Inventory of the Clement Eaton Recollections, 1976

Collection Number 4108-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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block Administrative Information
block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical Note
block Collection Overview
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block Related Collections
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Eaton, Clement, 1898- .
Title
Clement Eaton Recollections, 1976
Call Number
4108-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 1
Abstract
Clement Eaton, born in Winston-Salem, N.C., 23 Febraury 1898, was educated at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. Eaton was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College, 1931-1942, when he became a member of the faculty of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Eaton was the prolific author of books and articles about the history of the American South.
The collection is recollections of his childhood and youth in Winston-Salem, N.C., written by Eaton in 1976 for publication in the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Topics include Eaton's relations with African Americans; life in the city; visits of the circus and other amusements; personalities, including Clement Manly and Charles M. Stedman; and public school education focusing on his teachers.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Clement Eaton of Lexington, Ky., in 1976.
Processing Information
Processed by: Library Staff, 1992
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, September 2004
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Clement Eaton Recollections #4108-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

African Americans--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
African Americans--North Carolina--Winston-Salem.
Children--North Carolina.
Eaton, Clement, 1898- .
Education--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Historians--Southern States--History--20th century.
Manly, Clement, 1853-1928.
North Carolina--Race relations--20th century.
North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Stedman, Charles Manly, 1841-1930.
Teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Winston-Salem (N.C.)--Race relations.
Winston-Salem (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
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Related Collections

Stedman, Charles Manly (#687)
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Biographical Note

Clement Eaton, born in Winston-Salem, N.C., 23 Febraury 1898, received an A.B. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1919 and an M.A. in 1920. In 1929, he was awarded a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Eaton was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College, 1931-1942, when he became a member of the faculty of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Eaton was the prolific author of books and articles about the history of the American South.

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Collection Overview

The collection is recollections of his childhood and youth in Winston-Salem, N.C., written by historian and author Clement Eaton in 1976 for publication in the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Topics include Eaton's relations with African Americans; life in the city; visits of the circus and other amusements; personalities, including Clement Manly and Charles M. Stedman; and public school education focusing on teachers Mary Wiley, John Moore, and Mary Medaris.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Clement Eaton Recollections, 1976.
1 item.
Folder 1
Recollections

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