Wilbur Huntington Proctor diary and photographs, , ca. 1855-1912, bulk ca. 1855-1874.

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Wilbur Huntington Proctor diary and photographs, , ca. 1855-1912, bulk ca. 1855-1874.

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Diary documents the activities of Wilbur Huntington Proctor from January 1864 to April 1874, including his military service in the United States Civil War and in the Idaho territory, and his life in New York City after military service. Entries consist primarily of general descriptions of daily activities and acquaintances. The collection includes ambrotype, tintype and carte-de-visite photographs of Proctor and his immediate and extended family, ca. 1855-1869. The collection includes a certification made in 1891 of his first military discharge and a certification made in 1912 for his military pension. The diary entries document the deaths of his brother William Henry Proctor, Jr., in July 1865, and his maternal grandfather Pliny Hickok in March 1874; and the births of his son, Frederick Wilbur Proctor in March 1871, and daughter Florence Adelaide Proctor in July 1873. Several pages in the diary provide brief genealogical data of the Proctor, Hickok, and Langdon families. Pages for the period from February 1869 to February 1870, which includes his marriage to Fanny Jane Algeo in March 1869, are missing. The collection includes photocopies of a transcription of the diary by Proctor's grandson, Robert Huntington Proctor, published in three consecutive issues of Crosstimbers: A Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Journal (Chickasha, Oklahoma), Volume 3-4, Fall 2003-Fall 2004. Ambrotype photographs in a cases, ca. 1855, include a portrait of Proctor with his brother, William Henry Proctor, Jr.; a portrait of Sara Adelaide Hickok Proctor, his mother; and a portrait of Aliza Huntington Proctor, his paternal grandmother. The tintype photograph in a case depicts William Henry Proctor, Jr., in his military uniform, ca. 1864. Cartes de visite photographs of Proctor include several portraits taken in 1865 and 1868, including him in military uniform, civilian clothing, and in theatrical costume portraying the Shakespearean characters of Richard III and Romeo. A cartes de visite photograph taken in 1868 depicts Proctor with his wife Fannie Jane Algeo Proctor. Another 1868 image depicts her alone. Cartes de visite of relatives of Wilbur Huntington Proctor, ca. 1867-1869, include single portraits of his mother; his paternal grandmother; his maternal aunt Lucy Ann Hickok Frost, her husband Cyrus Frost, and their son William Nelson Frost; his maternal aunt Harriet P. Hickok Crawford; his maternal uncle Reverend Henry H. Hickok; his maternal aunt-in-law Angeline Hickok, the wife of George S. Hickok; and Harriet E. Hickok, probably a cousin. Identified photographers represented in the collection include New York City photographers Peter Baab, R. G. Barcalow, Abraham Bogardus, Julius Brill, George T. Lape, Richard A. Lewis, and George Gardner Rockwood, in addition to the firm of Bolles & Frisbee in New London, Connecticut.

1 v. ([189] p.) ; 19.6 cm.2 items (2 sheets)3 photographs : ambrotype, b & w ; 11.7 x 9.3 cm. and smaller.1 photographs : tintype, b & w ; 9.2 x 8.1 cm.18 photographic prints : b & w ; 10.2 x 6.2 cm.

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