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Preliminary Inventory of the Arthur M. Proctor Papers, 1906 - 1967

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Arthur M. Proctor Papers, 1906 - 1967.
Creator
Proctor, Arthur Marcus, 1886-1955.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet,
4000 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
Arthur Marcus Proctor (1886-1955) was a professor in the Department of Education at Duke University. He also served as Director of the Duke Summer Session for several years. The Arthur M. Proctor Papers include correspondence, speeches, articles, clippings, handbooks, photographs, and other materials related to Proctor's career as a teacher of teachers. Includes surveys of North Carolina schools, 1920s-1950s, and handbooks for state high schools, course materials for his work at Duke and other schools, and some files on the Duke Department of Education.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Unprocessed materials are closed pending processing.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arthur M. Proctor Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Arthur M. Proctor Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1973, 1975, and 1979.
Processing Information
Processed by University Archives Staff, Valerie Gillispie
Completed November 16, 2004
This collection is partially processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, November 18, 2004
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

Arthur Marcus Proctor was born on July 9, 1886, near Huntsville, Alabama. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College (later Duke University) in 1910. He then attended the Teachers College of Columbia University, where he received a master's degree in 1922 and a doctor of philosophy degree in 1930.

Before joining the faculty of Trinity College in 1923, Proctor served as the principal or superintendent of several different school districts in Georgia and North Carolina. He also served as Headmaster of Castle School on the Hudson in New York to complete his resident graduate work.

When he returned to Trinity College as Professor of Education, Proctor taught courses and assisted in the Summer School program offered by the school. He worked closely with Professor Holland Holton to train future educators for the growing public school system in North Carolina. Proctor briefly served as Director of the Summer School and as Chairman of the Department of Education. Proctor retired in 1952, and died on August 27, 1955.

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Collection Overview

The Arthur M. Proctor Papers include correspondence, speeches, articles, clippings, handbooks, photographs, and other materials related to Proctor's career as a teacher of teachers. Includes surveys of North Carolina schools, 1920s-1950s, and handbooks for state high schools, course materials for his work at Duke and other schools, and some files on the Duke Department of Education.
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Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.
  • Duke University. Dept. of Education.
  • Duke University--Summer schools.
  • Duke University. Summer Session.
  • Educational surveys--North Carolina.
  • High schools--North Carolina--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • Photographs.
  • Proctor, Arthur Marcus, 1886-1955.
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Related Material

Department of Education Records, 1930-1981
Duke University Archives

Summer Session Records, 1918-1991
Duke University Archives

List of Series in Collection
Container List
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Preliminary Description of the Collection

Container List

The Arthur M. Proctor Papers are only preliminarily processed. The lists of materials within each box represent major subjects, but they are not folder lists.
Box 1

Miscellaneous files

Trinity College and Duke University alumni affairs materials

Articles and clippings

NEA and NCEA materials

High school handbooks

Education in North Carolina materials

Kiwanis materials

Schoolhouse Construction Council

Addresses, Speeches, Writings
Box 2

Addresses, Speeches, Writings

Course Materials

University of Wisconsin

University of North Carolina Extension

Duke University

North Carolina Cities and Counties--School Surveys
Some 8 cities and 17 counties are represented, some more than once. Surveys were done in the the late 1920s, late 1930s, late 1940s, and early 1950s.
Box 3

Correspondence, professional and personal, including that of his second wife, Delia, 1906-1967

Photographs

Funeral register, obituaries, and eulogies

Duke University

General administrative materials

Education Department

Summer Session

Kappa Delta Pi

AAUP
Box 4

Photographs
 One oversize photograph is located in MC 8.: 

Oversize items