Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1813-1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
13.5 metres
Books
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Carnegie Eaton was educated at the University of Glasgow and graduated with an MA in 1937 with honours in mathematics and natural philosophy. He went on to serve as lecturer, 1950-1966, and later senior lecturer, 1966-1972, in the Department of Mathematics at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow (later the University of Strathclyde). He was a member of the Court and Senate of the University of Strathclyde and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He also played a leading part in the campaign to establish the University of Stirling.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was gifted to the University Library for the reading room named after John C. Eaton in the McCance building following his death in 1972.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
John C. Eaton’s working collection of books from his office in the Mathematics Department of the University of Strathclyde. Includes items on mathematics, science and higher education.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by author.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
All the books in this collection are catalogued on SUPrimo the University of Strathclyde Library's integrated search service.
Search "MLSPJE" to find a full list of titles in the Eaton collection