Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | John Dean Caton papers, 1826-1947 |
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Span Dates | 1826-1947 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1826-1895) |
ID No. | MSS15396 |
Creator | Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895 |
Extent | 9,500 items ; 33 containers ; 13.2 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Businessman and jurist. Correspondence, speeches, writings, legal records, financial records, a scrapbook, printed matter, and other material documenting mainly Caton's activities as a lawyer and businessman in Chicago and as associate and chief justice of the supreme court of Illinois. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011029 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015396 |