Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Eaton Papers
- Dates:
- 1980-1984
- Creators:
- Eaton, John
- 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- Unpublished poetry, correspondence, screenplay, scripts, personal journal notes, and prose fiction by John Eaton, 1980-1984.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.
- Containers:
- Folder: 1
- Extent:
- 0.1 linear foot. [1 folder]
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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John Eaton Papers, Coll2011-033, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Unpublished poetry, correspondence, screenplay, scripts, personal journal notes, and prose fiction by John Eaton, 1980-1984.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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Processing information:
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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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- (c) 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-05-10T18:51-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Contact ONE archivist regarding publication and use restrictions.
- Preferred citation:
-
John Eaton Papers, Coll2011-033, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771