Alan Strode Campbell Ross (1907-1980), was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Birmingham
Reference: Deposit information.
For further reading about the University of Birmingham see: Eric Ives, Diane Drummond, Leonard Schwarz The First Civic University: Birmingham 1880-1980 An Introductory History (The University of University of Birmingham Press. 2000).
From the guide to the University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of Alan Strode Campbell Ross, [194-]-[195-], (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)