The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy is one of the world's the largest, richest, and deepest collections of science fiction, fantasy, horror, utopian literature and related genres. It is housed at the UC Riverside Library's Special Collections & University Archives in the Tomás Rivera Library.
The collection is a major resource for research and is visited by scholars from around the world for both its American and international holdings. It features over 300,000 items including:
- Over 100,000 hardback and paperback books.
- Full runs of many pulp magazines.
- Nearly 100,000 fanzines.
- Film and visual material, including 500 shooting scripts from science fiction films.
- Comic books, anime and manga.
- Collectible ephemera and realia, including cards, posters, pins and action figures.
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History of the eaton collection
The Eaton Collection orginated with the personal library of Dr. J. Lloyd Eaton and was acquired by UCR in 1969.
Eaton Collection Hours & Location
The UCR Library's Special Collections & University Archives is located on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. Current hours can be found here.
The Eaton Collection is the largest publicly-accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian fiction in the world. It consists of hardback and paperback books, pulp magazines, fanzines, film and visual material, comic books, and ephemera. It is housed in the Special Collections Department of the UCR Libraries, located on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library.