Virginia Ross Papers, 1951-1997, PC.5041
Abstract
Virginia Ross moved to the Outer Banks with her husband and children in 1975 from
Washington D.C. She belonged to many conservation groups and conducted her own ecological
study of the Outer Banks. Her vast horticultural knowledge enabled her to act as a
consultant to the book . Mrs. Ross spent many hours identifying and classifying Aycock Brown photographs
for David Stick.
The Virginia Ross Papers consist of materials relating to her various research interests
on the Outer Banks including horticultural, ecology and conservation.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Virginia Ross Papers
- Call Number
- PC.5041
- Creator
- Ross, Virginia
- Date
- 1951-1997
- Extent
- 0.800 cubic feet, 2 Box
- Language
- English
- Repository
- Outer Banks History Center
Series Quick Links
- Oral Histories Collected by Virginia Ross, 1980 - 1986
- Architecture
- Black Culture
- Cataloging Aycock Brown Photos
- Cemeteries
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Colorful Characters
- Industry
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Currituck
- Ecology
- Education
- Folklore
- Genealogy
- Horticulture
- Interviews
- Land Transfers
- Lost Colony
- Manuscripts 1
- Manuscripts 2
- Maps
- Midgette, Louis
- Military
- Genealogical Materials
- Municipalities
- Nags Head Woods
- Newspapers
- Recreation
- Recreation
- Religion
- Vital Statistics
- Wright Brothers
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.5041, Virginia Ross Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.
Collection Overview
The Virginia Ross papers consist of materials relating to her various research interests on the Outer Banks including horticultural, ecology and conservation. There are research notes, manuscripts, newspapers, photocopies and notebooks.
Arrangement Note
The Virginia Ross papers are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Biographical Note
Virginia Ross discovered the Outer Banks while vacationing in 1951, and moved to the area with her husband and children in 1975 from Washington D.C. She belonged to many conservation groups and conducted her own ecological study of the Outer Banks. Through these studies, she targeted problem areas and did what she could to improve situations. Her vast horticultural knowledge enabled her to act as a consultant to the book . Mrs. Ross spent many hours identifying and classifying Aycock Brown photographs for David Stick; her system is still in place at the Outer Banks History Center.
Contents of the Collection
1. Oral Histories Collected by Virginia Ross, 1980 - 1986
Scope and Content:
18 oral history interviews on 27 cassettes, including old ballads by Dick Tillet and a tour of the Elizabethan Gardens
Processing Information:
NS
Scope and Content:
1 60 minute cassette, subject listed as Fishing/Market Hunting
Scope and Content:
1 45 minute cassette
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2 60 minute cassettes, a list in the case listed the follwing songs- Side A:: 1. The Lass of Mohee 2. The Sailors Grave 3. Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still 4. Kitty Wells 5. Sweet Bird 6. Lord Thomas 7. The Cottage by the Sea 8. I'll Remember you(r?) Love in my Prayers 9. Barbara Allen 10. Lorena 11. The Golden Glove 12. Jack and Joe 13. The Ships Alphabet 14. Twenty Years Ago 15. I'll be all Smiles Tonight Side B:: 16. Somebody Waiting for Me 17. Napoleon Bonaparte 18. The Bowery Girl 19. The Century Plant 20. Just Tell them that you Saw Me 21. The Quilting Party 22. Bread (Bred?) in old Kentucky 23. Seventy Two 24. The Sailor Boy 25. My old New England Home 26. Old Rosen the Beau 27. The Gypsy's Warning 28. The Man's Answer to the G. Warning 29. The Lady's Answer to the G. Warning POETRY 30. The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band 31. The Face on the Barroom Floor 32. To a Sleeping Beauty
Scope and Content:
60 minute cassette Side A:: 1. The Lass of Mohee 2. The Sailors Grave 3. Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still 4. Kitty Wells 5. Sweet Bird 6. Lord Thomas 7. The Cottage by the Sea 8. I'll Remember you(r?) Love in my Prayers Side B:: 9. Barbara Allen 10. Lorena 11. The Golden Glove 12. Jack and Joe 13. The Ships Alphabet 14. Twenty Years Ago 15. I'll be all Smiles Tonight
Scope and Content:
60 minute cassette Side A:: 16. Somebody Waiting for Me 17. Napoleon Bonaparte 18. The Bowery Girl 19. The Century Plant 20. Just Tell them that you Saw Me 21. The Quilting Party 22. Bread (Bred?) in old Kentucky 23. Seventy Two 24. The Sailor Boy 25. My old New England Home 26. Old Rosen the Beau Side B::27. The Gypsy's Warning 28. The Man's Answer to the G. Warning 29. The Lady's Answer to the G. Warning POETRY 30. The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band 31. The Face on the Barroom Floor 32. To a Sleeping Beauty
Scope and Content:
3 cassettes - Within the Virginia Ross Oral Histories are many inter- views with Louis Midgett and cassettes labeled Elizabethan Gardens and Dunes of Dare Garden Club. The Assistant Curator will use the best of her ability to classify and arrange the cassettes. Notes written on or attached to the cassettes will be included in the description field for the HICATS records.
Scope and Content:
A Note in the cassette box reads D.D.G.C. C.C. conducted tour with Louis Midgett of E.G. (first tour) - cassette label reads Elizabethan Garden October 23, 1980
Scope and Content:
Notes in cassette case read A: 3rd 30 minute tape at E.G. Begins on the _______? and ends at Water Gate B: Begins at Water Gate and ends at Gazebo site. Tells of Wedda's book.
Scope and Content:
Notes in cassette case read A: 5th 6th and last 30 minute segment of E.G. Begins with Ave. of Maples B: 6th and last E.G. tape. Begins at big oak a seperate note says Cuts off on both sides
Scope and Content:
1 90 minute cassette
2. Architecture
3. Black Culture
4. Cataloging Aycock Brown Photos
5. Cemeteries
6. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
7. Colorful Characters
8. Industry
9. Correspondence
10. Crime
11. Currituck
12. Ecology
13. Education
14. Folklore
15. Genealogy
16. Horticulture
17. Interviews
18. Land Transfers
19. Lost Colony
20. Manuscripts 1
21. Manuscripts 2
22. Maps
23. Midgette, Louis
24. Military
25. Genealogical Materials
26. Municipalities
27. Nags Head Woods
28. Newspapers
29. Recreation
30. Recreation
31. Religion
32. Vital Statistics
33. Wright Brothers
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Virginia Ross in 1997.