[Dental Times, Vol. 1 No. 1], March 15, 1958

Mike H. Ross, after being injured during World War II, came back to the United States, where he was stationed in several army bases to convalesce. These included Fort Dix, New Jersey and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Ross also spent some time in New Orleans, Louisiana after the war, and was in North Carolina during the late 1940s and early 1950s. During this time, Ross began doing research for a history on the populist movement in the south. Much of his research consisted of news clippings, journal articles, and correspondence with authors of related articles. Also included are some manuscripts with proofreading notes.

Ross also began saving news articles relating to events in the South with respect to the civil rights movements, such as the Ku Klux Klan, lynchings, and school integration. Other articles in the series are related to communism, the anti-Communist movement in the U.S. (the "Red Scare"), and the labeling of many Americans as communist (better known as red-baiting). Also saved from numerous newspapers and magazines were political cartoons relating to these same topics.