Title | William Banks Caperton papers, 1873-1939 |
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Span Dates | 1873-1939 |
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ID No. | MSS14951 |
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Creator | Caperton, William Banks,
1855-1941 |
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Extent | 1,100
items ; 5 containers plus 7 oversize ; 2.8 linear feet |
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Language | Collection material in
English |
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Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Summary | United States Navy
officer. Correspondence, largely with William Shepherd Benson, reports, orders
to duty, and newspaper clippings, chiefly relating to Caperton's naval career,
particularly his command of the cruiser squadron, Atlantic Fleet, detailed in
1915-1916 to restore order in Haiti. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009157 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014951 |
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