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Eaton, Charles Edward, 1916-2006 print view role Collector dates 1916-2006 city Chapel Hill state NC sex M historical notes Collector, 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. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:18 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Charles and Isabel Eaton Art Collection papers, 1920s-1990s (general abstract). see details... Southern Historical Collection The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Charles Edward Eaton papers, 1916-1990s [manuscript]. see details... «  back