Guide to the John and Noele Brockman Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: John and Noele Brockman Collection
Creator:
Brockman, John and Noele
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.JNB
Extent:
2.13 linear feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1930-circa 1949
Abstract: Noele Brockman was born in Shanghai in
1927, and attended the Public and Thomas Hanbury School for Girls. After World War II, she
worked for the United States military, where she met her husband, John Brockman, an American
soldier. The two married in Shanghai, and lived in numerous places in both Europe and the
United States before settling in San Jose, California. The collection contains items
collected by the Brockmans during their time in China, including a jacket with
hand-embroidered dragons, a sterling silver cigarette case with gold embossed dragons on the
front, and a small sterling silver tray with a 1912 Chinese silver dollar embedded into the
middle.
Language of Material: Chinese
Biographical Information:
Noele Brockman was born on December 25, 1927. She grew up in Shanghai, attending the Public
and Thomas Hanbury School for Girls. John Brockman was an American soldier stationed in
China after World War II. The two met when Noele received a position working for the
Military Police Battalion John was a part of, and they were soon married in Shanghai. They
left China when the U.S. troops were evacuated, and due to John's work for the army, and
then for a defense contractor, they lived in numerous locations in the United States and
Europe. They had two daughters and once retired they permanently settled in San Jose,
California.
Scope and Contents
The
John and Noele Brockman Collection contains items
collected by the Brockmans during their time in China, including a jacket with
hand-embroidered dragons, a sterling silver cigarette case with gold embossed dragons on the
front, and a small sterling silver tray with a 1912 Chinese silver dollar embedded into the
middle.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Noele F. Brockman. 11/25/2004.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2013
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Textiles
Box 1, Item 1
Sterling Silver Tray with Embedded 1912 Silver Dollar with Portrait of Li
Yuanhong,
circa 1930
Box 1, Item 2
Sterling Silver Cigarette Case with Gold Plated Interior and Cover Embossed
with a Gold Dragon
Box 2, Item 1
Jacket with Hand-Embroidered Gold Dragons
