Samuel Proctor (March 29, 1919[2] – July 10, 2005) was an American history professor and author. He taught at the University of Florida (UF) and wrote about the school and the state's history.
Discharged from the service in 1946, he was offered scholarships to pursue an international law degree at Yale and Ohio State. However, he instead decided to return to the University of Florida, originally to attend the College of Law. One of his former professors, William Carleton (chairman of the freshman social sciences program and later namesake of Carleton Hall) convinced him to help alleviate the post-war shortage of teachers.
In 1953, University PresidentJ. Hillis Miller, Sr. named Proctor the first UF Historian and Archivist and commissioned him to write a book on UF history in honor of the university's 100th anniversary. The resulting work was submitted by Proctor as his dissertation, The University of Florida: its early years 1853-1906[4], and he received his Ph.D. in 1958. Proctor remained the UF Historian and Archivist until his death, serving even in retirement. He published a history of the university, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, in 1986 with Langley Press.
Proctor became a professor of history at the UF and taught at the university for 50 years.
Proctor was a leading figure in the development of oral history. He founded the Oral History Program in 1967 (which is now one of the largest oral history programs in the United States) and was its director. The program was later renamed the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in his honor.
A noted an expert on Florida history, he edited the journalFlorida Historical Quarterly for over 40 years. He held the titles of Julian C. Yonge Professor of Florida History and Distinguished Service Professor of History. Proctor also held the post of Curator of History at the Florida Museum of Natural History and was the director of the Center for Florida Studies. Proctor also served as the University of Florida Historian. He established the University Archives and wrote major works on the university's history. Proctor is also credited with helping to establish the Center for Jewish Studies at UF.
Proctor was one of two academics to be on the 1998 LakelandLedger list of the "50 Most Important Floridians of the 20th Century," selected by a panel of distinguished Floridians.
Proctor retired from teaching in 1993 but remained involved with the university, maintaining an office in Turlington Hall and heading several University of Florida Alumni Association and University of Florida Foundation committees.
Proctor also served as an expert witness in court and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Historical Society. The Samuel Proctor Endowment was established in his honor for history graduate students, known as Samuel Proctor Scholars.
^. The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^"Dr. Samuel Proctor oral history interview". digital.lib.usf.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ abProctor, Samuel (1950). Napoleon Bonaparte Broward: Florida's Fighting Democrat. University Press of Florida. ISBN978-0813011912.
^"The University of Florida: its early years, 1853-1906". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
External linksedit
Dr. Samuel Proctor Oral History Interview, conducted in August 2002 by Dr. Mark Greenberg. Audio file and written transcript.
Samuel Proctor Oral History Program home page, retrieved 2019-06-17.
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For the African American civil rights leader see Samuel DeWitt Proctor This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Samuel Proctor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Samuel Proctor March 29 1919 2 July 10 2005 was an American history professor and author He taught at the University of Florida UF and wrote about the school and the state s history Samuel ProctorBorn 1919 03 29 March 29 1919Jacksonville FloridaDiedJuly 10 2005 2005 07 10 aged 86 Gainesville Florida 1 NationalityAmericanEducationB A University of Florida 1937M A University of Florida 1942Ph D University of Florida 1958 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career at the University of Florida 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editProctor was born in Jacksonville Florida He was one of six sons of Jack Proctor a textile salesman who was born in Poland and Celia Proctor nee Schneider a housewife Proctor arrived at the University of Florida as a freshman in 1937 and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1941 As an undergraduate he was on the staff of the Florida Alligator He received his Master of Arts from UF in 1942 after only two semesters in which the wrote a 560 page thesis Napoleon Bonaparte Broward The Portrait of a Progressive Democrat on Florida Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward In 1950 Proctor published Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Florida s Fighting Democrat 3 with the University Press of Florida 3 Proctor served in the United States Army during World War II where he taught reading and arithmetic to illiterate Army recruits at Camp Blanding near Starke Career at the University of Florida editDischarged from the service in 1946 he was offered scholarships to pursue an international law degree at Yale and Ohio State However he instead decided to return to the University of Florida originally to attend the College of Law One of his former professors William Carleton chairman of the freshman social sciences program and later namesake of Carleton Hall convinced him to help alleviate the post war shortage of teachers In 1953 University President J Hillis Miller Sr named Proctor the first UF Historian and Archivist and commissioned him to write a book on UF history in honor of the university s 100th anniversary The resulting work was submitted by Proctor as his dissertation The University of Florida its early years 1853 1906 4 and he received his Ph D in 1958 Proctor remained the UF Historian and Archivist until his death serving even in retirement He published a history of the university Gator History A Pictorial History of the University of Florida in 1986 with Langley Press Proctor became a professor of history at the UF and taught at the university for 50 years Proctor was a leading figure in the development of oral history He founded the Oral History Program in 1967 which is now one of the largest oral history programs in the United States and was its director The program was later renamed the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in his honor A noted an expert on Florida history he edited the journal Florida Historical Quarterly for over 40 years He held the titles of Julian C Yonge Professor of Florida History and Distinguished Service Professor of History Proctor also held the post of Curator of History at the Florida Museum of Natural History and was the director of the Center for Florida Studies Proctor also served as the University of Florida Historian He established the University Archives and wrote major works on the university s history Proctor is also credited with helping to establish the Center for Jewish Studies at UF Proctor was one of two academics to be on the 1998 Lakeland Ledger list of the 50 Most Important Floridians of the 20th Century selected by a panel of distinguished Floridians Proctor retired from teaching in 1993 but remained involved with the university maintaining an office in Turlington Hall and heading several University of Florida Alumni Association and University of Florida Foundation committees Proctor also served as an expert witness in court and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Historical Society The Samuel Proctor Endowment was established in his honor for history graduate students known as Samuel Proctor Scholars Proctor was a longtime friend of Bob Graham the Florida governor and U S Senator who was one of his students See also editSamuel Proctor Oral History Program List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients University of Florida Digital CollectionsReferences edit Dean of state history dies at Gainesville home The Gainesville Sun Archived from the original on 2016 05 06 Retrieved 2022 11 29 Dr Samuel Proctor oral history interview digital lib usf edu Retrieved 2019 06 17 a b Proctor Samuel 1950 Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Florida s Fighting Democrat University Press of Florida ISBN 978 0813011912 The University of Florida its early years 1853 1906 ufdc ufl edu Retrieved 2019 06 17 External links editDr Samuel Proctor Oral History Interview conducted in August 2002 by Dr Mark Greenberg Audio file and written transcript Samuel Proctor Oral History Program home page retrieved 2019 06 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Proctor amp oldid 1185379867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
