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Alexander Phimister Proctor papers, 1892-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950
- Title
- Alexander Phimister Proctor papers
- Dates
- 1892-1980 (inclusive)18921980
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, (2 boxes and 2 oversize boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 5352
- Summary
- Collection includes drafts of Alexander Phimister Proctor's autobiography; contracts; correspondence; sketches of animals, Native people, and various sculpting projects; magazine articles by Proctor; and scrapbooks.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862-1950) was the sculptor of the "Rough Rider" statue of Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, Oregon, the "Pioneer" statue in Eugene, and "The Circuit Rider" statue in Salem.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes drafts of Alexander Phimister Proctor's autobiography, with reminiscences and anecdotes about his early life, education, hunting adventures and work; contracts; correspondence with Gifford Pinchot, Henry Stimson, George de Forest Brush, Daniel C. French, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Victor Salvatore, Lorado Taft, and Robert William Vonnoh; sketches of animals, Native people, and various sculpting projects; magazine articles by Proctor; and scrapbooks.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Alexander Phimister Proctor papers, Mss 5352, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Animal sculpture
- Sculptors--United States
- Sculpture, American--20th century
Personal Names
- Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941--Correspondence
- French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931--Correspondence
- Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946--Correspondence
- Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907--Correspondence
- Salvatore, Victor--Correspondence
- Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950--Correspondence
- Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936--Correspondence
- Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933--Correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- articles
- correspondence
- reminiscences
- scrapbooks
- sketches