urn:taro:utexas.cah.02775 A Guide to the Alcinus Young Eaton Diary, 1871 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Eaton, Alcinus Young, 1842-1898 Eaton, Alcinus Young, Diary 1871 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of a typescript, the Alcinus Young Eaton Diary, 1871, chronicles Eaton’s experiences traveling from Carson City, Colorado to Silver City, New Mexico. Biographical Note

Born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Alcinus Young Eaton (1842-1898) attended Mount Union College in Ohio before receiving his law degree from the Cleveland College of Law in 1870. The following year, he traveled to the Southwest, seeking a drier climate for health reasons and eventually settling in Silver City, New Mexico, where he worked as a newspaper editor and a gold prospector. After moving to Minnesota between 1878 and 1879, Eaton established a law practice in Wright County. In 1887, he was elected to the 25th Minnesota Legislature, serving three successive terms until his retirement in 1894.

Source:

Eaton, Alcinus Young A. Y. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Legislators Past and Present. Accessed May 23, 2011. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?id=12660.

 Scope and Contents

Composed of a typescript, the Alcinus Young Eaton Diary, 1871, chronicles Eaton’s experiences traveling from Carson City, Colorado to Silver City, New Mexico. The diary describes travel conditions, the landscape, and various cultural influences on the region.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Eaton, Alcinus Young, 1842-1898 -- Archives. Places Cason City (Colo.) -- Description and travel. Silver City (N. M.) -- Description and travel. Southwest, New -- Description and travel. Southwest, New -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Preferred Citation

Alcinus Young Eaton Diary, 1871, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2Q502 Typescript of diary (2 copies), 1871