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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014951
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
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.
The papers of William Banks Caperton were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
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.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Banks Caperton is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of William Banks Caperton are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
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.
The papers of William Banks Caperton (1855-1941) span the years 1873-1939 and consist of correspondence, reports, speeches, orders to duty, and clippings and other printed matter. The focus is on Caperton's naval career, with particular emphasis on his command of the cruiser squadron of the Atlantic Fleet which was detailed in 1915-1916 to restore order in Haiti and then in Santo Domingo during revolutions in those countries. A major correspondent is William Shepherd Benson.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014951