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| Creator: | Eaton, Horace Ainsworth, 1871-1958. |
| Title: | Horace A. Eaton Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1957-1958 |
| Size: | 1 box (0.25 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | The Eaton Papers contain his autobiography and tributes paid to him on the occasion of his portrait unveiling at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Horace Ainsworth Eaton (1871-1958) was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. He graduated from Adams Academy there and received Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees from Harvard University.
From 1901 to 1903 Eaton was a member of the German department at the University of Vermont. He married Emily R. Lovett in 1902. A year later he started teaching at Syracuse University and was chairman of the English department for 25 of the 41 years he spent at Syracuse.
Eaton was an authority on the life and writings of Thomas DeQuincey and published two volumes about him.
Eaton was one of the founders and a leading member of the Syracuse Meeting of Friends. Following his retirement from Syracuse University in 1944 he headed a Friends' international school, known as Eerde, at Ommen, the Netherlands.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the Eaton Papers contain his autobiography in handwritten and typewritten formats which Eaton worked on during his final years. The typewritten drafts were done by his elder daughter, Rebecca. The autobiography covers Eaton's life from childhood up to and including his time at Syracuse University. There are detailed accounts of his and his wife's life in Syracuse and the associates they made. Also included in the papers are tributes made to Eaton on and surrounding the occasion of the unveiling of his portait on June 2, 1957 in the Department of English in the Hall of Languages at Syracuse University.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries and all relevant rights holders
before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this
collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Horace A. Eaton Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Sidney L. Eaton donated the Eaton Papers in May 1993.
Processing Information
Materials have been rehoused in an acid-free box and folders, and handwritten and typewritten autobiographical materials were separated out from each other.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Kyle C. Wilson
Date: 2007
Revision history: Finding updated and converted to EAD by Erin Lee, 2012