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MS 242 - Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection, 1789-2003

By Carolyn S. McClurkan, 1998, 2001, 2003; Rebecca Klein, 2008; Samantha L. Harper, 2013

Collection Overview

Title: MS 242 - Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection, 1789-2003

Creator: Proctor, Alexander Phimister

Extent: 39.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

Arrangement

The Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection (No. 242) is arranged into eight series by subject and/or physical characteristic, as follows:

Outline of Series Arrangement

            Personal/ Biographical – Box 1

            Correspondence – Box 2-6

            Writings – Box 6-12

            Diaries, Ledgers, Notebooks – 12-13

            Art Information Research Files – 13-16

            Catalogues and Magazines – 16-17

            Photographs – 18-28

            Oversize – Box Oversize Box 1 – 11

Date Acquired: 01/01/2006

Languages: English [eng], Italian [ita]

Abstract

The collection consists of the Proctor family's photographs, negatives, and manuscript materials.  Included are photographs and negatives of Alexander Proctor, the Proctor family, and Proctor sculptures and artwork.  Manuscript materials include writings, correspondence, clippings, and personal documents.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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Administrative Information

Accruals: 2016.01.18 AP Proctor Marriage Certificates Photocopies

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: Phimister “Sandy” and Sally Church

Acquisition Method: Gift

Separated Materials: Copies of original Margaret Proctor scrapbooks located in MS 245

Related Materials:

Oversize Rare Books:

BS 185 1872 .P5; Proctor Family Bible; The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments

Manuscript Collections:

MS 245 – Peter Hassrick Research Files.

Artist Files – Proctor, Alexander Phimister.

Books Owned By Proctor :

Caffin, Charles Henry.  American masters of sculpture : being brief appreciations of some American sculptors and of some phases of sculpture in America.  Doubleday, 1903.  NB 205 .C3 1903B.

Radcliffe, A. G. (Alida Graveraet).  Schools and masters of sculpture.  D. Appleton, 1894.  NB 60 .R3 1894.

By: Alexander Phimister Proctor:

Wildlife and Western Heroes : Alexander Phimister Proctor, sculptorNB 237 .P74 A4 2003

Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin : An AutobiographyNB 237 .P74 A2 1971

Books About Proctor:

Appelbaum, Stanley.  The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 : a photographic record : photos from the collections of the Avery Library of Columbia University and the Chicago Historical Society (Dover architectural series).  Dover Publications, 1980.  T 500 .B1 A66 1980

Badger, Reid.  The great American Fair : the World's Columbian Exposition & American cultureN. Hall, c1979.  T 500 .B1 B3 1979.

Donahue, Jesse.  Political animals : public art in American zoos and aquariumsLexington, 2007.  N 7660 .D66 2007.

Wagner, David J.  American wildlife artMarquand Books, 2008.  N 7660 .W28 2008.

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Preferred Citation: Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection, MS 242, Harold McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West.


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