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Hickman (James Burr) Personal Papers
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Box 01

 

Folder 01 - Correspondence, Active Military

Physical Description: 1. Acceptance of commission as 2nd Lieutenant Air Service, December 1918. 2. Receipt of Certificate of Commission as 2nd Lieutenant, December 1918. 3. Honorary Discharge (2).
 

Folder 02 - Correspondence, War Department

Physical Description: 1. Letter from War Department to Mrs. Hickman regarding the status of James Hickman’s body, June 1919. 2. Western Union Telegram sent to Prof A.C. Willard at the University of Illinois regarding the death and burial of James Hickman, June 1919. 3. Western Union Cablegram sent to Mrs. Hope Hickman regarding the death of James Hickman, June 1919. 4. Letter from the Headquarters Air Service, American Forces in Germany notifying Mrs. Hope Hickman of where her son in buried, July 1919. 5. Letter from V.K. Butler Jr. to Miss Hickman with information regarding the death of James Hickman, August 1919. 6. Letter from Burr Hickman, the nephew of James Hickman, to Richard Dietz. 7. Sympathy card from the Red Cross, including a picture of the Grave of James Hickman. 8. Statement from State of New York regarding casket and burial of Lt. Hickman. Signed by Lt. Owen Birdsall, December 1919 (two copies). 9. Miscellaneous notes and envelopes. 10. From V.K. Butler to Miss Pearl Hickman: an aerial photo of where he believed James to be buried, and an aerial photo with description of the accident . August 1919. 11. Envelope from the War Department to Mrs. Hope Hickman containing the Oath of Office, Certificate of Death, Certificate of Appointment as Second Lieutenant, and Certificate of Honorary Discharge all regarding James Hickman, January 1920.
 

Folder 03 - Personal Items

Physical Description: 1. Officer’s Club Membership Card. 2. Receipt from a hotel. 3. Officer’s Identity Card. 4. Leather wallet. 5. Pilot’s Book.
 

Folder 04 - Postcards

Physical Description: 1. Booklet of postcards depicting the town of Verdun, France during the war. 2. Hatton chatel to Miss Pearl Hickman, (Hickman001.tiff). 3. Issodun. Sent to Miss Hickman, (Hickman002.tiff). 4. Avion Allemand. Sent to Mrs. J.W. Hickman, (Hickman003.tiff). 5. Avion Allemande.Sent to Mr. Anderson, (Hickman004.tiff). 6. Chapelle de Norte-Dame du Sacre-Coeur, (Hickman005.tiff). 7. Chateau de Valencay 11, (Hickman006.tiff). 8. Vierzon, (Hickman007.tiff). 9. Chateau de Valencay 32, (Hickman008.tiff). 10. Valencay, (Hickman009.tiff). 11. Saint-Maixent, (Hickman010.tiff). 12. Chateau de Valencay 42, (Hickman011.tiff). 13. St. Mihiel, to Mrs. Hickman, (Hickman012.tiff). 14. Senior Hobos, to Lt. James Hickman, (Hickman013.tiff). 15. Buxerulles, (Hickman014.tiff). 16. St. Mihiel mit Fort Camp Roman, (Hickman015.tiff). 17. Montsec, (Hickman016.tiff). 18. St. Mihiel mit franz. Denkmal, (Hickman017.tiff). 19. St. Mihiel, Maasbrücke, (Hickman018.tiff). 20. Buxierres mit der Kapelle auf der Hohe, (Hickman019.tiff). 21. Saint-Maixent, (Hickman020.tiff). 22. Metz, Statue de Guillaume 1er renversee, (Hickman021.tiff). 23. Saint-Maixent, Jardin, (Hickman022.tiff). 24. Nancy, (Hickman023.tiff). 25. Vierzon Deversoir de l’Yevre, (Hickman024.tiff). 26. Vierzon, Façade de l’Eglise, (Hickman025.tiff). 27. St. Mihiel, (Hickman026.tiff). 28. Environs de Vatan, (Hickman027.tiff). 29. Vierzon Vue Generale et Pont du Canal, (Hickman028.tiff). 30. Mehun-sur-Yevre, Chateau du roy Charles VII Cote de Bourges (Hickman029.tiff). 31. Vatan Foire aux chevaux, (Hickman030.tiff). 32. Mehun-sur-Yevre, Rue Jeanne d’Arc, (Hickman031.tiff). 33. Saint-Maixent, (Hickman032.tiff). 34. Mehun-surYevre, Chateau de Charles VII vu des bords, (Hickman033.tiff). 35. Nancy, Place et Rue Stanisla, (Hickman034.tiff). 36. Vierzon, Hotel de Ville, (Hickman035.tiff). 37. Saint-Maixent- Cote Nord-Ouest, (Hickman036.tiff). 38. Nancy, La pepiniere, (Hickman037.tiff). 39. Nancy, l’Academie, (Hickman038.tiff). 40. Les Rives de lYevre a Mehun-sur-Yevre, (Hickman.039.tiff). 41. Vierzon, Place d’Armes, (Hickman040.tiff). 42. Nancy, Porte Desilles (Hickman041.tiff). 43. Nancy, Fontaine de la Place Carriere, (Hickman042.tiff). 44. Saint-Maixent, Paysan allant au Marche, (Hickman043.tiff). 45. Mehun-sur-Yvere, Peinture de l’interieur de l’Englise, (Hickman044.tiff). 46. Mehun-sur-Yevre Chateau du roy Charles VII Cote de la Ville, (Hickman045.tiff).
 

Folder – 05 Photos, Original

Physical Description: World War I Service and Aircraft
 

Folder – 06 Photos, Original

Physical Description: World War I Service and Aircraft
 

Folder – 07 Photos, Original

Physical Description: World War I Service and Aircraft
 

Folder – 08 Photos

Physical Description: U.S. School of Military Aeronautics 1. 2 original class photos. 2. 2 copies of class photos. 3. 1 Air Service Treves Airdrome 9th Squadron (Hickman211.tiff).
 

Folder – 09 Foreign Currency

Physical Description: 1. French Notes. 2. German Notes. 3. Miscellaneous coins.
 

Folder – 10 Photos, Photocopies

Physical Description: 214 Photos