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Scope and Content of Collection
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
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
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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)