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John Eaton Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-033

Scope and Content

Unpublished poetry, correspondence, screenplay, scripts, personal journal notes, and prose fiction by John Eaton, 1980-1984. Eaton worked as a copy-writer/publicist for theatre companies in Houston and Los Angeles. His writing revolves around personal experience, often with regard to love affairs or the practice of writing. A contact sheet of photographs, presumably of Eaton (and a friend), are included in the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-1984

Creator

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Biographical Note

John Eaton worked as a copy-writer/publicist for theatre companies in Houston and Los Angeles. His papers also mention co-authoring copy for an advertisement placed in the Advocate, as well as being the author of an article published in Christopher Street West in 1982.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet ([1 folder])

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Unpublished poetry, correspondence, screenplay, scripts, personal journal notes, and prose fiction by John Eaton, 1980-1984. Eaton worked as a writer-publicist for theatre companies in Houston and Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Title
John Eaton Papers, 1981-1984
Status
Publish Basic
Author
Marc LaRocque
Date
(c) 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

Repository Details

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