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Elon Howard Eaton Papers Finding Aid
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| Repository: | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives,Warren Hunting Smith Library,Geneva, NY 14456 |
| Creator: | HWS Archives |
| Title: | Elon Howard Eaton Papers |
| Dates: | 1908-1935 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Elon Howard Eaton, 1866-1935 was faculty in the Hobart and William Smith College biology department forj 1908-1935, author of "Birds of New York" and winner of the Distinguished Faculty award. The collection includes biographical information, correpondence, personal records and photographs. |
| Identification: | Eaton |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Note
Member of the faculty, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1908-1934 Elon Eaton was an outstanding member of the Colleges’ faculty during the early part of the 20th century. He received his A.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of Rochester in 1890 and 1893, respectively. He taught in secondary schools for 15 years, came to Hobart and the newly founded William Smith College in 1908, and established a department of biology. He taught courses in biology, ornithology, and hygiene, among others, and was chairman of the department for 26 years. He is perhaps best known for his books on the birds of New York, his studies and surveys for state and local governments, and serving as state ornithologist and curator of the New York State Museum.
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Scope and Contents
Biographical material including Distinguish Faculty Biography family information and obituary. Correspondence, both personal and related to his publications. Personal records including bird lists.
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Arrangement
The collect in arranged in the following series.
BIOGRAPHY
CORRESPONDENCE
PERSONAL RECORDS
PHOTOGRAPHS
HOBART COLLEGE MUSEUM ASSESSION BOOK 1929-1968
DIPLOMAS
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of Warren Hunting Smith Library.
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Related Material
Diplomas have be removed to archives flat file number 7.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| 1 | 1 | Professional letters 39, | |||||||||
| Mostly related to the publication of Birds of New York one from Anna Botsford Comstock | |||||||||||
| formerly G/let file/Ea 83 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Personal and condolences to Mrs. Eaton, | ||||||||||
| formerly G/let file/Ea 83 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Trees of William Smith campus, | ||||||||||
| Map and list of trees and bushes drawn by Eaton of William Smith campus | |||||||||||
| formerly G/mss file/92 Ea 83/oversize box #10/Env. 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Biographical information, | ||||||||||
| Distinguished Faculty Biography,Family Tree, Written by son, Excerpt from Faculty Minutes, Obituary | |||||||||||
| formerly G/mss file/ 92 Ea 83/oversize box #10/Env. 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bird lists, | ||||||||||
| notes related to Birds of New York | |||||||||||
| formerly G/mss file/ 92 Ea 83/oversize box #10/Env. 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Photographs, | ||||||||||
| Photographs of Professor Eaton, formal and informal including one of Eaton family taken at Distinguished Faculty reception in library, Fall 1992. | |||||||||||
| formerly G/phot file p/ 33.6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Hobart College Museum Assession Book, 1929-1968 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Diplomas, | ||||||||||
| Diploma, Scientiae Magistrum, 1910, granted by University of Rochester | |||||||||||
| Diploma, Lcientiae Doctorem, 1927, granted by University of Rochester | |||||||||||
| Located in archives flat file number 7. | |||||||||||
| 9 | Elon Howard Eaton: Scholar and Scientist by Mary Alice Herendeen Flocken, 1936 | ||||||||||
| A theses submitted in partical fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of New Hampshire. | |||||||||||