Sam and Charlotte Ross papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ross, Sam, 1912-1998
label: Creator
content: Rothstein Ross, Charlotte, 1912-1991
topic: label: Occupation
content: Radio writers -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Federal Writers' Project (Ill.)
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1965 by Sam Ross and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ross, Sam, 1912-1998
label: Creator
content: Rothstein Ross, Charlotte, 1912-1991
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content: Sam and Charlotte Ross papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of author Sam Ross and painter Charlotte Ross date from 1938 to 1940. Found are a biographical sketch of Charlotte Ross and exhibition catalogs which include her work. Also found are two radio scripts written by Sam Ross during the Illinois Writers Project.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sam Ross (1912-1998) was a novelist and television screenwriter in Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.

Charlotte Rothstein Ross (1912-1991) was a painter active in New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California. She was educated at the Chicago Art Institute.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1940
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rosssam
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels LA09 and was returned to Sam Ross after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA09. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the Sam Ross after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of author Sam Ross and painter Charlotte Ross date from 1938 to 1940. Found are a biographical sketch of Charlotte Ross and exhibition catalogs which include her work. Also found are two radio scripts written by Sam Ross during the Illinois Writers Project.