Horace A. Eaton Papers
An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives
Finding aid created by: Kyle C. Wilson
Date: 2007
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Finding aid created by: Kyle C. Wilson
Date: 2007
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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 |
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.
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.
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.
The Archives holds clipping and portrait files for Eaton.
Names
Eaton, Emily, b. 1874.
Eaton, Horace Ainsworth, 1871-1958.
Syracuse University -- History.
University of Vermont.
Types of Material
Autobiographies (literary works)
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.
The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Papers
| Papers | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Autobiography - handwritten circa 1957-1958 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Autobiography - typewritten circa 1957-1958 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tributes 1957 - including a speech, list of attendees and correspondence paying tribute to Eaton upon the unveiling of his portrait at Syracuse University. | ||||||||||