Procter, John Robert 1844-1903 creator mixed material monographic eng 2,800 15 4 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. Open to research. Lantern slides transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 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. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117 Cleveland, Grover 1837-1908 Correspondence Gilder, Richard Watson 1844-1909 Correspondence Page, Walter Hines 1855-1918 Correspondence Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Correspondence Proctor family United States Civil Service Commission. Civil service United States Civil service reform United States Geologists Public officials Reformers mm 82036954 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013117.3 Open to research. DLC 820525 20260227111714.0 mm 82036954 eng