Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of William Banks Caperton, United States Navy officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1968. An addition was received in 1994. The deposit was converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of William Banks Caperton were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the William Banks Caperton Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation Collection.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William Banks Caperton Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.