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 Series
Identifier: 9.13

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

HAE, a gifted amateur player, was a member of the tennis team of Johnson C. Smith University, served as president of the American Tennis Association, and maintained a lifelong interest in the game. The extensive tennis correspondence illuminates the history and operations of the ATA, the national tennis organization for Negro players; HAE's sponsorship of young tennis players, Althea Gibson among others; and his lifelong friendships with fellow players, who included many of the Negro professional class.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The estate of Dr. Hubert A. Eaton, Sr. has gifted the contents of the Dr. Hubert A. Eaton, Sr. Papers to Randall Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Wilmington subject to several conditions pertaining to their use. Prior to accessing the Collection, researchers must agree the following conditions:

1) Researchers may not publish, copyright, print, reprint, and copy or otherwise publish or reproduce in any form or media the contents of the Collection without permission from the Eaton family; and

2) It is the responsibility of the researcher to work with Randall Library Special Collections to request and obtain such permission.

Extent

From the Collection: 124 Containers (Contains 114 document boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 3 map case folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:

910-962-7810