Register of the Herbert Daskum Gibson papers

Finding aid prepared by Loralee Sepsey

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

434 Galvez Mall

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003

hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu

URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives

Title: Herbert Daskum Gibson papers

Date (inclusive): 1907-1978

Collection Number: 82024

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 9 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (3.7 Linear Feet)

Abstract: This collection contains orders, correspondence, certificates, clippings, printed matter, and photographs, relating mainly to American military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Creator: Gibson, Herbert Daskum, 1891-1980

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1982.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Herbert Daskum Gibson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Brigadier general, United States Army; commanding general, Replacement Training Command, Pacific Ocean Areas, 1943-1946.

Scope and Content of Collection

Contains orders, correspondence, certificates, clippings, printed matter, and photographs, relating mainly to American military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean

Officers

United States. Army

box 1, folder 1

Biographical file 1907-1978

Scope and Contents

Contains certificates, letters, clippings, and other printed materials relating to the life and career of Herbert Daskum Gibson.

Correspondence 1929-1977

box 1, folder 2

Anderson, J.W. 1948-1949

box 1, folder 3

Anderson, Winston 1972

box 1, folder 4

Andrews, Adolphous 1946

box 1, folder 5

Bergin, W.E. 1952-1953

box 1, folder 6

Blackshear, Roy Shipman 1975-1976

box 1, folder 7

Boyd, L.R. 1942

box 1, folder 8

Brownell, Herbert 1966

box 1, folder 9

Brudi, Leon 1943

box 1, folder 10

Brush, Rapp 1943

box 1, folder 11

Burton, V.S. 1943

box 1, folder 12

Chopini 1942

box 1, folder 13

Cobb, W.M.B. 1943

box 1, folder 14

Dahlquist, John 1942

box 1, folder 15

Department of the Army 1953

box 1, folder 16

Dob, G. Paul 1957

box 1, folder 17

Dome Lake Club 1938

box 1, folder 18

Donegan, William 1943

box 1, folder 19

Douglass, Robert 1943

box 1, folder 20

Duggar, H. 1929

box 1, folder 21

Ebert, Bob 1966-1973

box 1, folder 22

Edmunds 1942

box 1, folder 23

Eklund, Grace and Walter 1969

box 1, folder 24

Evatt, Herbert 1946

box 1, folder 25

Evatt, Mary Alice 1946

box 1, folder 26

Frankfurter, Felix 1958-1962

box 1, folder 27

Frederiksen, Felix 1964

box 1, folder 28

French, Jules 1942

box 1, folder 29

Fritz 1942

box 1, folder 30

Gard, R.G. 1975

box 1, folder 31

Gibson, Constance 1942

box 1, folder 32

Ginder, F.D. 1958

box 1, folder 33

Goldsmith, W.F. 1943

box 1, folder 34

Goodwin, Samuel 1966

box 1, folder 35

Gunn, Raymond 1952

box 1, folder 36

Harding 1977

box 1, folder 37

Hempstead, Edward 1942

box 1, folder 38

Henry, Charlie and Elizabeth 1975

box 1, folder 39

Heratz, Mike 1942

box 1, folder 40

Hill, W.H. 1943

box 1, folder 41

Hoon, Chun 1946

box 1, folder 42

Hufft, Raymond 1942-1963

box 1, folder 43

Inouye, Daniel 1966

box 1, folder 44

Ithaca Gun Company 1943

box 1, folder 45

Ledden, Michael 1963

box 1, folder 46

Lehrbar, Lloyd 1942

box 1, folder 47

Leonard, Robert 1971

box 1, folder 48

Lillie, Noel 1946

box 1, folder 49

Lovell, Malcolm 1966

box 1, folder 50

Low, Benjamin 1948

box 1, folder 51

Lummis, Charles 1968

box 1, folder 52

Marshall 1942

box 1, folder 53

Marvin, George 1946

box 1, folder 54

McCabe, Edward 1967

box 1, folder 55

McDole, O.M. 1943

box 1, folder 56

McKearney, Lawrence 1963

box 1, folder 57

Menge, William 1942

box 1, folder 58

Midonick, Millard 1957-1972

box 1, folder 59

Embarkation 1952

box 1, folder 60

North, Thomas 1966

box 1, folder 61

O'Neil, Donald 1950

box 1, folder 62

Pappas, George 1969

box 1, folder 63

Paredes, Jose Bernal 1960

box 1, folder 64

Peet, Charles 1964

box 1, folder 65

The Pentagon 1952

box 1, folder 66

Phawf 1942

box 1, folder 67

Puryear, Edgar 1976

box 1, folder 68

Putnsm, Stanley 1942

box 1, folder 69

Raymond, R.R. 1942

box 1, folder 70

Remund, D.E. 1946

box 1, folder 71

Richardson, Robert 1942-1946

box 1, folder 72

Ring, Dorothy and Charles 1977

box 1, folder 73

Robb, Francis 1961

box 1, folder 74

Robinson, W.S. 1942

box 1, folder 75

Rocker, R. 1942

box 1, folder 76

Ruddle, Annabelle 1946-1947

box 1, folder 77

Ruffner, Clark 1946

box 1, folder 78

Ryan, William 1966

box 1, folder 79

Sabini, Dominic 1943

box 1, folder 80

Salet, Eugene 1967

box 1, folder 81

Schaeffer 1953

box 1, folder 82

Seneca, Norah undated

box 1, folder 83

Seod 1966

box 1, folder 84

Shipman, Herb 1975

box 1, folder 85

Siegert, Carl 1952

box 1, folder 86

Smith, Lou undated

box 1, folder 87

Takushi, James 1973

box 1, folder 88

Tita 1976

box 1, folder 89

Train, W.M.F. 1966

box 1, folder 90

Vice, Michael 1977

box 1, folder 91

Von Schell, A. 1937-1976

box 1, folder 92

Wallen, W.H. 1945

box 1, folder 93

Ward, N.B. 1945

box 1, folder 94

Wennerland, Appoline 1966

box 1, folder 95

Westmoreland, W.C. 1970

box 1, folder 96

Whisher, Emons 1946

box 1, folder 97

White, J.E. 1943

box 1, folder 98

Who's Who in the Western Hemisphere 1943

box 1, folder 99

Wilkerson, J.R. 1943

box 1, folder 100

Williams, Bill 1946

box 1, folder 101

Williamson, Samuel 1951-1960

box 1, folder 102

Witsell, Edward 1945

box 1, folder 103

Woodward 1943

Printed matter 1918-1979

Clippings 1940-1979

box 2, folder 1

Undated

box 2, folder 2

1940-1949

box 2, folder 3

1950-1959

box 2, folder 4

1960-1969

box 2, folder 5

1970-1979

box 2, folder 6

Financial statement 1956

box 2, folder 7

Flyers 1964-1971

box 2, folder 8

Forms undated

box 2, folder 9

Maps 1937-1955

box 2, folder 10

Military orders 1918-1946

box 2, folder 11

Monographs 1919-1973

Scope and Contents

Contains a picture book titled Invasion! The story of Operation Overlord. Also contains three books of poetry, titled With the Twenty-Third in France, Over and Back, and Yanks. The authors' names do not appear on these texts.

box 2, folder 12

Notes and notebooks undated

box 2, folder 13

Pamphlets 1941

box 2, folder 14

Planners 1918-1942

box 2, folder 15

Press release 1970

box 2, folder 16

Programs and invitations 1923-1978

box 3, folder 1

Reports 1945-1967

box 3, folder 2

Resolution undated

box 3, folder 3

Resumes 1965

box 3, folder 4

Serial issues 1946-1966

Scope and Contents

Contains issues of Army and Navy Club of New York Journal, Economic Council Review of Books, and Economic Council Letter.

box 3, folder 5

Speeches and writings 1942-1945

Scope and Contents

Contains speeches given by Herbert D. Gibson at various military events.

Subject file 1930-1977

box 3, folder 6

Army retirement 1945-1975

Scope and Contents

Contains notes, orders, pamphlets, and other printed matter relating to the military retirement of Herbert D. Gibson.

box 3, folder 7

Clubs 1930-1977

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, rosters, and other printed matter relating to various clubs and activities, such as the Army and Navy Club of New York.

box 3, folder 8

Military service 1942-1976

Scope and Contents

Contains clippings, charts, pamphlets, and other printed matter relating to Herbert D. Gibson's service in the military.

box 3, folder 9

Police 1950-1976

Scope and Contents

Contains letters, memos, and other printed matter relating to the activities of the New York Police Department and community policing.

box 3, folder 10

Travels 1952-1977

Scope and Contents

Contains a list of travels taken by Herbert D. Gibson between the years of 1952-1977.

box 3, folder 11

Memorabilia and ephemera 1962

Scope and Contents

Contains a Chilean military pennant, Peruvian currency, stickers, and a drawing.

Photographs 1931-1978

box 3, folder 12-14

Undated

box 3, folder 15

1931

box 3, folder 16

1933

box 3, folder 17

1934

box 3, folder 18

1935

box 3, folder 19

1936

box 3, folder 20

1937

box 3, folder 21

1938

box 3, folder 22

1942-1943

box 4, folder 1

1943

box 4, folder 2

1944

box 4, folder 3

1945

box 4, folder 4

1959

box 4, folder 5

1963

box 4, folder 6

1968

box 4, folder 7

Phillippines, China, and Bali 1931-1935

Scope and Contents

Contains a folder of photographs from Gibson's military service in the Phillippines, China, and Bali.

box 4

1978

Scope and Contents

Contains two boxes of large photographs.

box 4

April 1966

Scope and Contents

Contains a box of small photographs and negatives.

box 5

Photo albums 1943-1966

box 6

Photo albums 1943-1966

box 7

Photo slides 1943-1948

box 8

Photo slides 1943-1948

box 8

Scrapbooks 1942-1946

box 9

Scrapbooks 1942-1946

envelope mA

Horse Show 1932

Scope and Contents

Contains a large photograph of the 45th INF Mounted Team Horse Show.