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.
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Related Material
Department of Education Records,
1930-1981
Duke University Archives
Summer Session Records,
1918-1991
Duke University Archives
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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
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
