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| Size | 7.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,100 items) |
| Abstract | Charles Edward Eaton, poet and professor, was born in Winston-Salem, N.C.; received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936; studied at Princeton; and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Eaton served as United States Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942- 1946, and as professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh. Eaton was a widely published and highly regarded writer, who has won numerous poetry prizes and other honors. The collection consists of letters, photographs, catalogs, clippings, printed books, and other items relating to the work of artists represented in the Charles Edward and Isabel Patterson Eaton Art Collection. Included are materials from exhibits of works from the collection and materials relating to agents and other collectors. Some of the artists and others represented in the papers are listed below as subject headings. |
| Creator | Eaton, Charles Edward, 1916-2006.
Eaton, Isabel Patterson. |
| Language | English |
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Charles Edward Eaton, poet and professor, was born in Winston-Salem, N.C.; received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1936; studied at Princeton; and received his M.A. degree from Harvard, where he worked with Robert Frost, who later recommended him to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Eaton served as United States Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942- 1946, and as professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh. Eaton was a widely published and highly regarded writer, who has won numerous poetry prizes and other honors.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of letters, photographs, catalogs, clippings, printed books, and other items relating to the work of artists represented in the Charles Edward and Isabel Patterson Eaton Art Collection Papers. Included are materials from exhibits of works from the collection and materials relating to agents and other collectors.
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Charles Edward and Isabel Patterson Eaton Art Collection Papers: Original Deposit, 1920s-1990s.
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Additions
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Addition of March 1998 (Acc. 98040)
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Addition of March 1998 (Acc. 98041)
Note that the binders described in this finding aid were assembled and named by Isabel Patterson Eaton.
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, 1991
Encoded by: Kathryn Michaelis, June 2010
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