Procter, John Robert,  1844-1903. <br/><br/>
John Robert Procter papers, 1867-1903. 

 - 2,800  items. 15  containers. 4  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Chiefly correspondence relating to Procter's service as chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission and to civil service reform.  Includes writings, financial records, and family papers.  Correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt prior to and during Roosevelt's presidency reflects their friendship as well as documenting official matters.  Other correspondents include Grover Cleveland, Richard Watson Gilder, and Walter Hines Page. 
<br/><br/><br/>Lantern slides <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Geologist and civil service reformer.  Kentucky state geologist from 1880 to 1893 and chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission from 1893 to 1903. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 82036954  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 --Correspondence.<br/>Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 --Correspondence.<br/>Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 --Correspondence.<br/>Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. <br/>Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --Correspondence.<br/>Proctor family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States Civil Service Commission.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil service--United States.<br/>Civil service reform--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Geologists.<br/>Public officials--United States.<br/>Reformers.