[1] Tulane University has a collection of his papers[2] at its Amistad Research Center.
[3][4] Proby was born in Wichita County, Texas and moved with his family to Los Angeles.
[5] He was the first African American to serve on California's State Board of Architectural Examiners.
[1][6] Proby designed the A. C. Bilbrew Public Library including its interior colored glass ornamentation.
[7][8] He was photographed at the library in 1984 next to Frances E. Williams as she was honored by Kenneth Hahn.