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  • Title: Robert Ferdinand Hickey papers
    Date (inclusive): 1921-1986
    Collection Number: 81099
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes (5.6 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, speeches, orders, personnel records, memoranda, printed matter, photographs, and certificates, relating to American naval aviation, particularly during World War II and the Korean War.
    Creator: Hickey, Robert Ferdinand, 1897-1980
    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 1981.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Robert Ferdinand Hickey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Vice admiral, United States Navy; captain, U.S.S. Hancock, 1944-1945; naval air attaché to Great Britain, 1945-1947; commander, Carrier Division V, 1952-1954.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, speeches, orders, personnel records, memoranda, printed matter, photographs, and certificates, relating to American naval aviation, particularly during World War II and the Korean War.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    Aviation
    Officers
    Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Naval operations
    United States. Navy
    Hancock (Ship)