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Title: J. Lloyd Eaton papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1915-2007
Date (bulk): 1946-1970
Collection Number: MS 205
Creator:
Eaton, J. Lloyd
Extent:
11.5 linear feet
(20 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, notes, and other material from J. Lloyd Eaton, a physician and book collector whose
collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror publications formed the foundation of the Eaton Science Fiction & Fantasy
Collection at UC Riverside. Included in his papers are the index card catalogs Eaton kept documenting his collection, which
include his notes on many of the works.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is open for research
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. J. Lloyd Eaton papers (MS 205). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Purchased in 1969.
The collection was processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the J. Lloyd Eaton papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside
as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
J. Lloyd Eaton was born in Berkeley, CA in 1902. He attended UC Berkeley, then UC Medical School, receiving his MD degree
in 1928. His specialty was pulmonology (diseases of the lungs). Eaton practiced medicine in the Bay Area until his retirement
in 1960. During his life he was an avid book collector, and one of the pioneering SF fans in Northern California. Eaton was
personally acquainted with such writers as Anthony Boucher, Ray Bradbury and Robert A. Heinlein, and edited the fanzine
Rhodomagnetic Digest.
This collection contains materials from J. Lloyd Eaton related to his interest in collecting and reviewing science fiction,
fantasy, and horror books. Items in the collection include correspondence between Eaton and various book dealers and collectors,
ratings Eaton created of various stories and science fiction works, and an interview on Eaton with his wife Gladys Eaton.
The collection also includes Eaton's original index card files documenting his book collection, with his comments and notes
on many of the titles.
The collection is divided into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Personal materials, circa 1915-2007
- Series 2. Collection card catalog, circa 1968
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Book collectors
Fantasy fiction
Science fiction
Card catalogs
Correspondence
Notes