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Hickman (James Burr) Personal Papers
SDASM.SC.10070
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: James Burr Hickman Personal Papers
creator:
Hickman, James Burr
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10070
Physical Description:
0.4 Cubic Feet
1 manuscript box
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Abstract: Letters, documents and artifacts from James Burr Hickman, a member of the Army Air Corps in World War I who was killed in
an air accident in Germany after the war.
Language of Material: English
James Burr Hickman graduated from the US School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois in 1918. Hickman was
in the US Air Reserve until he enlisted in the Army Air Corps for the duration of WWI. Having survived the war, it was very
unfortunate that on May 5, 1919 James Hickman died in an airplane accident at Coblenz, Germany. His family tried to the best
of their abilities to gather information after his death. Many of Hickman’s fellow soldiers wrote and sent maps to his family
in order to share the details of his death.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Items in this collection include correspondence, official government letters, photographs, postcards, travel mementos, and
money.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
[Item], The Papers of James Burr Hickman, Archive, San Diego Air & Space Museum
Related SDASM Resources: Images from the James B. Hickman Collection are available on Flicker.com.
Related Research Institutions:
Secondary Sources: Lawson, Eric, Lawson, Jane The First Air Campaign: August 1914 – November 1918: (Conshohocken, Penn. Combined
Books, 1996)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Saint-Mihiel (France)
Verdun (France)
World War, 1914-1918
Hickman, James Burr