, mentor, fighter, humanitarian, community, father, dresser, tan, suit, glasses ring, tie, plant, door, speaker

Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

State Representative Don Ross, District 73 wows the audience at an Operation Outreach "At-Risk retreat, Our Lady of the Osages in Tulsa, November 7, 1991

People: State Representative Don Ross, Isaac Evitt, Pearline Evitt Mildred Evitt-Wilburn, J. Kavin Ross

Community Elder Tags: November 7, 1991, Oklahoma State Representative, District 73 of Oklahoma, Greenwood Cultural Center, Zulu Lounge

Kavin Ross, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

Eddie Faye Gates worked to affect the work that Representative Don Ross had initiated to seek reparations for the Tulsa Massacre Survivors. Acknowledging the atrocities of the Race Massacre and a need for reparations was his mission. A scholarship for descendants of the victims was created by his legislation. This location has changed its name. It is now called Post Oak Lodge.

People: Representative Don Ross Places: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Our Lady of the Osages Purpose: Operation Outreach Retreat

Community Elder Tags: retreat, gold and brown tie, beige suit, man wearing glasses, plant in background, male person speaking, double doors in the background, brick entrance.

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

Community Youth Tags: Operation Outreach 1991, Our Lady of the Osages 1991, November 7th 1991, Tulsa 1991, gray suit set, black representatives of Tulsa, large potted plant, Our Lady of the Osages conference, decorative stone pillar, black keynote speakers, neutral tone background, convention hall

LeQuincia Brown, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Dates

November 7, 1991

Access Restrictions

The Eddie Faye Gates collection is open for research. Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply based on copyright and/or licensing. All collection materials, including those not online, may be accessed in-person in the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Reading Room at the Helmerich Center for American Research. Please submit a Request to Conduct Research form to schedule a research visit. For all other inquiries, please contact hcarlibrary@utulsa.edu.