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2 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Haiti--History--American occupation, 1915-1934.

  1. William Banks Caperton papers, 1873-1939

    1,100 items. 5 containers plus 7 oversize. 2.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    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.

  2. Arthur B. Spingarn papers, 1850-1968

    35,000 items. 66 containers plus 2 oversize. 30 linear feet. 58 microfilm reels . -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Civil rights leader and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, wills and estate files, reports, briefs, hearing and trial transcripts, and other papers relating chiefly to Spingarn's service with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as vice president, chairman of the legal committee, and president (1911-1965).