Collection Title: John Kelly Ross Papers
Series Number: MS11-08
Processed and Cataloged by: Processed by Dieter C. Ullrich on July 1, 2010 and reprocessed on June 20, 2011.
Date Listed: July 1, 2010 and later modified on June 20, 2011
Date Span: 1991-2010
Size of Collection: 3.0 linear feet.
Number of Boxes: 5 legal size document cases and 1 oversized box.
Type of Material: Research files, photocopies of primary and secondary resource materials, newspaper clippings and ephemera.
Condition of Material: Good.
Arrangement: Organized alphabetically by title of subject heading; Chronological arrangement.
Biographical / Historical Information: John Kelly Ross, Jr. is a regional historian, lecturer and newspaper columnist from Clinton, Kentucky. He was born in Clinton in 1948. He attended local public schools and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in history. From the 1994 to 2009 he served as the curator of the Hickman County Museum at Clinton. On April 21, 2011, he was named "Historian of Hickman County, Kentucky."
Scope and Content: Collection consists of the research files kept by Hickman County, Kentucky historian and columnist John Kelly Ross, Jr. The files contain information on significant historical events that occurred in Hickman County from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. The bulk of Ross’ research focused on the City of Columbus, Kentucky, the Battle of Belmont, Missouri and the establishment of Columbus-Belmont State Park. The collection includes manuscript drafts, photocopies of primary and secondary source materials and newspaper articles written by Ross for the Hickman County Gazette and Hickman County Times from 1991 to 2010. The vast majority of the articles are from a series titled “Columbus Scrapbook” which focused on historical events that occurred at Columbus, Kentucky during the 19th Century, particularly during the American Civil War.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Ross, John Kelly, Jr.
Columbus (Ky.) – History.
Clinton (Ky.) – History.
Hickman County (Ky.) – History.
Kentucky – History – Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865.
Belmont, Battle of. Belmont, Mo., 1861.
