Edna Dean Proctor
Edna Dean Proctor (September 18, 1829 – December 18, 1923) was an American author and poet. Although she occasionally wrote short sketches and stories, poetry was her field. Proctor was characterized as a master of pathos. Her early environment left a vivid impression and was a moulding force in her writing. Early in life, Proctor was a writer of poetry, but not until the Civil War —which aroused the patriotic element within her— were her verses known around the country when her national poems sounded like a bugle. Her name became dear to loyal soldiers, and her appeals were read beside the camp fires as they were repeated in the New England homes and schools. No battle songs did more to sustain the sentiment of patriotism in the soldiery than those of Proctor, which were found in her volume of collected poems. "The Stripes and Stars," written in April, 1861; "Compromise," inscribed to Congress, July 4, 1861; "Who's Ready?" written in July, 1862, were really national anthems. A volume of her poems was published by Hurd & Houghton in 1867. A later collection was also published. Proctor never hastened the publication of anything she wrote, and being so fortunately situated in life as to be independent of circumstances, she wrote only when inspired to do so, hence the world received her best work. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 18, 1829 (Henniker), Died December 18, 1923 (Framingham)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Trial 1917-06-06-03] | Not documented | 6/6/1917 | Who's ready? | Bruce Emmet | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Proctor, Edna Dean," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105953.
Proctor, Edna Dean. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105953.
"Proctor, Edna Dean." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Edna Dean Proctor
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88274606
Wikidata: Edna Dean Proctor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4380427
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6502019
ISNI: 0000 0000 3988 3876 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000039883876
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