Register of the Stoyte Ogleby Ross papers
Finding aid prepared by Kiersten Jones
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Stoyte Ogleby Ross papers
Date (inclusive): 1906-1974
Collection Number: 91035
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 microfilm box
(3.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Personnel files, orders, correspondence, certificates, clippings, and photographs, relating to pilot training in the United
States during World War II, postwar American military assistance to Denmark, and miscellaneous aspects of American military
aviation.
Creator:
Ross, Stoyte Ogleby, 1906-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Box 6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials
must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection,
they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stoyte Ogleby Ross papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Brigadier general, United States Air Force; commander, Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1941-1943, Aloe Air Force Base,
Texas, 1943-1945, and Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia, 1952-1956; chief, United States Military Assistance Advisory
Group in Denmark, 1956-1960.
Father of two children and two grandchildren. Hometown of Jacksonville, FL and born on April 13, in 1906, died December 24,
1973. Cause of death was a stroke compounded with other illnesses at the age of 67.
Scope and Content of Collection
Personnel files, orders, correspondence, certificates, clippings, and photographs, relating to pilot training in the United
States during World War II, postwar American military assistance to Denmark, and miscellaneous aspects of American military
aviation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Officers
Military assistance, American -- Denmark
United States. Air Force
box 1, folder 1
Retirement orders, birth certificate, discharge, comission, will, death certificate
1906, 1929, 1960-1973
box 1, folder 2
Identification cards
1954-1973
box 1, folder 4
Clippings
1898, 1943-1974
box 1, folder 5
Death
1973-1974
Scope and Contents note
Includes obituaries and letters written to his widow.
box 1, folder 6
Miscellaneous biographical file
box 1, folder 7
Special orders (commission)
1928-1954
box 1, folder 8
Personnel orders (flying)
1929-1949
box 1, folder 9
Personnel record files
1948-1956
box 1, folder 10
Officer personnel records
1947-1960
box 2, folder 3
Commendations and awards
1928-1954
box 2, folder 4
Military correspondences, awards, commendations
1920-1960
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters from his brother Marshall to family members.
box 2, folder 5
"Flying Training"
1933, 1949
Scope and Contents note
Ross' thesis written for the Air War College Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Also includes a military history
written by David M. N. Ross.
box 2, folder 6
Philippines
1946-1947
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed matter related to his travels to the Phillipines.
box 2, folder 7
Congratulatory letters
1947-1956
Scope and Contents note
Letters related to his promotion from colonel to bridgadier general.
box 2, folder 8
News releases
1956-1960
Scope and Contents note
Newspapers, clippings, and military event photographs.
box 2, folder 9
Denmark news releases
1959-1960
box 2, folder 10
Service records
1929-1946
box 3, folder 2
Portraits of unidentified persons
undated
box 3, folder 3
Military school
1939-1954
box 3, folder 5
Maxwell Air Force Base
Undated
box 3, folder 7
Texas Air Force Base
undated
box 3, folder 8
Washington D.C.
1953-1955
box 3, folder 10-12
Albums
1951-1962
Scope and Contents note
Contains five photograph albums containing pictures from Ross' military career as well as events and ceremonies he attended,
including the 44th anniversary of the Bolling Air Force Base on July 1, 1962. Also included in the albums are photographs
of his family and personal life.
box 5, folder 1-2
Oversize Material
Scope and Contents note
Contains certificates, letters, a family tree, and oversize photographs.
box 6
Pocket Compass
Scope and Contents
Box 6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
