| 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 |
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| Extent | 5 containers plus 7 oversize |
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| Extent | 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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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009157 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014951 |
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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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