Papers of John Carnegie Eaton, senior lecturer in Mathematics at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Scotland, 1915-1972
- Reference:GB 249 OM 199
- Dates of Creation:1913-1972
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English.
- Physical Description:0.3 metres
Scope and Content
- Business diary of John Eaton 1959
- Papers on the future organisation of the Royal College of Science & Technology, Glasgow 1956-1962
- Expenditure on university libraries, submission prepared by Eaton with associated papers 1956-1958
- Papers on campaign for proposed University of East Stirlingshire 1964-1967
- Miscellaneous material regarding the history of the Royal Technical College, college portraits and works of art, bursaries and prizes, copies of obituaries of Eaton, 1913-1972
- Papers on the campaign to enable the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, to benefit from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust 1956-1968
Administrative / Biographical History
John Carnegie Eaton was born c1915. He was appointed as a lecturer in Mathematics at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Scotland, before becoming senior lecturer. He retired from his post as senior lecturer in the School of Mathematics & Physics in 1972. As well as his interest in Mathematics, he was also interested in the history of the Royal Technical College and was involved in the campaign for a new University of East Stirlingshire and another campaign to allow the University of Strathclyde to benefit from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust. The John C Eaton Reading Room was dedicated to his memory following his death in 1972.
Arrangement
The material is arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Strathclyde University Archives are open for research Monday to Friday, 9.15-16.45, by appointment only
Acquisition Information
Transferred to Strathclyde University Archives : 1977
Other Finding Aids
An item level list and card index of the collection is available in the search room
Manual item level list available at the National Register of Archives in London (NRA37301)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Archivist's Note
Fonds level description compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 22 January 2002
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with GB 249 procedures
Custodial History
Deposited in the Andersonian Library, University of Strathclyde
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 249 P 4/226 Photograph of John Carnegie Eaton
GB 247 MS Gen 1320-1332 papers of John Carnegie Eaton relating to a biography of Colin Maclaurin (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department)
Bibliography
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Subjects
Personal Names
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Glasgow, Scotland