urn:taro:utexas.cah.01486 A Guide to the John B. and Robert Cator Papers, 1845-1881 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Cator, John B. Cator, Robert Cator, John B. and Robert Papers 1845-1881 Materials are written in English. 5 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers concern the careers of the Cator brothers, buffalo hunters and cattlemen. Included are correspondence, John Cator’s diary (1845-1846), financial papers, and advertisements relating to naval service in the Eastern Mediterranean, immigration to North America, buffalo hunting, and the cattle industry. Biographical Sketch

Brothers John B. and Robert Cator were buffalo hunters and cattlemen.

 Scope and Contents

The John B. and Robert Cator papers, 1845-1881, concern the Cator brothers’ careers as buffalo hunters and cattlemen. The collection includes correspondence, John Cator’s diary (1845-1846), financial papers, and advertisements relating to naval service in the Eastern Mediterranean, immigration to North America, buffalo hunting, and the cattle industry. With the exception of one letter the material consists of photostats. In addition, the papers include a receipt of Robert Cator's, dated October 18, 1878, Dodge City, Kansas.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Cator, John B.--Archives. Cator, Robert--Archives. Cator, James Hamilton Subjects American bison hunting--Texas Cattle trade--Texas Diaries--Texas Frontier and pioneer life--Texas Ocean travel Places Palo Duro (Tex.) Dodge City (Kan.) United States--Emigration and immigration Preferred Citation

John B. and Robert Cator Papers, 1845-1881, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2B148 Papers, 1845-1880