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Interview with Mildred Proctor
No full textMildred Proctor is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on April 2, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1928, Proctor grew up in Whitmire, South Carolina. Her father died young and so she quit school in the ninth grade to help her mother work in the fields and do laundry. When she was eighteen, her mother remarried and they moved to Tryon. Proctor grew up the hard way with little to no money and very little to entertain herself, but looking back she has no regrets. Her husband Willie is in the room and adds to the interview
Interview with Willie Proctor
No full textWillie Proctor is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on April 2, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. He was born in Rutherford County in 1904 and moved to Polk county when he was still young. He recalls his grandmother’s stories about being sold into slavery and details the time she was freed. He raised a large family and talks about working, how he got into the building business, getting by on very little, and church. He recalls the 1916 flood. Proctor shares his experiences before and after the civil rights movement
Oral history of Raymond Proctor (Family)
No full textRaymond Proctor (1934-1988) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and after high school moved to New York City, following his brother Richard. After attending Seton Hall in northern New Jersey, he was drafted into the army, and spent 1954-56 traveling widely, including Germany, Morocco, and elsewhere. Returning to New Jersey, he worked for the Essex County Welfare Board and got involved in the African American civil rights movement, eventually becoming chairman of the Newark-Essex chapter of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) in 1964, where along with Richard he led important activist efforts for black employment rights.
Leaving CORE and Essex County a year later, Ray traveled to Europe, though he eventually wound up teaching sociology and directing the Urban Institute Masters Program at Essex County College in Newark. Later jobs included both academic institutions such as the New School for Social Research and Columbia University and also the famous Studio 54, where he worked as business manager. Ray also taught and spoke extensively about metaphysics, which he considered his life's work.
We at the Queer Newark Oral History Project became aware of Ray when we found his obituary, which listed no cause of death, in the records of the Newark Community Project for People with AIDS at Newark Public Library. On it, a handwritten note asked for donations to the group instead of flowers. Without Ray himself around to narrate his story, we located his brother, Richard Proctor, and Richard's three adult children, Angela Proctor Weaver, Deborah P. Carter, and Kevin Proctor. Together, they recall their brother and uncle's life and career, their perception of his struggles with his sexuality as a gay man, and his physical decline as he struggled with AIDS, which ultimately led to his death. While there is much about Raymond Proctor's private life and inner thoughts that will likely remain unknown, this rich oral history provides the most substantive account of an important figure who contributed to the black freedom struggle, AIDS activism, spirituality, and more
Eugene Proctor Oral History
No full textVideo interview with Dr. Eugene Proctor. Dr. Proctor attended Furman in the late 1930\u27s, served as a Furman Trustee for 25 years, and served as Chairman of the Board for 6 of those. Dr. Proctor begins the interview talking about the inauguration of President Gordon Blackwell, as well as his close friendship with Dr. Blackwell. He reflects on his time as a Furman student, student life in the late 1930\u27s, and President Geer\u27s time as President. Dr. Proctor speaks about his time as a Furman Trustee, and issues such as on-campus dances, fraternities, desegregation, the Ford Foundation grant, and building the science building. He remembers Dean Robert Daniel, Professors Sumner Ives, and John Sampey. He talks about working with Herman Lay, Alester Furman Sr., and Alester Furman, Jr., the hiring of Dr. Gordon Blackwell as President, as well as what it was like working closley with President John Plyler. Dr. Proctor shares anecdotes of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Blackwell, as he was very close, personal friends with both. He speaks of Dr. Blackwell\u27s legacy, and closes the interview speaking of the arrival of Dr. John Johns, what Dr. John\u27s was like as president of the university, and the differences between Dr. Johns and Dr. Blackwell.https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/oral-histories/1019/thumbnail.jp
Unser Standpunkt im Weltall / von Richard A. Proctor. Hrsg. und mit Anm. vers. von Wilhelm Schur
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Munro Howe Proctor
No full textMunro (zMuny) Howe Proctor died peacefully on September 14, 2015 in Palo Alto, California (one month shy of his 90th birthday). He was born on October 12, 1925 in Hartford, CT to Joseph Rich and Ruth Howe Proctor. In 1943, Mun interrupted his undergraduate studies at Trinity College to enlist in the Army. He was soon shipped off to Europe where he served out the war as a medic. After graduating from Trinity in 1948 and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1952, he completed his medical training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester and at Boston City Hospital while studying at Harvard. Medicine, helping those in need, and love of family and friends were central to Mun and his life's purpose. In 1956, he married Julia Lee Wakefield and moved to Concord NH. Shortly thereafter, he and five other physicians founded the Concord Clinic, now known as Dartmouth Hitchcock ClinicConcord. A quintessentially caring doctor, Mun was one of New Hampshire's first cardiologists, and a co-founder of the NH Society of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Out of a desire to help others in other parts of the world, he joined Project HOPE in Columbia (1967) and in Ecuador (1992) to train local medical staff how to best care for underserved populations. He also worked for three months on the Navajo Reservation in Ganado, Arizona in 1971. As his professional career developed, Mun and Lee began a family, raising three children- -Susan, Geoffrey, and Ann--with pride and deep love. They enjoyed family vacations filled with skiing, hiking and all manner of outdoor activities. When his children were in high school, college and even beyond, Mun was a staunch supporter of their varied interests and accomplishments and often attended their athletic events, music recitals, and school functions. He loved to travel, so when his kids were working or competing internationally, he would arrange, wherever possible, to share in their experiences. Mun's passion for the outdoors was co
Letter from C. R. Proctor to S. B. Simmons
No full textLetter from C. R. Proctor to S. B. Simmons, concerning visit to Oxford Orphanage
Letter from Samuel D. Proctor to W. T. Johnson
No full textLetter from Samuel D. Proctor to W. T. Johnson, stating scheduling conflicts with the Vocational Agriculture Teachers\u27 Conference
Interview with Christine Cole Proctor and James L. Sizemore
No full textChristine Cole Proctor speaks about how her family and others were moved from their homes so that the Fontana Dam could be built. The dam, completed in 1945 by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), is built on the Little Tennessee River and is located near Fontana Village in Graham County, North Carolina. Cole also mentions the cemeteries that the TVA had intitially acquired from the community but had later neglected to maintain. James L. Sizemore, whose family owned approximately 1,000 acres on the north shore of Fontana Dam, discusses how the building of the dam and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park resulted in widespread displacement of people in Swain and Graham counties. Proctor and Sizemore also mention a road that was supposed to have been built by the Park authorities on land that had been acquired by the Park from the TVA
Correspondence: Praeger Publications Regarding the Book Islam and International Relations 1963-1965: J. Harris Proctor, June 16, 1964
No full textLetter from Fayez Sayegh to J. Harris Proctor, June 16, 1964, in response to Proctor\u27s June 1 letter concerning the publishing of the manuscript of "Islam and International Relations," including Sayegh\u27s paper on "Islam and Neutralism," by Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., Publishers
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