Oral history of Ross Jones

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1999-06-18
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Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
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Ross Jones, a native of Haddonfield, New Jersey just outside Philadelphia, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1953 with a B. A. in History, after which he served for three years in the U. S. Army. While at Hopkins, Jones was highly involved with many student groups and activities, including the News-Letter, for which he was co-editor. He received a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University before moving back to Baltimore to work at Hopkins in 1961 as the executive assistant to then-president Milton S. Eisenhower. Since then, Jones has occupied many positions with the university including, most notably, as vice president of the university. In this oral history, Jones describes his experiences at Hopkins as a student in the 1950s, his work under multiple Hopkins presidencies (since 1961), and how Hopkins has changed in the last half-century. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.
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Jones, Ross, Hall, Jakey, Johns Hopkins University, McCollum, Elmer Verner, 1879-, Zartman, I. William, Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960, Chapanis, Alphonse, Shaffer, G. Wilson (George Wilson), 1901-1992, Lattimore, Owen, 1900-1989, Pond, Robert B., United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985, Eisenhower, Dwight D., (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team), Homewood House Museum (Johns Hopkins University), Gordon, Lincoln, Hancock, Elise, Muller, Steven, 1927-2013, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Wickwire, Chester, Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
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