Alexander Phimister Proctor papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 5352

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

1892-1980

Creator

Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical note

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.

Extent

4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes and 2 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.