Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Dean Caton papers, 1826-1947 |
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| Span Dates | 1826-1947 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1826-1895) |
| ID No. | MSS15396 |
| Creator | Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895 |
| Extent | 9,500 items |
| Extent | 33 containers |
| Extent | 13.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011029 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015396 |
| Summary | Businessman and jurist. Correspondence, speeches, writings, legal records, financial records, a scrapbook, printed matter, and other material documenting mainly Caton's activities as a lawyer and businessman in Chicago and as associate and chief justice of the supreme court of Illinois. |