Barbara Ross Barbara Ross i(A5177 works by)
Born: Established: Birmingham, West Midlands,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 21 May 2005 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1957
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Barbara Ross studied at Manchester University graduating with Honours in English Literature and Language. She followed up her interest in history by undertaking an archives course at University College, London. Ross worked as a medievalist, as an archivist and as an historical researcher. She moved to Australia with her family in 1957 staying briefly in Melbourne and then settling in Canberra.

Ross worked at the Australian National University Archives where she discovered information, and undertook research, on the novelist Dorothy Cottrell (q.v.). She later worked at the Australian National Library.

Source: Margaret Dent, 'A Gentle Soul and a Generous Colleague', National Library of Australia News 17.3 (2006): 18-21

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