Charles Edward Eaton papers, 1916-1990s.

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  • Eaton, Charles Edward, 1916-2006
  • Archival and manuscript material

    • Where to find it

    Southern Historical Collection (Wilson Library)

    Call Number
    4128
    Status
    In-Library Use Only
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    Summary

    Poems, short stories, and other writings; correspondence; scrapbooks; and other material of Charles Edward Eaton. Items chiefly relate to Eaton's writing and teaching careers, but some family materials are present. Individuals significant in the collection include Witter Bynner, Alfred Dorn, Emily Katherine Harris, Robert Hillyer, Judy Hogan, Will Inman, John T. Irwin, Karl Knaths, Dave Smith, R. W. Stallman, Charles Tomlinson, Frederick Turner, Louis Untermeyer, Peter Viereck, William Carlos Williams, Harold Witt, Stark Young, and Morton Zabel.

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    Description:
    20000 items (60.0 linear ft.)
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    Language:
    English
    Related Items:
    See also Charles Edward and Isabel Eaton Art Collection Papers (#4584) in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    Access Restriction:
    Boxes 1-22a closed to research.
    Biographical Sketch of Creators:
    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 Vice Consul in Brazil, 1942- 1946, and as professor of creative writing at UNC, 1946-1952. In 1950, he married Isabel Patterson of Pittsburgh. Eaton is a widely published and highly regarded writer, who has won numerous poetry prizes and other honors.
    Notes:
    In the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (#4128).
    OCLC Number:
    35268163

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