Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1861 | Born, Czechoslovakia |
| 1880 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1886 | Naturalized as a citizen |
| 1888 | LL.B., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| 1890-1891 | Practiced law, Omaha, Nebr. |
| 1890-1891 | Member, Nebraska Legislative House of Representatives |
| 1894 | Married Anna Vostroveský. One son, Thomas Capek |
| 1895-1910 | Practiced law, New York, N.Y. |
| 1906 | Published The Slovaks of Hungary, Slavs and Panslavism. New York: Knickerbocker Press |
| 1907 | Published Památky Českých Emigrantů v Americe. Omaha: Nakl. Narodni tiskarny |
| 1910-1912 | Vice president, Bank of Europe, New York, N.Y. |
| 1912-1932 | President, Bank of Europe, New York, N.Y. |
| 1915 | Published Bohemia Under Hapsburg Misrule. New York, Chicago, etc.: Fleming H. Revell Co. |
| 1918 | Published with Anna Vostroveský Capek Bohemian (Czech) Bibliography. New York, Chicago, etc.: Fleming H. Revell Co. |
| 1920 | Published The Čechs (Bohemians) in America. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. Published with son, Thomas Capek, The Czechs and Slovaks in American Banking. New York, Chicago, etc.: Fleming H. Revell Co. |
| 1921 | Published The Czech Community of New York. New York: The Czechoslovak Section of America's Making, Inc Published Jan Vratislav Čapek. New York |
| 1930 | Published Augustine Herrman of Bohemia Manor. Praha: [State printing office] |
| 1935 | Published Moje Amerika. Praha: F. Borovy |
| 1939 | Published Ancestry of Frederick Philipse, First Lord and Founder of Philipse Manor at Yonkers, N.Y. New York: Paebar Co. Published Czechs and Slovaks in the United States Census.New York: Paebar Co. |
| 1940 | Published American Czechs in Public Office. Omaha: Czech Historical Society of Nebraska Published Návštěvnici z Cech a Moravy v Americe v Letch 1848-1939. Chicago: Tiskem Color Printing Co. |
| 1943 | Published Slavs in the United States Census, 1850-1940, with Special References to Czechoslovaks. Chicago: Czechoslovak National Council of America |
| 1950, Mar. 28 | Died, New York, N.Y. |